LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

67 · Born: Feb 16, 1957

Personal Details

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Born Feb 16, 1957 Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Parents
  • Levardis Robert Martyn Burton
  • Erma Jean Burton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Career

2023
Star Trek: Picard: The Final Mission
Star Trek: Picard: The Final Mission as Commodore Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
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Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Picard as Commodore Geordi La Forge
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2022
Tom Swift
Tom Swift as Barclay (voice)
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2021
Leverage: Redemption
Leverage: Redemption as Mr. Blanche
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2020
Definition Please
Definition Please as LeVar Burton
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2019
Weird City
Weird City as Dr. Negari
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2018
Brentwood
Brentwood as LeVar Burton
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2016
Nova
Nova
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2014
In Saturn's Rings
In Saturn's Rings as Narrator
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2013
Perception
Perception as Paul Haley
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2012
Rise of the Zombies
Rise of the Zombies as Dr. Dan Halpern
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Transformers: Rescue Bots
Transformers: Rescue Bots as Doc Green (voice)
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Adventure Time
Adventure Time as Bubble (voice)
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2011
And They're Off
And They're Off as Levar Burton
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The Jensen Project
The Jensen Project as Kendrick
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The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory as LeVar Burton
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2009
Taken in Broad Daylight
Taken in Broad Daylight as Mike Timbrook
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Black Lightning (voice)
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2008
Reach for Me
Reach for Me as Nathanial
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2005
Family Guy
Family Guy as Vern (voice)
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2002
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Nemesis as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
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1999
Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments
Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
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Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
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1998
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
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1996
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
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Yesterday's Target
Yesterday's Target as Winstrom
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1995
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Monk (voice)
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Deadly Games
Deadly Games as Mr. Metcalf
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1994
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Generations as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
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Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives as Dr. Franklin Carter
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Christy
Christy as Daniel Scott
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1993
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
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Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series as Hayden Sloane (voice)
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1990
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Kwame (voice)
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1988
Roots: The Gift
Roots: The Gift as Kunta Kinte
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1987
A Special Friendship
A Special Friendship as Ben Sumner
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Geordi La Forge
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1986
The Supernaturals
The Supernaturals as Pvt. Michael Osgood
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Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Reporter Dave Robinson
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1985
The Midnight Hour
The Midnight Hour as Vinnie Davis
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And the Children Shall Lead
And the Children Shall Lead as Glenn Scott
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1984
The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story as Professor Preston
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Booker
Booker as Davis
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1983
The Love Boat
The Love Boat as Darnell Hall
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1981
Grambling's White Tiger
Grambling's White Tiger as Charles 'Tank' Smith
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1980
The Hunter
The Hunter as Tommy Price
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1979
Dummy
Dummy as Donald Lang
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1978
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story as Ron LeFlore
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Battered
Battered as Andrew Sinclair
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1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Billy Peoples
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Roots
Roots as Kunta Kinte
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2024
Butterfly in the Sky
2022
The Problem with Jon Stewart
2015
Kickstarted
Kickstarted
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Lennon or McCartney
2010
Community
Community
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2006
The N Word
The N Word
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40 Years of Star Trek
2001
Dancing in September
1997
Trekkies
Trekkies
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1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1989
Central Park
Central Park
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1983
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
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1978
Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50
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2008
Reach for Me
Reach for Me as Director
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2003
Blizzard
Blizzard as Director
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1999
Smart House
Smart House as Director
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1998
The Tiger Woods Story
The Tiger Woods Story as Director
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