LeVar Burtonborn 1957
usually
Actor
Popularity
3.2
Famous
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.
Credits
2023
Drama • Science Fiction
as Commodore Geordi La Forge
2014
Comedy • Documentary • Science Fiction
as Self
2013
Science Fiction
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
2009
Adventure • Animation • Drama • Science Fiction
as Black Lightning (voice)
2002
Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1998
Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1996
Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1994
Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1994
Science Fiction
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1993
Science Fiction
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1993
Action • Adventure • Drama • Science Fiction
as Geordi La Forge
1992
Science Fiction
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1992
Science Fiction
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
1991
Science Fiction • TV Movie
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1991
Adventure • Drama • Science Fiction • TV Movie
as Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
