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LeVar Burton

Film Director / Writer / Television Presenter / Television Director / Television Producer / Actor | * 02/16/1957 (67) | 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). He 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 ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue t ...

Star Trek: First Contact

FSK: 12+ years

1996 | 3.7/5 | 1h 51min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's sche ...

Star Trek: Generations

FSK: 12+ years

1994 | 3.3/5 | 1h 58min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's pe ...

Star Trek: Insurrection

FSK: 12+ years

1998 | 3.2/5 | 1h 43min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of a ...

Roots

FSK: 16+ years

1977 | 3.7/5 | 1h 30min per episode
Drama, Documentary
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Awards & Nominations for LeVar Burton

Daytime Emmy Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 4x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series) Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast The Ember Award NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 3x Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 7x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series) Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
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Movies with LeVar Burton as Actor(55)

as himself2024 Butterfly in the Sky
as himself2020 Definition Please
as himself2018 Brentwood
2016 School of the Future
as himself2014 Lennon or McCartney
as himself2012 Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
as himself2012 Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Dan Halpern2012 Rise of the Zombies
as Kendrick2010 The Jensen Project
as Mike Timbrook2009 Taken in Broad Daylight
as Black Lightning (voice)2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Nathanial2008 Reach for Me
as himself2006 40 Years of Star Trek
as himself2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)2003 Blizzard
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge2002 Star Trek: Nemesis
as Martin Luther King, Jr.2001 Ali
as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)1999 Our Friend, Martin
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
as himself1997 Trekkies
as Winstrom1996 Yesterday's Target
as himself1996 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Commander Geordi La Forge1996 Star Trek: First Contact
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge1994 Star Trek: Generations
as himself1994 Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Franklin Carter1994 Parallel Lives
as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather1993 Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
as himself1991 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as himself1989 Central Park
as himself1988 The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
as Kunta Kinte1988 Roots: The Gift
as Ben Sumner1987 A Special Friendship
as Robert Johnson1986 Liberty
as Pvt. Michael Osgood1986 The Supernaturals
as Vinnie Davis1985 The Midnight Hour
as Glenn Scott1985 And the Children Shall Lead
as Professor Preston1984 The Jesse Owens Story
as Davis1984 Booker
as Ray Walden1983 Emergency Room
as Rodney1981 The Acorn People
as Charles 'Tank' Smith1981 Grambling's White Tiger
as Tommy Price1980 The Hunter
as Donald Lang1979 Dummy
as himself1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Andrew Sinclair1978 Battered
as himself1978 Mickey's 50
as Ron LeFlore1978 One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
as Billy Peoples1977 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Cap Jackson1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Dave1976 Almos' a Man

TV Shows/Series with LeVar Burton as Actor(40)

as Barclay (voice)2022 Tom Swift
as Mr. Blanche2021 Leverage: Redemption
as Commodore Geordi La Forge2020 Star Trek: Picard
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as himself2019 The Ready Room
as Dr. Negari2019 Weird City
as Narrator (voice)2018 Explained
as Kwame2017 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
as Himself (voice)2013 PBS News Weekend
as Doc Green (voice)2012 Transformers: Rescue Bots
as himself2012 The Eric Andre Show
as Paul Haley2012 Perception
as himself2009 Community
as himself2007 The Big Bang Theory
as himself2007 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2003 World Poker Tour
as Marvin Lloyd2002 Boomtown
as himself2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
as Vern (voice)1999 Family Guy
as LeVar Burton (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Mr. Metcalf1995 Deadly Games
as Captain Geordi La Forge1995 Star Trek: Voyager
as himself1995 MADtv
as Daniel Scott1994 Christy
1994 Gargoyles
as Hayden Sloane / Hatter Hentchman (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
as Kwame1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Geordi La Forge1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
as himself1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Jason Evans1987 Houston Knights
as Reporter Dave Robinson1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Guest Host1984 Jeopardy!
as Self - Host1983 Reading Rainbow
as Richard Jefferson1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1979 Trapper John, M.D.
as Darnell Hall1977 The Love Boat
as Kunta Kinte1977 Roots
as himself1976 The Captain and Tennille

Movies with LeVar Burton as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2023 The Right to Read
Directing/Director2008 Reach for Me
Directing/Director2003 Blizzard
Directing/Director1999 Smart House
Directing/Director1998 The Tiger Woods Story

TV Shows/Series with LeVar Burton as Crew(15)

Directing/Director2021 NCIS: Hawai'i
Production/Co-Executive Producer2016 Roots
Directing/Director2014 Scorpion
Directing/Director2014 NCIS: New Orleans
Directing/Director2012 Perception
Directing/Director2005 Miracle's Boys
Directing/Director2003 Las Vegas
Directing/Director2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
Directing/Director2000 Soul Food
Directing/Director1998 Charmed
Directing/Director1995 Star Trek: Voyager
Directing/Director1995 JAG
Directing/Director1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Directing/Director1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Production/Executive Producer1983 Reading Rainbow

Additional Information

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Born: Saturday, 02/16 1957 (February) in Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate (Germany) (current age: 67 years + 62 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Christian Brothers High School, USC School of Dramatic Arts, University of Southern California
Children: Mica Burton
Other names for LeVar Burton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr."
LeVar Burton frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (51x, Actor)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Patrick Stewart (36x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (33x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (30x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (29x, Actress)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Nicole Sullivan (24x, Actress)
Jonathan Frakes (16x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4124, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024