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LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Acting February 16, 1957 (69 years old) Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

Biography

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.

Movies 68

One Night Only 6.4

One Night Only

as Rick

2026
Star Trek: First Contact 7.3

Star Trek: First Contact

as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

1996
Star Trek: Nemesis 6.3

Star Trek: Nemesis

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

2002
Ali 6.7

Ali

as Martin Luther King, Jr.

2001
Star Trek: Insurrection 6.5

Star Trek: Insurrection

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1998
Star Trek: Generations 6.5

Star Trek: Generations

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1994
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies 7.1

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

as Black Lightning (voice)

2009
Looking for Mr. Goodbar 6.3

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as Cap Jackson

1977
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland 5.3

Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland

as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather

1993
Rise of the Zombies 4.2

Rise of the Zombies

as Dr. Dan Halpern

2012
Blizzard 6.0

Blizzard

as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)

2003
The Hunter 5.9

The Hunter

as Tommy Price

1980
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event 7.8

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

as Commodore Geordi La Forge

2023
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds 7.7

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)

2013
The Midnight Hour 5.9

The Midnight Hour

as Vinnie Davis

1985
The Muppets Go Hollywood 6.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self (uncredited)

1979
Trekkies 6.3

Trekkies

as Self

1997
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next 3.8

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

as Self

1988
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation 7.0

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Self

1994
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge

2014
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager 10.0

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

as Self

2024
Butterfly in the Sky 8.2

Butterfly in the Sky

as Self

2024
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification 8.0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge

1991
Our Friend, Martin 7.1

Our Friend, Martin

as Martin at Age 26 (voice)

1999
Lennon or McCartney 5.3

Lennon or McCartney

as Self

2014
Taken in Broad Daylight 5.1

Taken in Broad Daylight

as Mike Timbrook

2009
Roots: The Gift 7.3

Roots: The Gift

as Kunta Kinte

1988
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special 5.9

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self

1991
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge

2013
US Against the World

US Against the World

as Self

1977
Dummy 8.8

Dummy

as Donald Lang

1979
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command 9.5

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge

1992
Liberty 6.0

Liberty

as Robert Johnson

1986
Remembering Roots

Remembering Roots

as Self

2002
Yesterday's Target 4.0

Yesterday's Target

as Winstrom

1996
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

as Self

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

as Self

1982
Mickey's 50 9.0

Mickey's 50

as Self

1978
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool 5.9

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

as Self

2005
40 Years of Star Trek 3.8

40 Years of Star Trek

as Self

2006
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes 5.3

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

as Geordi La Forge

1993
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story 6.1

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

as Ron LeFlore

1978
And They're Off 4.1

And They're Off

as Self

2011
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond 5.6

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

as Self

1996
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation 5.5

Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Self

2012
The Jensen Project 5.5

The Jensen Project

as Kendrick

2010
The Supernaturals 4.2

The Supernaturals

as Pvt. Michael Osgood

1986
And the Children Shall Lead 9.0

And the Children Shall Lead

as Glenn Scott

1985
The Jesse Owens Story 8.1

The Jesse Owens Story

as Professor Preston

1984
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation 7.0

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Self

2012
Parallel Lives 5.7

Parallel Lives

as Dr. Franklin Carter

1994
Star Trek: Federation Science 1.0

Star Trek: Federation Science

as Self

1992
Reach for Me 2.8

Reach for Me

as Nathanial

2008
Booker 8.0

Booker

as Davis

1984
Definition Please 3.2

Definition Please

as LeVar Burton

2020
School of the Future 7.0

School of the Future

2016
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con 2.0

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

as Self

2014
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid 8.0

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

as Billy Peoples

1977
Grambling's White Tiger 7.0

Grambling's White Tiger

as Charles 'Tank' Smith

1981
Battered 9.0

Battered

as Andrew Sinclair

1978
Central Park 7.5

Central Park

as Self

1990
The Acorn People 3.7

The Acorn People

as Rodney

1981
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family 10.0

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family

2017
Emergency Room 9.0

Emergency Room

as Ray Walden

1983
Brentwood 8.0

Brentwood

as LeVar Burton

2018
Almos' a Man 10.0

Almos' a Man

as Dave

1976
Secrets of Sacred Architecture 7.0

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

as Narrator (voice)

