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Who Do You Think You Are?: Jim Parsons

Monday's episode of the US Who Do You Think You Are? will feature the Big Bang star.

2014-11-29_0112Heads up Big Bang fans, Monday’s episode of the US Who Do You Think You Are? will feature Jim Parsons.

Actor Jim Parsons, star of The Big Bang Theory, explores his late father’s French ancestry. His research takes him to New Orleans, where he is inspired by the life of his great-great-grandfather JB Hacker, a medical doctor who lived a life of public service.

Jim is astonished to find his ancestor’s own account of the terrible yellow fever outbreak which devastated New Orleans in the 1850s. Looking through local newspaper archives, Jim is shocked to discover that his great-great-grandfather died in tragic circumstances.

Jim then turns to the ancestry of his great-great-grandmother, Adele Drouet. His research leads him to Paris, where he discovers an ancestor with a remarkable connection to the kings of France.

8:30pm Monday on GEM.

One Response

  1. It’s competing with a few other shows at that time but don’t worry if you miss it because it’ll probably be replayed on the main channel the following week and then recycled a few times on Go after that.

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