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# The Shirts on Their Backs
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/shirts-their-backs/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-29T07:30:39.000Z
- Description: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 7, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_9088a599-5667-4890-a681-dba2dfa3eeba, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.