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LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Birthday: 1957-02-16 | Place of Birth: Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Butterfly in the Sky

as    Self

2022
Tom Swift

as    Barclay (voice)

2020
Definition Please

as    LeVar Burton

2012
Transformers: Rescue Bots

as    Doc Green (voice)

2012
Rise of the Zombies

as    Dr. Dan Halpern

2012
Perception

as    Paul Haley

2010
The Jensen Project

as    Kendrick

2009
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

as    Black Lightning (voice)

2009
Taken in Broad Daylight

as    Mike Timbrook

2008
Reach for Me

as    Nathanial

2002
Star Trek: Nemesis

as    Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1999
Our Friend, Martin

as    Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)

1998
Star Trek: Insurrection

as    Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1996
Star Trek: First Contact

as    Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

1996
1995
Deadly Games

as    Mr. Metcalf

1994
Christy

as    Daniel Scott

1994
Parallel Lives

as    Dr. Franklin Carter

1994
Star Trek: Generations

as    Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as    Kwame (voice)

1989
Central Park

as    Himself

1988
Roots: The Gift

as    Kunta Kinte

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation

as    Geordi La Forge

1987
Houston Knights

as    Jason Evans

1986
The Supernaturals

as    Pvt. Michael Osgood

1985
The Midnight Hour

as    Vinnie Davis

1984
Booker

as    Davis

1984
The Jesse Owens Story

as    Professor Preston

1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as    Richard Jefferson