Jim Parsons Gets Enlightened About His Ancestors | Who Do You Think You Are?

In this recap, Jim Parsons traces his lineage back to the Age of Enlightenment and discovers that his six-time great-grandfather shared circles with some of the time's greatest thinkers. | For more, visit www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-yo...
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[@sunshinethadon9332]

Bro said in 2001 he was 28.... Jim Parson is ageing like wine.

[@layla8647]

Sunshine ThaDon like a fine wine too:)!

[@celiashen5490]

Jim Parsons aging? Never happened. ;)

[@ashleym5868]

I was thinking the same. Good Lord!

[@zyxwut321]

He's aging ridiculously well but you also don't have to fall apart at 40 either. It's so sad to see when people hit 40 and let themselves get fat, sickly and turn into elderly people before their time.

[@abbyschneider4644]

he's from the same part of houston that i am, a little further into the country but a 20 min drive, it's so humid here that no one ages, anywhere south and humid = no aging

[@nicolebragg1171]

I'm sorry, his ancestor was an architect of Versailles & had correspondence with some of the U.S's founding fathers? Holy shit??

[@xspydazx]

Free-Mason (beginings)

[@DynaGirl2000]

@@xspydazx The history of free masonry goes back to early 1700s for Grand Lodge, with free masonry itself going back centuries before that.

[@xspydazx]

@@DynaGirl2000 ? lol? Freemasonry is no longer a secret society neither its goals or its history's as they are very much out in the open. As well as the Grand lodge being in LONDON( Dury lane (covent garden))... Today other spin off societies are the main lifeblood of the Freemason society... As we know America was built and designed on the Freemason principle. amazingly "Jim Parsons" was quietly amazed ... as his ancestor was a "key" member of the society, and there were letters between "famed" members for him to read. At that time period they were designing and creating the "NEW WORLD" (Reflection of the OLD but controlled by science and education instead of religion and Kingdoms as land owners become "Kings in their own rite" his Ancestor was a part of the "Grand Design" - The transference of ancient monuments to the new world. as these will be the symbols of leadership .... His role as a grand-master is undisputed! Usually such "Royalty" in masonry would be handed down to family members... maintaining their standing in the masonry!

[@DynaGirl2000]

@@xspydazx I wasn’t going into full history, nor referencing anything outside of basic Freemasons. If you’re referencing a premise of a secret society, I’m not in that camp.

[@zeelapointe6373]

@@xspydazxVery Interesting.

[@marilynperpignant2993]

I love him but I would never knew he's 41. The man looks great...fabulous skin.

[@kresimirandric9337]

Rodney King for what the he'll are useful blacks Arabs

[@dreafelker7267]

Marilyn Perpignant The French age well...I guessed he was French!

[@giggles2302]

41 is young. :)

[@karinnamerino7232]

Did you know Parson's is a homosexual so how can you think that he is going to heaven? you also did not explain properly about the catholics, asians, muslims? What is your problem with them? Why are you being a racist bigot?!

[@heraldomedrano6993]

Marilyn Perpignant is he gay

[@zoozooe]

I teared up when he realized that he was standing in his ancestor's creation. 💓

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Design, not creation.

[@blueblade455]

Now he is forced to denounces his ancestry for his relatives being affiliated with white slave owners. Such a shame cancel culture is destroying how much progress America has made.

[@-chenlanying5818]

@@sergeantmasson3669 what is 6 times great grandfather

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@-chenlanying5818 6 generations.

[@duccik5509]

likewise :)

[@ladynottingham89]

WOW I wish I had the resources to trace my lineage back like this.

[@actualitymusic2398]

V. Hansen What is the app called?

[@johnvictorengland7703]

Same here. I discovered that I am distantly related to Cindy Crawford who is related to Charlemagne - which means that I am related to Charlemagne too. What's up cousin?

[@tommyodonovan3883]

You were a peasant just like 99% of us.

[@raulpetrascu2696]

Tommy O Donovan *BLEAK*

[@raulpetrascu2696]

Also isn't it a common fact that every European is related to Charlemagne

[@Da_Baron]

The man stood inside of the still-standing work of his six times great grandfather. He can reach out and touch the building his ancestor designed. That is absolutely fascinating.

