Finding Your Roots | Clip | Origins of Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan discovers that when his ancestors immigrated to the U.S., they changed their last name from Gavahan to Gaffigan.
Jim Gaffigan discovers that when his ancestors immigrated to the U.S., they changed their last name from Gavahan to Gaffigan.
For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.