LeVar Burton

Acting 3 Film 1987 – 2022

16 Feb 1957 (69 yaş)

Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for 23 years (1983–2006). Burton received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow.

His other roles include Cap Jackson in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.

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Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge Tommy Price Black Lightning (voice) Vinnie Davis Narrator (voice) Kendrick Cap Jackson Commodore Geordi La Forge Pvt. Michael Osgood Mike Timbrook Nathanial Kunta Kinte Dr. Dan Halpern Martin at Age 26 (voice) Professor Preston Ron LeFlore Billy Peoples Donald Lang Rodney Ray Walden Winstrom Dr. Franklin Carter Geordi La Forge Dave Davis Fire Chief J. Allan Mather Martin Luther King, Jr. Charles 'Tank' Smith Andrew Sinclair Ben Sumner Glenn Scott LeVar Burton Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) Robert Johnson Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge Kwame (voice) Reporter Dave Robinson Vern (voice) Marvin Lloyd Captain Geordi La Forge Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice) Self - Guest Hayden Sloane (voice) Doc Green (voice) Self - Host Paul Haley Barclay (voice) Self - Restaurant Patron Darnell Hall LeVar Burton (voice) Mr. Blanche Jason Evans Richard Jefferson (voice) The Monk (voice) Himself (voice) Bubble (voice) Kwame Dr. Negari Mr. Haller Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice) Mr. Metcalf Undead Thordak (voice) Ephraim Daniel Scott Flexspecs (voice) Great Grandpa Wallace (voice) Murray (voice) Suit AI (voice)

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