[@ShaySwarthy]

What I learned from watching this is that it is a Privilege to have your family history so well documented. Not many had that opportunity.

[@wandertree]

Advanced cultures tended to keep better record.

[@JennHolt]

@@wandertree some were stolen from their homelands, others' have been destroyed by war. I'd say yours is a quite ignorant statement. Mr. Parsons' family records might not have been saved, had he not been in the position he was in. Not to detract at all from Mr. Parsons' story, but had his ancestors been peasants, this video might be very different.

[@carliesimon8428]

I think I would just break down and cry. Standing in something my ancestor built. 😢

[@kati1017]

It would just be phenomenal, like you're touching them through time!

[@sharongitau8727]

me too.

[@meryscantamburlo4174]

I had the opportunity to visit the Cathedral of Vienna, three years ago, the fascinating thing about it is that my great grandfather was one of the workers who built the glass roof, it was like having him there with me, I was also the first one to visit the church in the family

[@pierresursock6000]

I visited a church my 6th great grandfather built in the 1700s, felt very normal lol

[@meryscantamburlo4174]

@@pierresursock6000 it's just me I guess, I have a big connection to family and we don't really have much documentation of my great grandparents, since it got lost in WWII

[@morganirvine2327]

The look of wonder in his eyes when he finds out he's in a building his ansestor made

[@kati1017]

That would be phenomenal, almost like you're touching them through time!

[@someguy2744]

He didn't really build it, but designed it - which is still pretty dope - you see a product of his mind in reality.

[@samaraisnt]

@@someguy2744 Yeah, it's more impressive.

[@someguy2744]

@@samaraisnt In a way it might be.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Morgan Irvine, also weird because Jim Parsons is not a religious person at all.

[@TheCheweeRevolutions]

I'm a direct descendant of the guy who used to put the cheese on Julius Caesar's mouse traps.

[@marymorningstar4508]

LOL , thanks for the chuckle

[@tashuntka]

I think I'm descended from the guy who used to steal the cheese bits..🤪

[@yvetteihemesinwa2981]

Sure... And mansa musa was one of my ancestors...

[@rustyshakelford1279]

Charles E Decheese? Me too!

[@sonbahar5296]

🤣🤣🤣

[@robertahartley1]

I love how Jim speaks so eloquently and intelligent...his father would be proud

[@camrobn]

Absolutely! Many actors can’t talk without a script. And uh, well like…

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@camrobn Jim Parsons is good at portraying an arrogant fool character. Paul Stafford in Hidden Figures movie is one example.

[@CAPTAINBAZOOKA-wn5by]

HE SURE MUST BE......DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@sandracarrasco2016]

Jim made the point brilliantly: What matters is the love that is behind him for generations, no matter if his ancestors were royal architects or "simple" people.

[@naturefleur2062]

I felt the same when I heard him say that. What a beautiful tribute to his father and his father’s legacy of love and devotion.

[@zelamorre1126]

My family ancestry traced back to a Welch guy who hired himself out to fight in different wars and a guy who guy who was noted in town records for frequently speeding with his horse sled in winter. I have such noble ancestors. lol.

[@joshveall7092]

Zela Morre welch guy 😂 do you mean welsh guy

[@zelamorre1126]

Auto correct man, and I'm just too lazy to go back and correct it. lol.

[@jay1jayf]

wow, I think that's actually amazing. Being remember as the guy who speeds with his horse sled during the winter is one of the most unique titles. You should be proud.

[@dariusanderton3760]

i found one ancestor who spent two years in prison in the 1860s for repeated rape of his daughter after his wife had died. Ugh. At least its really far back -- a great great great grandfather

[@tonyplaysthemambo]

Mine was the town drunk in Jamestown.

[@rodholseth6354]

He has such a fascinating history. My ancestors, the farthest I've gotten, were poor and simple farmers. He has royal architects.

