1957-02-16 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). Burton 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 Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online. Description above from the Wikipedia article about LeVar Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Butterfly in the Sky | Self | 2024-03-17 |
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Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event | Commodore Geordi La Forge | 2023-04-19 |
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Secrets of Sacred Architecture | Narrator (voice) | 2022-04-02 |
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Definition Please | LeVar Burton | 2020-08-10 |
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Brentwood | LeVar Burton | 2018-08-02 |
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Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family | 2017-06-20 | |
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School of the Future | 2016-09-14 | |
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A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con | Self | 2014-11-01 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 2013-04-25 |
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Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | 2012-10-27 |
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Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 2012-11-04 |
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Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 2012-07-23 |
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The Jensen Project | Kendrick | 2010-07-16 |
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Taken in Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook | 2009-11-10 |
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Black Lightning (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
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Reach for Me | Nathanial | 2008-10-01 |
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40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2006-01-01 |
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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | Self | 2005-06-01 |
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Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | 2003-05-15 |
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Star Trek: Nemesis | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 2002-12-13 |
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Ali | Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2001-12-10 |
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Our Friend, Martin | Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) | 1999-01-12 |
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Star Trek: Insurrection | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1998-12-11 |
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Trekkies | Self | 1997-10-18 |
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
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Yesterday's Target | Winstrom | 1996-04-22 |
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Star Trek: First Contact | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1996-11-22 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1995-02-27 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage) | 1995-03-13 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1995-05-08 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright | Geordi La Forge | 1995-04-10 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent | Geordi La Forge | 1995-04-24 |
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Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 1994-05-15 |
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Star Trek: Generations | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-11-18 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-05-23 |
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Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter | 1994-08-04 |
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Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | 1993-02-07 |
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes | Geordi La Forge | 1993-01-04 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1992-12-14 |
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Star Trek: Federation Science | 1992-01-25 | |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption | Geordi LaForge (archive footage) | 1991-09-23 |
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
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Central Park | Self | 1990-04-01 |
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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next | Self | 1988-10-03 |
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Roots: The Gift | Kunta Kinte | 1988-12-11 |
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A Special Friendship | Ben Sumner | 1987-03-31 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit | Self | 1987-01-01 |
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The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood | 1986-05-09 |
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Liberty | Robert Johnson | 1986-06-23 |
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The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | 1985-11-01 |
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And the Children Shall Lead | Glenn Scott | 1985-01-01 |
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Booker | Davis | 1984-10-01 |
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The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | 1984-07-09 |
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Emergency Room | Ray Walden | 1983-07-18 |
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I Love Liberty | Self | 1982-03-21 |
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The Acorn People | Rodney | 1981-03-02 |
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Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith | 1981-10-04 |
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The Hunter | Tommy Price | 1980-08-01 |
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The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
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Dummy | Donald Lang | 1979-05-27 |
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Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
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One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron LeFlore | 1978-09-26 |
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Battered | Andrew Sinclair | 1978-09-26 |
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Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples | 1977-09-12 |
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US Against the World | Self | 1977-09-07 |
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | 1977-10-19 |
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Almos' a Man | Dave | 1976-04-05 |
