LeVar Burton
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Biography
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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley.
He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
Star Trek: Enterprise
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Batman: The Animated Series
Star Trek: Picard
MADtv
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Hell's Kitchen
The Eric Andre Show
Family Guy
The Ready Room
Adventure Time
Carol & the End of the World
Murder, She Wrote
Jeopardy!
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Trapper John, M.D.
The Big Bang Theory
100 Years of Warner Bros.
The Problem With Jon Stewart
Star Trek: Voyager
Houston Knights
Boomtown
Explained
Community
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Christy
Tom Swift
Parallel Lives
Finding Your Roots
Star Trek: Generations
The Hunter
Star Trek: First Contact
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Taken in Broad Daylight
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Production Credits
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