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LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Actor · Born 1957-02-16 · Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

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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 bro…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Big Bang Theory (2007) — LeVar Burton
  2. INVINCIBLE (2021) — Suit AI (voice)
  3. Family Guy (1999) — Vern (voice)
  4. Futurama (1999) — Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
  5. Adventure Time (2010) — Bubble (voice)
  6. Community (2009) — LeVar Burton
  7. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) — Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
  8. Star Trek: Picard (2020) — Commodore Geordi La Forge
  9. Ali (2001) — Martin Luther King, Jr.
  10. Batman: The Animated Series (1992) — Hayden Sloane (voice)
  11. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Geordi La Forge
  12. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) — Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
  13. Star Trek: Generations (1994) — Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
  14. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) — Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
  15. Star Trek: Voyager (1995) — Captain Geordi La Forge
  16. Pinky and the Brain (1995) — Murray (voice)
  17. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) — Black Lightning (voice)
  18. The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) — Undead Thordak (voice)
  19. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  20. Gargoyles (1994) — Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice)
  21. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Reporter Dave Robinson
  22. Hell's Kitchen (2005) — Self - Restaurant Patron
  23. Perception (2012) — Paul Haley
  24. Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) — Kwame (voice)
  25. Roots (1977) — Kunta Kinte
  26. The Love Boat (1977) — Darnell Hall
  27. Roots (2016) — Ephraim
  28. The Eric Andre Show (2012) — Self
  29. Jeopardy! (1984) — Self - Host
  30. The Hunter (1980) — Tommy Price
  31. Becker (1998) — Mr. Haller
  32. MADtv (1995) — Self
  33. Explained (2018) — Narrator (voice)
  34. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) — Cap Jackson
  35. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
  36. Leverage: Redemption (2021) — Mr. Blanche
  37. Rise of the Zombies (2012) — Dr. Dan Halpern
  38. Carol & the End of the World (2023) — (voice)
  39. Weird City (2019) — Dr. Negari
  40. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007) — Self

Directed

  1. Scorpion (2014) — Director
  2. Charmed (1998) — Director
  3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Director
  4. Star Trek: Voyager (1995) — Director
  5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — Director
  6. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) — Director
  7. NCIS: New Orleans (2014) — Director
  8. JAG (1995) — Director
  9. NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021) — Director
  10. Perception (2012) — Director
  11. Las Vegas (2003) — Director
  12. Smart House (1999) — Director
  13. Blizzard (2003) — Director
  14. Soul Food (2000) — Director
  15. Miracle's Boys (2005) — Director
  16. Reach for Me (2008) — Director
  17. The Tiger Woods Story (1998) — Director