Andy Samberg’s DNA Uncovers His Mother’s Long-Lost Family | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

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00:00 Introduction
0:21 Andy Samberg searches for his mother’s biological family
1:43 Could this be Andy Samberg’s biological grandmother?
3:17 Andy Samberg finds his mother’s first cousin
3:53 Andy Samberg sees his grandmother for the first time

[AncestryUS]

Andy’s love for his mother is so touching! Which women in your family have impacted you most?

[mekkio]

The scene where he sees a photograph of his grandfather for the first time needs to be added. Andy looks so much like his grandfather. There is no denying that they are related.

[monika_martin]

"How do you feel now, funny man?" I didn't expect that line, but it was terrific to see Andy's reaction to finding out about his grandmother and the impact it would have on his mother.

[HoustonKeith]

You can see how much he loves his mother in his eyes.

[Bonzi_Buddy]

Sad that Ellen died in 2010. She could easily have been watching Andy Samberg on television and not realized he was her grandson.

[sarahkendle]

I knew someone who was adopted as a baby, she loved horses and dedicated her life to working with them. When she tracked down her birth mother, she discovered that she also loved horses and had owned her own stables, sadly they never got to meet, but it's interesting how these interests seem to come from parent to child, perhaps just a coincidence.

[fittoseejane]

Finding Your Roots is one of my favorite shows. I look forward to seeing the rest of this episode. Henry Louis Gates is one of my favorite interviewers of all time. He comes across as being so compassionate and sensitive.

[joshuacoldwater]

Andy is pure and genuine- i wish him nothing but warmth, light, and happiness.

[katydevine-tschida]

The fact that they both shared the love for working with children and didn’t know each other hits home for me personally. My birth mother was a special ed elementary teacher and she died when I was five days old. I have always had a love for working with young kids and am an early Ed aide and work really well naturally with special needs children. And my birth mom’s career didn’t cross my mind till after I knew my path in life had to involve working with kids. So I’ve wondered about how if that’s a coincidence or something that can be passed on as well and that’s crazy to me that it’s happened to another daughter who never knew her biological mom. According to family she was just herself with kids and could be awkward around adults, just like me and I couldn’t of learned it from her and I didn’t know that about her till I was older. This just really makes me wonder.

[paddle_my_mad_laddle]

Andy Samberg wearing glasses makes him look like he could be my CPA agent

[oc]

5:08 😢 me sobbing because it's so beautiful to see a son talk about his mom this way.

[marketing]

This show is one of the best on YouTube. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a genius.

[BarbaraMeyer-dt]

My favorite part of this episode is when they find the photo of his mother‘s birth mother with his mother‘s birth father from the date they went on. Just amazing. Nobody gets that.

[mukunimulundika]

I've had the biggest crush on Andy Samberg since I was like And my friends laughed at me and said he isn't cute. I think he's so dashing and funny. I'm 36 now and it endures 😩🙆🏾‍♂️😂

[billyable]

I know exactly how he feels. My mom never knew her real dad. He walked out when she was six months old and tried to return when she was about 6 but my grandmother wouldn’t let him. She found him through ancestors by contacting one of her 12 siblings from her biological dad. She got his number and confronted him. He apologized and they talk on a semi regular basis. Although, her steps father is her dad. Rip papaw.

[christinesmith]

I had to go buy this episode so I could see the full story and boy was it worth it. I'm so glad you were able to help him and his mother connect with her family.

[InformationIsTheEdge]

Henry Louis Gates Jr! He and his team made all of this possible! Some smart, clever people, plenty of hard work and a lot of resources uncovered this information for Andy and his mom. Utterly fantastic!

[angelamgrant]

This is one of the most compelling and interesting roots story! So heart warming! ❤

[frederikdemoor]

You make so many people feel good when they are feeling bad. Dude.

[AltaMay]

I actually bought this episode and it did not disappoint because I wanted to see everything about his mom finding her people. Prob one of the best episodes. ❤