[@divelea]

Life on a "poor, simple farm" would make a great movie, come on ))) Jim's physician ancestor walked among deadly infectious bodies and the architect didn't have it easy.

[@zezmerelda240]

and way back in my fam, were the Gilbey's, royal gin makers to the queen! Not sure how I feel about that!

[@CAPTAINBAZOOKA-wn5by]

SO I GUESS YOU ARE SAYING THAT UNLKE JIM..YOU CAME FROM TRASH..................daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@DanielSilva-gf4kk]

I come from a family of simple, humble and honest farmers too and their struggle and life story has humbled me and made me very proud of them. I'm also a grandson of an immigrant,son of immigrants and immigrant myself in the UK. I say immigrant because I'm not ashamed of it, quite the opposite. What we do in life is what makes us who we are.

[@roberthughes9856]

How many people did the Architect feed besides his own family? Your ancestors likely provided for hundreds.

[@000_x9]

He has a very dignified ancestry. I think the way he talks is a perfect fit to his ancestors. So many in America spoke this way a couple hundred years ago if you came from means.

[@nanaberry4120]

Mr. Parson comes across as very humble, gracious and charming. Very refreshing.

[@amalgamangel]

When someone says Bon Voyage to you too but you are not going anywhere 😐

[@georgerounsaville1809]

Except forward in Life's journey......

[@valdez3245]

Yeah, I noticed that, too!🤭

[@silenc3x]

It's like when the food delivery person says "Enjoy" and I say "you too" as I die inside.

[@herrschultz7413]

Did he really travel around the world to learn more about his family? Wow.

[@TurquoiseStar17]

Often times you have to. If your ancestors are from other parts of the world, you're likely not going to find much in your country's archives past when they arrived.

[@layla8647]

Britany Cheung ya they all do to complete the documentary:)!

[@daveidmarx8296]

Having boatloads of money is a beautiful thing.

[@HarbingerOfTruth1]

You don't have to as there is such a thing as mailing the archives, however you won't get a response as fast as a celebrity will.

[@bibtebo]

Its shocking the amount of people who dont understand how tv shows work there are...

[@davidstemmler1836]

I learned in biology class that if your parents didn't have any kids, neither will you.

[@alalalala57]

lol wut

[@NODE1975]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TobyBanci]

The worst part was it took me a minute to understand 😂

[@yodavm7963]

Good one 😂😂😂😂

[@Avacarho]

No duh!,

[@anthonybaso6516]

When you're just casually told you are descended from greatness.

[@raymond942]

yep- and then you look at your life.. ooh, must hurt

[@richard6440]

@@raymond942 and then you look at your life.. ooh, must hurt . not really . i have ancestors that were ship owners , architects ( big london buildings that still stand ) and military heroes. They are my ancestors , but they are responsible for what they have done , not me. I live my life as best i can , i know i'll never bother me that they were ' great' . nothing i can do about that. I'm proud of them , but happy with my life. Not all my ancestors were great , most were poor and uneducated , my life ( or the society we live in ) is way better than they ever had. Life usually gets better, the quality improves. Could they fly around the world in a day? could they video chat , live , to someone on the other side of the world? i think my life is better than theirs, but they were famous. does it hurt? of course not :)

[@kindking8009]

We're all descended from greatness somewhere along the line. I've been amazed by the people and circumstances I've found in my family research. The Rockefellers, the "Father of Ohio," Salem witch trials, the Mayflower and Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, just to name a few. It's estimated that every person on earth is descended from some sort of royalty somewhere in the world. Mainly because of their rate of reproduction and best chances of survival.

[@MrShanester117]

When you see most of these famous people have powerful backgrounds, you know the class structure is still very much alive

[@siyashilla6885]

I notice that as well your ancestry is your foundation

[@pilsplease7561]

i have some real characters in my research of my ancestry including Henry the 8ths executioner, its crazy.

[@siyashilla6885]

@@pilsplease7561 there may be a propensity for high functioning psychopathy

[@wewenang5167]

My ancestors was a King in Kalimantan Indonesia from my Grandma sides and a General and Nobleman from my Grandfather's side....im a couch potato who just watch KZbin all day long with no jobs LMAO

[@LS-ql4wp]

How can an actor and architect hv class structure in built!

