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LeVar Burton
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1957Born, Landstuhl
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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…
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FuturamaUnlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)2026Strip Law(voice) · 1 episodeShow
2025Weather HuntersFlexspecs (voice), Great Grandpa Wallace (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2023Carol & the End of the World(voice) · 1 episodeShow
2023Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale EventCommodore Geordi La ForgeMovie
2022Tom SwiftBarclay (voice) · 10 episodesShow
2022Secrets of Sacred ArchitectureNarrator (voice)Movie
2022The Legend of Vox MachinaUndead Thordak (voice) · 2 episodesShow
2021Leverage: RedemptionMr. Blanche · 1 episodeShow
2020Beyond the Spotlight1 episodeShow
2020Definition PleaseLeVar BurtonMovie
2020Star Trek: PicardCommodore Geordi La Forge · 5 episodesShow
2019Weird CityDr. Negari · 4 episodesShow
2018BrentwoodLeVar BurtonMovie
2018ExplainedNarrator (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2017OK K.O.! Let's Be HeroesKwame · 1 episodeShow
2017Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue FamilyMovie
2016School of the FutureMovie
2016RootsEphraim · 1 episodeShow
2014Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La ForgeMovie
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - RedemptionLt. Cmdr. Geordi La ForgeMovie
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both WorldsLt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)Movie
2012Rise of the ZombiesDr. Dan HalpernMovie
2012PerceptionPaul Haley · 35 episodesShow
2012Finding Your Roots1 episodeShow
2012Transformers: Rescue BotsDoc Green (voice) · 104 episodesShow
2010The Jensen ProjectKendrickMovie
2010Adventure TimeBubble (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2009Taken in Broad DaylightMike TimbrookMovie
2009Superman/Batman: Public EnemiesBlack Lightning (voice)Movie
2009CommunityLeVar Burton · 2 episodesShow
2008Reach for MeNathanialMovie
2007The Big Bang TheoryLeVar Burton · 3 episodesShow
2003BlizzardNight Watchman Elf (uncredited)Movie
2002BoomtownMarvin Lloyd · 1 episodeShow
2001AliMartin Luther King, Jr.Movie
1999FuturamaUnlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1999Our Friend, MartinMartin at Age 26 (voice)Movie
1998Star Trek: InsurrectionLt. Commander Geordi La ForgeMovie
1998BeckerMr. Haller · 1 episodeShow
1996Star Trek: First ContactLieutenant Commander Geordi La ForgeMovie
1996Yesterday's TargetWinstromMovie
1995Pinky and the BrainMurray (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1995Deadly GamesMr. Metcalf · 1 episodeShow
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildThe Monk (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1994Star Trek: GenerationsLt. Commander Geordi La ForgeMovie
1994GargoylesAnansi/Poacher 2 (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1994Parallel LivesDr. Franklin CarterMovie
1994ChristyDaniel Scott · 7 episodesShow
1993Firestorm: 72 Hours in OaklandFire Chief J. Allan MatherMovie
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the ScenesGeordi La ForgeMovie
1992Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of CommandLt. Cmdr. Geordi La ForgeMovie
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesHayden Sloane (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1991Star Trek: The Next Generation - UnificationLt. Cmdr. Geordi La ForgeMovie
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersKwame (voice) · 113 episodesShow
1988Roots: The GiftKunta KinteMovie
1987A Special FriendshipBen SumnerMovie
1987Houston KnightsJason Evans · 1 episodeShow
1986LibertyRobert JohnsonMovie
1986The SupernaturalsPvt. Michael OsgoodMovie
1985The Midnight HourVinnie DavisMovie
1985And the Children Shall LeadGlenn ScottMovie
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