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LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

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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.

  • BIRTH 16/02/1957
  • Country Germany
  • SHOWS 30
  • MOVIES 20
  • DIRECTOR 14

Shows (30)

The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
LeVar Burton / Self
Community
Community
Himself
Family Guy
Family Guy
LeVar Burton (voice) / Vern (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Hayden Sloane (voice)
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Picard
Commodore Geordi La Forge / Geordi La Forge / Geordie LaForge
Adventure Time
Adventure Time
Bubble (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Geordi La Forge
Leverage: Redemption
Leverage: Redemption
Mr. Blanche
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Captain Geordi La Forge
Perception
Perception
Paul Haley
Explained
Explained
Narrator (voice) / Narrator - Himself
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Reporter Dave Robinson
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Hell's Kitchen (US)
Hell's Kitchen (US)
Self - Restaurant Patron
Roots
Roots
Kunta Kinte
The View
The View
Self - Guest
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Darnell Hall
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
Kwame
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Kwame
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
Self - Guest
MADtv
MADtv
Self
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Doc Green (voice)
Boomtown
Boomtown
Marvin Lloyd
The Eric Andre Show
The Eric Andre Show
Self
Christy
Christy
Daniel Scott
Tom Swift
Tom Swift
Barclay (voice)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
The Ready Room
The Ready Room
Self
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest

Movies (20)

Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Nemesis
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Generations
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Ali
Ali
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series…
Commodore Geordi La Forge
The Hunter
The Hunter
Tommy Price
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Cap Jackson
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Black Lightning (voice)
Dummy
Dummy
Donald Lang
Transformers Rescue Bots: Rescue Family
Transformers Rescue Bots: Rescue Family
Central Park
Central Park
Self
Trekkies
Trekkies
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Rise of the Zombies
Rise of the Zombies
Dr. Dan Halpern
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives
Dr. Franklin Carter
The Jensen Project
The Jensen Project
Kendrick
Taken in Broad Daylight
Taken in Broad Daylight
Mike Timbrook
Yesterday's Target
Yesterday's Target
Winstrom

Director (14)

Charmed
Charmed
(3 episodes)
Scorpion
Scorpion
(1 episode)
NCIS: Hawai'i
NCIS: Hawai'i
(2 episodes)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(2 episodes)
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
(9 episodes)
NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: New Orleans
(3 episodes)
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
(8 episodes)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(10 episodes)
Perception
Perception
(2 episodes)
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
(1 episode)
JAG
JAG
(1 episode)
Smart House
Smart House
Blizzard
Blizzard
Soul Food
Soul Food
(1 episode)