2022
A Special Friendship 9.0

A Special Friendship

as Ben Sumner

1987

TV Shows 64

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Vern (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as LeVar Burton (voice)

1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Jeopardy! 6.9

Jeopardy!

as Self - Host

1984
Jeopardy! 6.9

Jeopardy!

as Self

1984
Star Trek: The Next Generation 8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Geordi La Forge

1987
Adventure Time 8.5

Adventure Time

as Bubble (voice)

2010
Futurama 8.4

Futurama

as Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)

1999
Star Trek: Voyager 7.8

Star Trek: Voyager

as Captain Geordi La Forge

1995
The Tamron Hall Show 4.7

The Tamron Hall Show

as Self - Guest

2019
The Big Bang Theory 7.9

The Big Bang Theory

as LeVar Burton

2007
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Reporter Dave Robinson

1984
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Darnell Hall

1977
INVINCIBLE 8.6

INVINCIBLE

as Suit AI (voice)

2021
Hell's Kitchen 6.8

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

2005
Community 8.0

Community

as LeVar Burton

2009
Batman: The Animated Series 8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

as Hayden Sloane (voice)

1992
The Legend of Vox Machina 8.2

The Legend of Vox Machina

as Undead Thordak (voice)

2022
Star Trek: Picard 7.2

Star Trek: Picard

as Commodore Geordi La Forge

2020
Perception 7.2

Perception

as Paul Haley

2012
Becker 7.3

Becker

as Mr. Haller

1998
Gargoyles 8.1

Gargoyles

as Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice)

1994
Trapper John, M.D. 6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
Finding Your Roots 6.2

Finding Your Roots

2012
Captain Planet and the Planeteers 7.0

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Kwame (voice)

1990
Transformers: Rescue Bots 7.3

Transformers: Rescue Bots

as Doc Green (voice)

2012
Carol & the End of the World 7.3

Carol & the End of the World

as (voice)

2023
The Eric Andre Show 7.9

The Eric Andre Show

as Self

2012
Reading Rainbow 8.4

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Host

1983
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! 7.2

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

as Self

2007
PBS News Weekend 5.0

PBS News Weekend

as Himself (voice)

2013
Leverage: Redemption 7.1

Leverage: Redemption

as Mr. Blanche

2021
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes 8.0

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

as Kwame

2017
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as The Monk (voice)

1995
Pinky and the Brain 7.7

Pinky and the Brain

as Murray (voice)

1995
The Ready Room 4.0

The Ready Room

as Self

2019
Explained 7.4

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Roots 7.4

Roots

as Kunta Kinte

1977
The Shuttlepod Show 10.0

The Shuttlepod Show

as Self

2022
100 Years of Warner Bros. 7.5

100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self

2023
Boomtown 6.5

Boomtown

as Marvin Lloyd

2002
Strip Law 7.1

Strip Law

as (voice)

2026
The Problem with Jon Stewart 7.2

The Problem with Jon Stewart

as Self

2021
Shatner's Raw Nerve 4.0

Shatner's Raw Nerve

as Self

2008
Christy 8.4

Christy

as Daniel Scott

1994
Scripps National Spelling Bee

Scripps National Spelling Bee

as Self - Host

Roots 6.9

Roots

as Ephraim

2016
Houston Knights 5.5

Houston Knights

as Jason Evans

1987
Deadly Games 7.0

Deadly Games

as Mr. Metcalf

1995
Trivial Pursuit 4.8

Trivial Pursuit

as Self - Host

2024
The Captain and Tennille 7.5

The Captain and Tennille

as Self

1976
Weird City 6.1

Weird City

as Dr. Negari

2019
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 7.3

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as Richard Jefferson

1980
MADtv 7.1

MADtv

as Self

1995
Tom Swift 4.2

Tom Swift

as Barclay (voice)

2022
Weather Hunters 6.0

Weather Hunters

as Flexspecs (voice)

2025
Weather Hunters 6.0

Weather Hunters

as Great Grandpa Wallace (voice)

2025
Beyond the Spotlight

Beyond the Spotlight

2020
Roots: The Complete Miniseries

Roots: The Complete Miniseries

as Kunta Kinte

1977

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