Who Do You Think You Are? season five (and second on TLC) will feature six popular celebrities from TV and film. The Wrap just posted an article announcing the following:

Valerie Bertinelli (a personal fave of mine from childhood days on One Day At a Time to Hot in Cleveland)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson (ABC’s Modern Family)

Lauren Graham (Wonderful in Gilmore Girls, and currently starring in NBC’s Parenthood)

Kelsey Grammer (best known for Cheers and Frasier )

Rachel McAdams (known for movies such as Mean Girls, The Notebook) and her sister, Kayleen McAdams.

Cynthia Nixon (HBO’s Sex in the City)  Here’s an sneak peek at Cynthia’s episode:

Most family historians devoured the previous seasons, but if you missed any there is good news: TLC has been said to have acquired ten episodes from the show’s previous NBC seasons. You can look forward to episodes featuring:

  • Matthew Broderick
  • Lisa Kudrow(listen to Lisa talk about her episode and the series in Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 81 and Premium members can hear exclusive audio in Genealogy Gems Premium episode 41
  • Rob Lowe
  • Reba McEntire
  • Tim McGraw
  • Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Brooke Shields
  • Vanessa Williams (also featured in Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 63)
  • Rita Wilson

Set Your DVR: Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 begins Wednesday, July 23 at 9/8c.

Read, hear and watch more about Who Do You Think You Are? on the Genealogy Gems website.

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