‘Finding Your Roots’ First Look: Michael Douglas Gets Emotional Over Father Kirk (Video)

Finding Your Roots is delving into the ancestry of Michael Douglas and Lena Dunham in its April 2 episode, “In the Blood,” and we have an exclusive first look at Douglas’ emotional journey with host Henry Louis Gates Jr. In the sneak peek clip, above, Douglas opens up about his Jewish roots and feeling a profound connection to his ancestors’ struggles as well as their triumphs. He also gets emotional talking about his father, the late legendary actor Kirk Douglas. Sitting with Gates Jr., Douglas says, “The overall feeling right now is feeling my Judea roots. I feel a deep sense of my relatives and what’s happened, and the history.” Kirk and Michael Douglas in 2011 (Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images) But it’s deeper than that as Douglas goes on to add, that he’s “feeling it personally” and by digging deeper into his family’s history, he’s “understanding...
- 3/29/2024
- TV Insider
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