LeVar Burton
Birthday: 1957-02-16
Birthplace: Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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.
Credits
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2023-04-19 | Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event | Commodore Geordi La Forge |
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2020-08-10 | Definition Please | LeVar Burton |
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2018-08-02 | Brentwood | LeVar Burton |
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2017-06-20 | Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family | |
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2016-09-14 | School of the Future | |
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2012-10-27 | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern |
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2010-07-16 | The Jensen Project | Kendrick |
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2009-11-10 | Taken in Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook |
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2009-09-29 | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Black Lightning (voice) |
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2008-10-01 | Reach for Me | Nathanial |
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2003-05-15 | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) |
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2002-12-13 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
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2001-12-10 | Ali | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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1999-01-12 | Our Friend, Martin | Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) |
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1998-12-11 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
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1996-11-22 | Star Trek: First Contact | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge |
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1996-04-22 | Yesterday's Target | Winstrom |
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1994-11-18 | Star Trek: Generations | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
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1994-08-04 | Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter |
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1994-05-23 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ... | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge |
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1993-02-07 | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather |
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1993-01-04 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes | Geordi La Forge |
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1992-01-25 | Star Trek: Federation Science | |
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1988-12-11 | Roots: The Gift | Kunta Kinte |
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1987-03-31 | A Special Friendship | Ben Sumner |
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1986-06-23 | Liberty | Robert Johnson |
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1986-05-09 | The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood |
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1985-11-01 | The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis |
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1985-01-01 | And the Children Shall Lead | Glenn Scott |
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1984-10-01 | Booker | Davis |
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1984-07-09 | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston |
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1983-07-18 | Emergency Room | Ray Walden |
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1981-10-04 | Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith |
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1981-03-02 | The Acorn People | Rodney |
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1980-08-01 | The Hunter | Tommy Price |
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1979-05-27 | Dummy | Donald Lang |
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1978-09-26 | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron LeFlore |
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1978-09-26 | Battered | Andrew Sinclair |
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1977-10-19 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson |
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1977-09-12 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples |
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1976-04-05 | Almos' a Man | Dave |