Tina Fey’s Connection to Benjamin Franklin
That’s right, comedian, actress, and writer Tina Fey was also on an episode of Finding Your Roots in the second season, and she too made a rather staggering discovery.
As it turns out, her great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, John Hewson, immigrated to America from England. Why? Well, his good old friend Benjamin Franklin advised him to do so.
See how and why in the next slide!