[@dominicconti2357]

this inspired me to trace back my family lines but it all ended at my moms side owning slaves and my dads side being slaves...

[@dariusanderton3760]

and it would be even more surreal if your mom's ancestors had actually owned your dad's ancestors

[@Widdekuu91]

Awww...mine was a bit more positive. My fathers mother (Annie) had a mother that died of cancer. So that's my great-grandmother. Her husband re-married with a woman called Willemientje Duqesne van Bruechem. And hér mother was directly related to Vincent van Gogh. I'm Dutch bytheway. So it makes sense. The other side of my mom, we haven't figured out yet. I know my uncle was involved with starting Apple, he was loaded when he died a few years ago, but youknow, the money went to other people.

[@dominicconti2357]

thats fucking dope

[@BitchItsJules]

Damn that's a setup for some kinky roleplay right there.

[@malkaringel7864]

Everyone has their story. Black, white, or yellow. We all bleed red blood. The human race.....what diff does it make? Let us all be equal n treated kindly n treat others kindly. This is what is important in a life upon this earth that we plunder!!!

[@twangismythang]

What a pedigree! Hold your head high, Jim... you have some very impressive ancestors, indeed.

[@rswear]

Each time they handed him a book and said they have a translation, a part of me was waiting for Sheldon to correct their translation

[@onaturalia]

I am descended from the very best dirt farmers in the Ohio valley. They probably invented dirt. And corn. You know.

[@droid264]

That's something to be proud of too...we all spring from greatness

[@h3lblad3]

Sips_?

[@dfcvda]

no you are probably from Europe, try to think back more than 200 years. your genetic line is approximately 3 million years old, a fraction before Ohio came into existance, ha!

[@lilricky5050]

I am a descendant from slavery

[@corycg1956]

I’m from Ohio also I had found out not to long ago who my 13th Great Grandfather was his name was Eleazius Farnsworth he was from England born in 1562 I have a couple of pictures of the castle he lived in.

[@RicePudden]

Imagine standing in a building your ancestor built...

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

I'm fortunate enough to have done so. My great-uncle was an artchitect, and my grandfather built two houses that are still in our family. 💗😊🌺

[@tanjirokamado8894]

@@honorsilverthorne7227 that’s brilliant!😁 Lucky that their still standing

[@RIOT690]

This man had greatness in his family from the start, and it passed down into his life as well.

[@mesquitegirl2013]

Its great seeing him excited

[@madysonroberts1608]

There is always that one person who knows alot about your family heritage

[@alo3rya193]

BAZINGA!!!

[@brett8460]

Lady: "Your ancestor was in the middle of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1853 and it killed about 8,000 people in New Orleans alone." **Coronavirus has entered the chat**

[@pink_alligator]

8000 suddenly sounds like slim pickings now...

[@y0utuberculosis]

less than 7k have died in all of Louisiana due to the virus so far. And the population is about 9x as high now- 8k back then was about 1.6% of the population. not to downplay covid but they had it pretty bad back then without much in the way of epidemiology and hygiene. Not to mention it was such a gruesome disease. Thankfully there's a vaccine for it now.

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

If only they knew the impact Yellow Fever would have today on young men.

[@johnrobinson4445]

@@pink_alligator That's just in one relatively (for now) small city. In fact, 8,000 people was about 5-8% of the population at that time. That's like 20 million Americans dying of the Corona. Sound bigger now?

[@sarah78neidrich83]

I literally was just thinking that

[@slr856]

I love ancestry research, but have hit “brick walls” after 20+ years. I love this story! It proves how amazing your family’s history can be. Very inspiring!!

[@susancammerer5350]

Don't give up! Keep searching! You will find the clues you need for this wonderful, exciting treasure hunt! I wish you all the best in your journey. 🌺

[@ML-ul2zq]

Every time I've hit a brick wall and stop going on Ancestry and building my family tree someone posts something that's really relevant and I get excited all over again. That's the beauty of genealogy as a hobby. It gets under your skin like golf.

