LeVar Burton
February 16, 1957 (67 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Trivial Pursuit as Self - Host
- 2023 · Carol & the End of the World as (voice)
- 2023 · 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- 2022 · Tom Swift as Barclay (voice)
- 2022 · The Shuttlepod Show as Self
- 2022 · The Legend of Vox Machina as Undead Thordak (voice)
- 2021 · The Problem with Jon Stewart as Self
- 2021 · Leverage: Redemption as Mr. Blanche
- 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Commodore Geordi La Forge
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Weird City as Dr. Negari
- 2019 · The Ready Room as Self
- 2018 · Explained as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes as Kwame
- 2013 · PBS News Weekend as Himself (voice)
- 2012 · Rise of the Zombies as Dr. Dan Halpern
- 2012 · Perception as Paul Haley
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as
- 2012 · Transformers: Rescue Bots as Doc Green (voice)
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Bubble (voice)
- 2009 · Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Black Lightning (voice)
- 2009 · Community as LeVar Burton
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as LeVar Burton
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2002 · Star Trek: Nemesis as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
- 2002 · Boomtown as Marvin Lloyd
- 2001 · Ali as Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 2001 · Star Trek: Enterprise as Himself
- 1999 · Futurama as Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Vern (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as LeVar Burton (voice)
- 1998 · Star Trek: Insurrection as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
- 1998 · Becker as Mr. Haller
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Star Trek: First Contact as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Monk (voice)
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Geordi La Forge
- 1994 · Star Trek: Generations as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
- 1994 · Gargoyles as
- 1994 · Christy as Daniel Scott
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Hayden Sloane (voice)
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Kwame (voice)
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Geordi La Forge
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 1987 · Houston Knights as Jason Evans
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Reporter Dave Robinson
- 1984 · Jeopardy! as Self - Host
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Self - Host
- 1980 · The Hunter as Tommy Price
- 1980 · Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Richard Jefferson
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1977 · Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Cap Jackson
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Darnell Hall
- 1977 · Roots as Kunta Kinte
- 1976 · The Captain and Tennille as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- Future · Scripps National Spelling Bee as Self - Host
- 2024 · Butterfly in the Sky as Self
- 2023 · Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event as Commodore Geordi La Forge
- 2022 · Secrets of Sacred Architecture as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Beyond the Spotlight as
- 2020 · Definition Please as LeVar Burton
- 2018 · Brentwood as LeVar Burton
- 2017 · Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family as
- 2016 · School of the Future as
- 2014 · Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2014 · A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con as Self
- 2013 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
- 2012 · Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 2012 · Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 2010 · The Jensen Project as Kendrick
- 2009 · Taken in Broad Daylight as Mike Timbrook
- 2008 · Reach for Me as Nathanial
- 2006 · 40 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2005 · Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool as Self
- 2003 · Blizzard as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
- 1997 · Trekkies as Self
- 1996 · Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
- 1996 · Yesterday's Target as Winstrom
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Deadly Games as Mr. Metcalf
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
- 1994 · Parallel Lives as Dr. Franklin Carter
- 1994 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ... as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
- 1994 · Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 1993 · Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes as Geordi La Forge
- 1992 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
- 1992 · Star Trek: Federation Science as
- 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1991 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
- 1989 · Central Park as Self
- 1988 · Roots: The Gift as Kunta Kinte
- 1988 · The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next as Self
- 1987 · A Special Friendship as Ben Sumner
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit as Self
- 1986 · Liberty as Robert Johnson
- 1986 · The Supernaturals as Pvt. Michael Osgood
- 1985 · The Midnight Hour as Vinnie Davis
- 1985 · And the Children Shall Lead as Glenn Scott
- 1984 · Booker as Davis
- 1984 · The Jesse Owens Story as Professor Preston
- 1983 · Emergency Room as Ray Walden
- 1982 · I Love Liberty as Self
- 1981 · Grambling's White Tiger as Charles 'Tank' Smith
- 1981 · The Acorn People as Rodney
- 1979 · Dummy as Donald Lang
- 1979 · The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 1978 · Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1978 · Battered as Andrew Sinclair
- 1978 · One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story as Ron LeFlore
- 1977 · Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Billy Peoples
- 1977 · US Against the World as Self
- 1976 · Almos' a Man as Dave