He invited prominent Black celebrities and traced their family trees into slavery. When the paper trail ran out, they would use DNA to see which ethnic group they were from in Africa.

If there’s one actor we’d like to see return for the Matrix 5, it’s Laurence Fishburne. But unfortunately, it seems as though that might not be in the cards for the legendary actor.

Struggled to Film an Apocalypse Now Scene About Sex as a 15-Year-Old Virgin: 'Really Bad' Laurence Fishburne Sees a Photo of His Dad for First Time in Emotional Finding Your Roots Moment (Exclusive) ...

Actor Laurence Fishburne learned his biological father's identity thanks to the PBS show "Finding Your Roots." Fishburne, 63, ...

The Finding Your Roots team was able to discover the identity of Fishburne’s biological father through the use of DNA testing ...

The Season 10 finale of Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. is upon us this ... The episode, titled “Moving On Up,” ...

Laurence Fishburne in 1979's 'Apocalypse Now' (left) and in March 2025.

Even in his 63 years of life, there are members of Laurence Fishburne’s family that the veteran actor hasn’t met. At least, until now. In the season finale of “Finding Your Roots,” which ...

Laurence Fishburne is one of the greatest actors alive, but that doesn’t mean making movies — even the most iconic in cinematic history — has always been easy. In the Apple TV+ documentary ...

Laurence Fishburne is sharing memories of a career that began when he was a child actor in the 1970s. In the new two-episode Apple TV+ documentary Number One on the Call Sheet, Fishburne ...