[@ancient-rhinowang6641]

After so much greatness, here comes Jim Parsons the Sheldon Cooper 😄 😄

[@robertgrant4950]

I love Jim/Sheldon. Thank you tv producers for creating BBT. I love that show and adore the cast. Bravo!

[@Bagheera_warzone]

You're right, the greatest of them all!

[@gerrynightingale9045]

(how come nobody 'got it' from you?)

[@raizelm1578]

And here the line ends...with a gay actor married to another creepy gay guy. Ahhhhhahahhha.

[@slowpoke1]

Raizel M and what you so much better? Have you accomplished more? All I see in you is a petty bigoted person. Funny that you think you are better than him.

[@ReeseJamPiece.]

My ancestor went from village to village raiding, they did this for centuries up until the clan chief died and they scrambled towards Glasgow during the Industrial Revolution.

[@meltedplasticarmyguy]

What I love about these programs is that it really illustrates the importance of history. We are all the sum of the parts of our past. Every thought, every action of our ancestors have led up to this point in your life. If your grandfather never met your grandmother you would not be here. Even the actions of others not tied to your family can have a direct and/or indirect influence. Just think for a moment, if Jim's ancestor was passed over for the architect position there is a very good chance that Mr. Parsons would not be here, or if by some chance Jim would be born there would be a very good chance that he would not be the entertainer that we all know and love.

[@richard6440]

We are all the sum of the parts of our past.... absolutely :)

[@justzay7416]

♦💜♦ *His voice is so monotonous and soothing* ♦💜♦

[@ronnieg6497]

i cried of joy for him and his family. WOW!

[@opelleiolanthe8548]

Wow, it must be amazing to see something that your ancestor designed that's so beautiful

[@johnathonl7767]

My ancestor was a hand guard to queen Mary of Scots, he emigrated from Hungary and our family motto is when he helped her after she fell of her horse he had said grip fast

[@melissasaint3283]

Johnathon L That's neat!

[@oceanicandromeda1729]

That’s awesome. I’m a descent of James IV of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scot’s grandfather (I think its her grandfather) through his illigitmate daughter.

[@neilleslie1008]

Mine too. Grip fast!

[@nancystone3793]

My ancestors owned the butcher shop that most likely provided her meat while she was in prison. Sadly the building was torn down for a pedestrian zone.

[@tanjirokamado8894]

@@nancystone3793 wow that’s still cool

[@melissa-Ann]

Amazing!! He looks like his dad. You can see the love his father had as a family man, just the way Jim talks about his dad. 💙

[@takeittodehart1507]

I love this guy he is so adorable and funny. He came from a interesting family he can be proud. I really enjoyed watching this video. Thank you for sharing.

[@tonimontoya2142]

I really enjoy seeing his true personality, which includes emotion. Amazing

[@marugg78]

His ancestor enlightened peoples soul with his creations and Jim lightened our souls with laughter.

[@paulmoore4223]

He seems such a lovely guy from a loving family

[@fletcherlucas7908]

This is the most learning I have gotten from TLC.

[@Auhbseluhte]

It's really true what they say, greatness doesn't fall too far from the tree.

[@antoniams4510]

Wowww!! Knowing your family past makes u feel more completed but also gives you the whole picture and you can realize why you are who you are. Nice!

[@dillionrose6628]

I can't imagine walking in the same footsteps of an great xxxxxx grandfather so many years apart. to stand there...mind blowing....

[@BeautifulStranger]

He looks so young!!!!!! And his family is from my favorite city in the entire world. This is so dope. I'm glad he took this journey. :)

[@ML-ul2zq]

Those blue eyes. He really is adorable.

[@cwbrooks5329]

Wow. That was absolutely thrilling -- what a lineage he has and how brilliant that he brings it all back around to the importance of love.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Wow! I would think finding out this kind of information would really impact one's outlook on life. To think his Grandfather (6th) sat, dined and exchanged thoughts with people of the stature of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin the year before the U.S. Constitution was ratified is awesome!

