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LeVar Burton
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Acting
Birthday
1957-02-16,Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Star Trek: Generations

6.519

Star Trek: Generations
1994-11-18

Star Trek: First Contact

7.304

Star Trek: First Contact
1996-11-22

Star Trek: Insurrection

6.45

Star Trek: Insurrection
1998-12-11

Star Trek: Nemesis

6.298

Star Trek: Nemesis
2002-12-13

Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation

5.5

Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012-07-23

5.903

The Hunter
1980-08-01

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

7.088

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009-09-29

The Midnight Hour

5.898

The Midnight Hour
1985-11-01

0

I Love Liberty
1982-03-21

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

7

Secrets of Sacred Architecture
2022-04-02

The Jensen Project

5.5

The Jensen Project
2010-07-16

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

6.3

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977-10-19

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

7.7

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023-04-19

6.341

Trekkies
1997-10-18

Butterfly in the Sky

8.25

Butterfly in the Sky
2024-03-17

The Supernaturals

4.235

The Supernaturals
1986-05-09

Taken in Broad Daylight

5.21

Taken in Broad Daylight
2009-11-10

2.75

Reach for Me
2008-10-01

Star Trek: Federation Science

1

Star Trek: Federation Science
1992-01-25

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

7

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994-05-15

Roots: The Gift

7.286

Roots: The Gift
1988-12-11

US Against the World

0

US Against the World
1977-09-07

Rise of the Zombies

4.229

Rise of the Zombies
2012-10-27

Our Friend, Martin

7.1

Our Friend, Martin
1999-01-12

The Jesse Owens Story

8.083

The Jesse Owens Story
1984-07-09

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

6.125

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978-09-26

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

8

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977-09-12

8.8

Dummy
1979-05-27

The Acorn People

3.667

The Acorn People
1981-03-02

9

Emergency Room
1983-07-18

Yesterday's Target

4.031

Yesterday's Target
1996-04-22

5.714

Parallel Lives
1994-08-04

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

4

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993-01-04

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

5.909

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005-06-01

10

Almos' a Man
1976-04-05

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

2

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014-11-01

8

Booker
1984-10-01

Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland

5.3

Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993-02-07

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

5.625

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996-10-06

Lennon or McCartney

5.259

Lennon or McCartney
2014-12-12

6.75

Ali
2001-12-10

Grambling's White Tiger

7

Grambling's White Tiger
1981-10-04

9

Battered
1978-09-26

A Special Friendship

9

A Special Friendship
1987-03-31

School of the Future

7

School of the Future
2016-09-14

7.5

Central Park
1990-04-01

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

5.9

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991-09-28

40 Years of Star Trek

3.75

40 Years of Star Trek
2006-01-01

And the Children Shall Lead

9

And the Children Shall Lead
1985-01-01

8

Brentwood
2018-08-02

9

Mickey's 50
1978-11-19

5.963

Blizzard
2003-05-15

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

2.5

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988-10-03

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family

10

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
2017-06-20

6

Liberty
1986-06-23

Definition Please

3.2

Definition Please
2020-08-10

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

7.2

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013-04-25

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

7

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012-11-04

The Muppets Go Hollywood

6.192

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979-05-16

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

0

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024-11-07

And They're Off

4.1

And They're Off
2011-10-28

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014-06-24

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013-11-19

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013-07-30

0

One Night Only
2026-08-05

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014-12-02

Remembering Roots

0

Remembering Roots
2002-01-15

Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

0

Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

6.913

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990-09-15

Murder, She Wrote

7.52

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.407

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Trapper John, M.D.

6.568

Trapper John, M.D.
1979-09-23

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.373

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

6.4

Boomtown
2002-09-29

Star Trek: Voyager

7.78

Star Trek: Voyager
1995-01-16

8.088

Gargoyles
1994-10-24

7.1

MADtv
1995-10-14

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

7.358

Roots
1977-01-23

The Captain and Tennille

7

The Captain and Tennille
1976-09-20

Star Trek: Picard

7.24

Star Trek: Picard
2020-01-23

Batman: The Animated Series

8.6

Batman: The Animated Series
1992-09-05

4.7

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

Transformers: Rescue Bots

7.3

Transformers: Rescue Bots
2012-02-18

8

Community
2009-09-17

6.9

Jeopardy!
1984-09-10

7.145

Perception
2012-07-09

4.118

Tom Swift
2022-05-31

6.822

Hell's Kitchen
2005-05-30

The Big Bang Theory

7.923

The Big Bang Theory
2007-09-24

6.275

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.376

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Scripps National Spelling Bee

0

Scripps National Spelling Bee

7.407

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Reading Rainbow

8.347

Reading Rainbow
1983-06-06

The Shuttlepod Show

10

The Shuttlepod Show
2022-02-20

Leverage: Redemption

7.185

Leverage: Redemption
2021-07-08

The Problem with Jon Stewart

7.2

The Problem with Jon Stewart
2021-09-30

100 Years of Warner Bros.

7.594

100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023-05-25

Houston Knights

5.5

Houston Knights
1987-03-11

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

7.153

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007-02-11

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.538

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

7.3

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980-04-15

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

Carol & the End of the World

7.341

Carol & the End of the World
2023-12-15

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.273

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

Shatner's Raw Nerve

4

Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008-12-02

Beyond the Spotlight

0

Beyond the Spotlight
2020-11-18

7.5

Explained
2018-05-23

PBS News Weekend

5

PBS News Weekend
2013-09-07

8.508

Adventure Time
2010-04-05

4

The Ready Room
2019-01-25

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

8

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
2017-08-01

Trivial Pursuit

4.8

Trivial Pursuit
2024-10-03

6.107

Weird City
2019-02-13

The Eric Andre Show

7.889

The Eric Andre Show
2012-05-20

7.192

Becker
1998-11-02

Finding Your Roots

6.5

Finding Your Roots
2012-03-24

8.361

Futurama
1999-03-28

8

Deadly Games
1995-09-05

The Legend of Vox Machina

8.224

The Legend of Vox Machina
2022-01-27

6.9

Roots
2016-05-30

8.375

Christy
1994-04-03

6.9

Jeopardy!
1984-09-10

Weather Hunters

8.5

Weather Hunters
2025-09-08

Weather Hunters

8.5

Weather Hunters
2025-09-08

Pinky and the Brain

7.687

Pinky and the Brain
1995-09-09

7

Strip Law
2026-02-20

8.637

INVINCIBLE
2021-03-25

Roots: The Complete Miniseries

0

Roots: The Complete Miniseries
1977-01-23

4.3

The View
1997-08-11