No wonderJulianne MooreandMarisa Tomeiare such good friends!The two women starred inCrazy, Stupid Lovetogether and attended Boston University at the same time in the early ’80s. And according to the PBS genealogy show,Finding Your Roots, their connection might go even further back.In a videoMoore, 58, posted to her Instagram, Tomei, 54, is a guest on the show and learns from host Henry Louis Gates that she and theStill Alicestar share “an identical stretch of DNA” on Tomei’s X chromosome.“Julianne? Julie?” theMy Cousin Vinnyactress exclaims to Gates when she finds out that they are genetic cousins. “You know we went to school together? Jules! Oh, I can’t wait to tell her!”Perhaps the most entertaining part of PBS’ discovery, though, is how little sense it makes. Moore doesn’t have any Italian heritage, Gates explains, and all of Tomei’s ancestors that researchers found had roots in Italy.Marisa Tomei and Julianne Moore.Greg Pace/BEI/REX/ShutterstockThis isn’t the first crazy discovery Gates has gotten to share with a guest.On the season 4 premiere,Bernie SandersandLarry David, the actor whoflawlessly portrayed him onSaturday Night Live, learned that they’re distant cousins.A clip showed both Sanders and David flipping a page to find a picture of their newly uncovered relative: each other.“I hope it’s a good athlete,” theCurb YourEnthusiasmstar joked before seeing Sanders’ photo.“What the hell?” David said with a smile upon seeing that it was the politician, amazed to find out about “Cousin Bernie.”Sanders reacted with the same joyful surprise.RELATED VIDEO: Marisa Tomei Teaches Ellen to Hula Hoop“You’re kidding!” he exclaimed, putting his hand to his forehead. “That is unbelievable!”Sanders added, “People say to me, they talk about Larry David, and I say, ‘He does a better Bernie Sanders than I do.’ ”
No wonderJulianne MooreandMarisa Tomeiare such good friends!
The two women starred inCrazy, Stupid Lovetogether and attended Boston University at the same time in the early ’80s. And according to the PBS genealogy show,Finding Your Roots, their connection might go even further back.
In a videoMoore, 58, posted to her Instagram, Tomei, 54, is a guest on the show and learns from host Henry Louis Gates that she and theStill Alicestar share “an identical stretch of DNA” on Tomei’s X chromosome.
“Julianne? Julie?” theMy Cousin Vinnyactress exclaims to Gates when she finds out that they are genetic cousins. “You know we went to school together? Jules! Oh, I can’t wait to tell her!”
Perhaps the most entertaining part of PBS’ discovery, though, is how little sense it makes. Moore doesn’t have any Italian heritage, Gates explains, and all of Tomei’s ancestors that researchers found had roots in Italy.
Marisa Tomei and Julianne Moore.Greg Pace/BEI/REX/Shutterstock
This isn’t the first crazy discovery Gates has gotten to share with a guest.
On the season 4 premiere,Bernie SandersandLarry David, the actor whoflawlessly portrayed him onSaturday Night Live, learned that they’re distant cousins.
A clip showed both Sanders and David flipping a page to find a picture of their newly uncovered relative: each other.
“I hope it’s a good athlete,” theCurb YourEnthusiasmstar joked before seeing Sanders’ photo.
“What the hell?” David said with a smile upon seeing that it was the politician, amazed to find out about “Cousin Bernie.”
Sanders reacted with the same joyful surprise.
RELATED VIDEO: Marisa Tomei Teaches Ellen to Hula Hoop
“You’re kidding!” he exclaimed, putting his hand to his forehead. “That is unbelievable!”
Sanders added, “People say to me, they talk about Larry David, and I say, ‘He does a better Bernie Sanders than I do.’ ”
source: people.com