[@grcfrank]

This story is amazing! Thinking plays little in who we can become, dream or wonder. We can all achieve greatness with devotion and belief. Where we come from determines so little, because it’s where we are that carries magnificence. This man is absolutely brilliant! I’m inspired by his work, and story!

[@PoGirlShines]

That was one of the best episodes. He has such cool ancestry.

[@consumermilitia]

How amazing for him to discover! I wish everyone was able to take this journey of familial discovery!

[@marieDeJaham]

you can make your own research with online archives

[@sandybrown7005]

I see this video says seven years ago however, it is so interesting ...not to mention Jim Parsons is absolutely one of my favorite actors. I would watch him in any type of show or interview.

[@a.b.creator]

Mr. Parsons, you made me cry. 🥲 Happy tears though, this is heart tugging. 💗

[@vizanurmio]

1:38 , no one noticed, that Jim sounds exacly like Owen Wilson when he says "Wow" ? XD

[@scot60]

Texan accent dude. I sound the same when I say wow. The Texas twang is strong

[@paigeherrin29]

This video turned out way more interesting than I thought it would.

[@bigbuggie5]

What an interesting family heritage he has.

[@tamarakennedy4976]

Wow. It made me cry seeing the beauty of that structure that very church he was standing in..when he touched the walls I thought immediately I would hug the very walls when no one was looking and certainly would cry feeling as if I was in the very presence of my grandfather no matter how many years ago he existed but if not for him I would not be ..

[@GAY_RULE]

Wow Jim to see you stand in that church must have given you a feeling never felt before. I've stood in many churches around the world but to actually have a connection to it must have been enticing.

[@Free-flyBE]

Congratulations Mr. Parsons; this is an amazing backstory!

[@ramcreignreign8707]

you are a legend yourself Jim Parson... millions of people love you and will forever be grateful of your craft... ♥♥♥

[@hobokengar]

Funny how I was saying "wow" at the same time that Jim Parsons was saying the same thing. What an enjoyable journey that was. Good luck to Jim Parsons.

[@MultiSirens]

Awesome humble man ! Love him anyway

[@TheDsmithemtp]

He lived pretty close to me growing up, my brother graduated HS with him.

[@vivaciousmyosotis]

Whoa

[@lourdeswhitener9713]

Lucky

[@lesleymcshanemitchell9651]

Such a nice young man His Father would be proud of his success both as a star and a human being

[@loveeaother3180]

That is a great story So happy for you to be able to take that journey

[@jillniemczynski5517]

I'm in love with Sheldon/Jim! Nothing against Tom Hanks but my husband & I always thought Jim would be the quintessential Mr. Rogers.

[@sheilaenglish7329]

Jill Niemczynski That’s what I’ve been saying too! Not only does Jim Parsons look more like Fred Rogers, he could have done his gentle manner so well. Tom Hanks was miscast.

[@SAMMIsLIFE]

How come every famous person on this show has such an awesome history? Their ancestors knew people like Benjamin Franklin n shit...

[@SAMMIsLIFE]

***** tru,lol

[@sallowsquallsofficial6781]

Have you taken a look at your own genealogy?

[@matthewcarter1973]

Righttt

[@MezMcG]

It's probably the same as they've always done on the British one: the televsion company researchers ask a celebrity if they can research their family history then spend three months going into it. If it turns out to be mundane they drop the story but if there is interest in it that celeb gets onto the programme.

[@alalalala57]

@@MezMcG No history is mundane tho. And its TV. They can make the mundane amazing. For money, at least.

[@dorothythorpe6183]

What a beautiful take on his history, and his father's contribution to his life!

[@mariegall511]

Researching your family history is so important!

[@shellybaby5th]

I love Jim he would have been glorious in the french court!

[@RIchardDavidson007]

Wow, Kid you have some history beside being a favorite actor to me.

[@redbloodbluemoon1423]

"Thank you very much. I love you." If Jim said that to me, I'd melt and die right there. 🥺🥺

[@lesliesauceman8093]

He is so sweet with his mommy!❤

[@topmog]

"Bon voyage to you" (2:42) 😂

[@pidgeotroll]

Everyone has 2^8 = 256 great-6-grandparents, and 510 ancestors that age or younger, so the chances that none of those people were special in any way is unlikely.

