Acting
LeVar Burton
1957-02-16 · Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
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.
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
INVINCIBLE
Family Guy
Scorpion
Futurama
Adventure Time
Charmed
Community
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Picard
Ali
Batman: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Insurrection
Movie credits · 71
One Night Only
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Butterfly in the Sky
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
The Right to Read
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
Definition Please
Brentwood
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
School of the Future
Lennon or McCartney
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Rise of the Zombies
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
And They're Off
The Jensen Project
Taken in Broad Daylight
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Reach for Me
40 Years of Star Trek
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Blizzard
Star Trek: Nemesis
Remembering Roots
Ali
Smart House
Our Friend, Martin
Star Trek: Insurrection
The Tiger Woods Story
Trekkies
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Yesterday's Target
Star Trek: Generations
TV credits · 70
Strip Law
Weather Hunters
Trivial Pursuit
Carol & the End of the World
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Tom Swift
The Shuttlepod Show
The Legend of Vox Machina
The Problem with Jon Stewart
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
Leverage: Redemption
INVINCIBLE
Beyond the Spotlight
Star Trek: Picard
The Tamron Hall Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Weird City
The Ready Room
Explained
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
Roots
NCIS: New Orleans
Scorpion
PBS News Weekend
Perception
The Eric Andre Show
Finding Your Roots
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Adventure Time
Community
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Shatner's Raw Nerve
The Big Bang Theory
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Hell's Kitchen
Miracle's Boys
Las Vegas
Boomtown
Star Trek: Enterprise
Soul Food
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