LeVar Burton
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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- Born:
- Feb 16, 1957 In Landstuhl - Rhineland-Palatinate - Germany
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 56
- First Appeared:
- In the series Roots 1977-01-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie Butterfly in the Sky 2024-03-17
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Butterfly in the Sky | Self | 2024-03-17 |
| Series | Tom Swift | Barclay (voice) | 2022-05-31 |
| Movie | Definition Please | LeVar Burton | 2020-08-10 |
| Movie | Brentwood | LeVar Burton | 2018-08-02 |
| Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
| Movie | Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 2013-04-25 |
| Series | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Doc Green (voice) | 2012-02-18 |
| Series | Finding Your Roots | Self - Guest | 2012-03-24 |
| Movie | Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 2012-11-04 |
| Series | Perception | Paul Haley | 2012-07-09 |
| Movie | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | 2012-10-27 |
| Movie | The Jensen Project | Kendrick | 2010-07-16 |
| Movie | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Black Lightning (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
| Movie | Taken in Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook | 2009-11-10 |
| Movie | Reach for Me | Nathanial | 2008-10-01 |
| Movie | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | Self | 2005-06-01 |
| Movie | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | 2003-05-15 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Nemesis | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 2002-12-13 |
| Movie | Ali | Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2001-12-10 |
| Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) | 1999-01-12 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Insurrection | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1998-12-11 |
| Movie | Trekkies | Self | 1997-10-18 |
| Movie | Yesterday's Target | Winstrom | 1996-04-22 |
| Movie | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
| Movie | Star Trek: First Contact | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1996-11-22 |
| Movie | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1995-05-08 |
| Series | Deadly Games | Mr. Metcalf | 1995-09-05 |
| Series | Christy | Daniel Scott | 1994-04-03 |
| Movie | Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 1994-05-15 |
| Movie | Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter | 1994-08-04 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Generations | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-11-18 |
| Movie | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | 1993-02-07 |
| Movie | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
| Series | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Kwame (voice) | 1990-09-15 |
| Movie | Central Park | Self | 1989-04-01 |
| Movie | Roots: The Gift | Kunta Kinte | 1988-12-11 |
| Series | Houston Knights | Jason Evans | 1987-03-11 |
| Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Geordi La Forge | 1987-09-28 |
| Movie | A Special Friendship | Ben Sumner | 1987-03-31 |
| Movie | The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood | 1986-05-09 |
| Movie | The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | 1985-11-01 |
| Movie | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | 1984-07-09 |
| Movie | Booker | Davis | 1984-10-01 |
| Series | Reading Rainbow | Self - Host | 1983-06-06 |
| Movie | The Acorn People | Rodney | 1981-03-02 |
| Movie | Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith | 1981-10-04 |
| Series | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Richard Jefferson | 1980-04-15 |
| Movie | The Hunter | Tommy Price | 1980-08-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | Dummy | Donald Lang | 1979-05-27 |
| Movie | Battered | Andrew Sinclair | 1978-09-26 |
| Movie | Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
| Movie | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron LeFlore | 1978-09-26 |
| Series | Roots | Kunta Kinte | 1977-01-23 |
| Movie | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | 1977-10-19 |