[@saurabhbanik7811]

Timothy Sinclair you didn't for incest/inbreeding in your calculations.

[@Skycoder13]

LOL

[@brendawatt7308]

I just love him as Jim and as Sheldon this is just a pureness to him

[@sergeantmasson3669]

In real life, Sheldon would NOT have any roommates because he's so obnoxious and arrogant

[@hestergreen2031]

Outstanding find.. Breathtaking..So proud you made this discovery.

[@ToniAynia]

That was wonderful! Thank you, #TLC and #JimParsons for doing this film and sharing. :) Blessings... "Cap'n" Toni....

[@jimwilleford6140]

You lookin’ great Jimmy.

[@conradeddie3776]

Wow Jim Parsons, your amazing family history has me absolutely bold over👍👍

[@Reason1717]

That was interesting to be sure, but also an insight into Jim Parsons as a man. An now I not only admire his body of work, but admire the man as well.

[@SonyaScorpios]

He's sweet :))

[@rainyday4970]

This lineage of Jim's is kind of incredible. :O

[@logothaironsides2942]

Nice ,I like Jim Parsons and glad his family tree journey was such a pleasing one , although I think if you look back at literally any family history you will find outstanding people

[@sararobert9855]

I love this ! I have been working on my genealogy for a while now, and I have two hundred something ancestors found to this date, all the way back to the early 1500s. But they were all farmers in small villages that were partly destroyed. I have nothing left of them, no pictures, no house to visit, no history, just names and dates on archival records. Seeing Jim standing in a church created by his ancestor, and learning things about his life made me tear up. This is soooo valuable and important ! I can't help but be a little bit jealous of him. I would love to have something, anything, any piece of information about their life. Something to make them a bit more "real"...

[@melissinha73]

The fact that you were able to trace back any information at all that far back is remarkable! Millions of people in history have no records of there existence at all. The further back you go the less information there is to find and you have some.

[@sararobert9855]

@@melissinha73 I did not do it alone, and I don't think I will be able to go any further back. But I am always so proud when I see my folder full of names and dates, some of which I am probably the only person on earth to know yet :)

[@melissinha73]

@@sararobert9855 Oh yeah the whole project is a result of multiple people who are common descendants building upon each others’ work. It’s why it’s possible!! Going further back does sound very difficult, there aren’t many people who can go that far back (except for people who are co-descendants). You’ve helped other people who will discover your contributions!! Be proud of your WORK 😃

[@RS-ip8gw]

This just proves life decisions affect future generations too. Setting them up for success --- if they decide to

[@brianhildreth9099]

So awesome! What an ancestral line Jim has got there! Very cool!

[@andeace23]

That's incredible, can't imagine finding that out.

[@gsh341]

My great grandmother is one of the last people listed in a genealogy of the Dowes family and the one thing that is truly amazing to me is the number of people that preceded her. The number families that merged together is truly staggering. Depending on how I follow the family tree, I could find just about anyone from a politician to a literal pirate. So knowing your 6 times great-grandfather was a famous architect that knew famous people is interesting, but hardly unique.

[@testertube3]

Wow, this is pretty fascinating!

[@dtro5853]

What an amazing background. Good for you, Jim.

[@stevenblamy1388]

wow so amazing to find out all that info he must be so happy, I am happy for him

[@max_carnationyt5656]

I love how un-amused and sarcastic he sounds. Maybe it's cause I'm so used to Sheldon. I still love him tho.

[@mereanawi6194]

He's aged incredibly well

[@lusio7182]

He's such a sweetheart

[@supersunshine22]

Amazing! Truth in his last statement.

[@makubegysman6160]

His ancestors were academics how ironic

[@grcfrank]

Academics refers to a place of learning, not a group of people.

[@ryanong3517]

@@grcfrank No. Academics refers to people like teachers or scholars, or to the practice of learning. You're thinking of the word "academies".