LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

CountryGermany Germany
GenderMale
Birthdayfévr. 16, 1957
BiographyLevardis 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 achievements 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

Trivial Pursuit
To Be Determined

Trivial Pursuit

as Host
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Ended

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Kwame
Perception
Ended

Perception

as Dean Paul Haley
Reading Rainbow
Ended

Reading Rainbow

as Host
Roots
Ended

Roots

as Kunta Kinte
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Ended

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge

Part of Crew

Trivial Pursuit
To Be Determined

Trivial Pursuit

as Executive Producer

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