LeVar Burton
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.
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Known For
Acting
1994
asLt. Commander Geordi La Forge
2002
asLt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1996
asLieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1998
asLt. Commander Geordi La Forge
2012
asSelf
1980
asTommy Price
2009
asBlack Lightning (voice)
1985
asVinnie Davis
1982
asSelf
2022
asNarrator (voice)
2010
asKendrick
1977
asCap Jackson
2023
asCommodore Geordi La Forge
1997
asSelf
2024
asSelf
1986
asPvt. Michael Osgood
2009
asMike Timbrook
1995
asLt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
2008
asNathanial
1992
as
1992
asLt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1994
asSelf
1988
asKunta Kinte
1977
asSelf
2012
asDr. Dan Halpern
1999
asMartin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
1984
asProfessor Preston
1978
asRon LeFlore
1977
asBilly Peoples
1979
asDonald Lang
1991
asGeordi LaForge (archive footage)
1981
asRodney
1983
asRay Walden
1996
asWinstrom
1994
asDr. Franklin Carter
1993
asGeordi La Forge
2005
asSelf
1976
asDave
2014
asSelf
1984
asDavis
1993
asFire Chief J. Allan Mather
1987
asSelf
1996
asSelf
2014
asSelf
2001
asMartin Luther King, Jr.
1981
asCharles 'Tank' Smith
1978
asAndrew Sinclair
1987
asBen Sumner
2016
as
1990
asSelf
1991
asSelf
2006
asSelf
1985
asGlenn Scott
2018
asLeVar Burton
1978
asSelf
2003
asNight Watchman Elf (uncredited)
1988
asSelf
2017
as
1986
asRobert Johnson
2020
asLeVar Burton
1995
asLt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1995
asLt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
2013
asLt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
2012
asSelf
1979
asSelf
1994
asLieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1995
asGeordi La Forge
1995
asGeordi La Forge
asKwame (voice)
asReporter Dave Robinson
asVern (voice)
as
asGeordi La Forge
asMarvin Lloyd
asCaptain Geordi La Forge
as
asDaniel Scott
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asKunta Kinte
asSelf
asSelf
asCommodore Geordi La Forge
asHayden Sloane (voice)
asSelf - Guest
asDoc Green (voice)
asLeVar Burton
asSelf - Host
asPaul Haley
asBarclay (voice)
asSelf - Restaurant Patron
asLeVar Burton
asDarnell Hall
asSelf
asSelf - Host
asLeVar Burton (voice)
asSelf - Host
asSelf
asMr. Blanche
asSelf
asSelf
asJason Evans
asSelf
asSelf
asRichard Jefferson
asSelf
as(voice)
asThe Monk (voice)
asSelf
as
asNarrator (voice)
asHimself (voice)
asBubble (voice)
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asKwame
asHimself
asSelf - Host
asDr. Negari
asSelf
asMr. Haller
as
asUnlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
asMr. Metcalf
asUndead Thordak (voice)
asEphraim
Production
Crew
Directing
2003
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1999
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