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
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Star Trek: Enterprise
The Love Boat
Batman: The Animated Series
Star Trek: Picard
The Kelly Clarkson Show
MADtv
Hell's Kitchen
The Eric Andre Show
Futurama
Family Guy
The Legend of Vox Machina
The Ready Room
Leverage: Redemption
Adventure Time
Carol & the End of the World
Murder, She Wrote
Jeopardy!
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Trapper John, M.D.
The Big Bang Theory
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Star Trek: Voyager
Boomtown
Houston Knights
Explained
Community
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Tom Swift
Parallel Lives
Christy
Finding Your Roots
Star Trek: Insurrection
The Hunter
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Nemesis
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Taken in Broad Daylight
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Trivial Pursuit
Production Credits
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