LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1957-02-16
Place of Birth:Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Also Known As: Levar Burton / Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1957-02-16 More

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about LeVar Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Legend of Vox Machina
Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Leverage: Redemption
Action & Adventure Comedy Drama
Star Trek: Picard
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
Weird City
Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Ready Room
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Talk
Brentwood
Comedy Music
Explained
Documentary
Roots
Drama Action & Adventure
Rise of the Zombies
Action Horror Thriller
Perception
Crime Drama Mystery
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Action & Adventure Animation Kids Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Jensen Project
TV Movie Action Adventure Family Fantasy Science Fiction
Adventure Time
Animation Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Taken in Broad Daylight
Drama Crime TV Movie
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Science Fiction Animation Adventure Drama
Reach for Me
Drama Comedy
Blizzard
Family Comedy
Star Trek: Nemesis
Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Boomtown
Mystery Drama Action & Adventure
Star Trek: Enterprise
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
Futurama
Animation Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Family Guy
Animation Comedy
Our Friend, Martin
Drama Family Animation
Star Trek: Insurrection
Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Trekkies
Documentary
Star Trek: First Contact
Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Yesterday's Target
Science Fiction Action TV Movie
Deadly Games
Action & Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Science Fiction Action Adventure Drama
Star Trek: Voyager
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Action & Adventure
Star Trek: Generations
Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Gargoyles
Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure
Parallel Lives
TV Movie Drama
Batman: The Animated Series
Action & Adventure Animation Drama Mystery
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Drama Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Kids
Roots: The Gift
Drama History TV Movie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama Mystery
Liberty
History Drama TV Movie
The Midnight Hour
Comedy Horror TV Movie Romance
Booker
Family Drama History TV Movie
Murder, She Wrote
Mystery Crime Drama
Jeopardy!
Reality Family
The Jesse Owens Story
Drama History TV Movie
Emergency Room
Drama TV Movie
I Love Liberty
Music TV Movie Documentary
Grambling's White Tiger
Drama Action TV Movie
The Acorn People
Drama Family TV Movie
The Hunter
Thriller Action Comedy
Dummy
Drama TV Movie
The Muppets Go Hollywood
TV Movie Family Comedy Music
Mickey's 50
Documentary Family
Battered
Drama TV Movie
US Against the World
TV Movie Documentary Adventure
Almos' a Man
Drama TV Movie
  • name:LeVar Burton
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1957-02-16
  • Place of Birth:Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
  • Also Known As: Levar Burton · Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. ·
  • Biography: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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about LeVar Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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