Michael Douglas was surprised to find out he was related to fellow celebrity Scarlett Johansson.

While appearing on the PBS series Find your rootsHost Henry Louis Gates Jr. went on record saying Scarlett was Michael’s “DNA cousin.”

this ant man The actor was stunned and asked, “Are you kidding me?”

“Oh, cool. Okay. That’s cool. That’s cool,” the 79-year-old said.

inside book of lifethe host of the program opened by saying fatal attraction actors and black widow Actresses ‘share identical DNA branches on four different chromosomes’

Henry told Michael that the “branch of DNA shared by the two actors” appears on Scarlett’s maternal line and can be traced back to Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. “

“It’s incredible,” the Wall Street actor said.

Michael jokingly added: “Well, I’m looking forward to seeing Scarlett next time!”

Notably, Scarlett and Michael appear together in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Avengers: Endgame Back to 2019.

For those unfamiliar, Michael is the son of legendary actors Kirk Douglas and Diana Douglas, and has been married to Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones since 2000.

at the same timeFind your roots The family tree surprises of many celebrities have been exposed before.

One of the series’ discoveries is Edward Norton, who discovers that he and Julia Roberts are cousins.

Not only that, but Kerry Washington also realized she was conceived through a sperm donor.

On the other hand, Bob Odenkirk discovered connections to King Charles and Nathan Lane, while Viola Davis discovered her connection to Anita Hill.