LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

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.

Butterfly in the Sky
2024
Self
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
Self
The Right to Read
2023
Executive Producer
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
Commodore Geordi La Forge
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
2022
Narrator (voice)
Definition Please
2020
LeVar Burton
Brentwood
2018
LeVar Burton
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
2017
School of the Future
2016
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Rise of the Zombies
2012
Dr. Dan Halpern
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
Self
The Jensen Project
2010
Kendrick
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
Black Lightning (voice)
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009
Mike Timbrook
Reach for Me
2008
Director
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
Self
Blizzard
2003
Director
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Ali
2001
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Smart House
1999
Director
Our Friend, Martin
1999
Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
The Tiger Woods Story
1998
Director
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Trekkies
1997
Self
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Yesterday's Target
1996
Winstrom
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
Self
Star Trek: Generations
1994
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
Self
Parallel Lives
1994
Dr. Franklin Carter
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
1994
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
Geordi La Forge
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993
Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
1993
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
1993
Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
1993
Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
1992
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
1992
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
1991
Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
1991
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Central Park
1990
Self
Roots: The Gift
1988
Kunta Kinte
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
Self
A Special Friendship
1987
Ben Sumner
The Supernaturals
1986
Pvt. Michael Osgood
Liberty
1986
Robert Johnson
The Midnight Hour
1985
Vinnie Davis
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
Glenn Scott
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
Professor Preston
Emergency Room
1983
Ray Walden
I Love Liberty
1982
Self
The Acorn People
1981
Rodney
The Hunter
1980
Tommy Price
Dummy
1979
Donald Lang
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Self
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
Ron LeFlore
Battered
1978
Andrew Sinclair
Mickey's 50
1978
Self
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
Cap Jackson
US Against the World
1977
Self
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
Billy Peoples
Almos' a Man
1976
Dave