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.
Fotos
Películas (71)
One Night Only
2026 · Rick
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024 · Self
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 · Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023 · Commodore Geordi La Forge
The Right to Read
2023 · Executive Producer
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
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014 · Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014 · Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013 · Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013 · Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012 · Self
Rise of the Zombies
2012 · Dr. Dan Halpern
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012 · Self
And They're Off
2011 · Self
The Jensen Project
2010 · Kendrick
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009 · Mike Timbrook
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009 · Black Lightning (voice)
Reach for Me
2008 · Nathanial, Director
40 Years of Star Trek
2006 · Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005 · Self
Blizzard
2003 · Night Watchman Elf (uncredited), Director
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002 · Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Remembering Roots
2002 · Self
Ali
2001 · Martin Luther King, Jr.
Smart House
1999 · Director
Our Friend, Martin
1999 · Martin at Age 26 (voice)
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 · Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
The Tiger Woods Story
1998 · Director
Trekkies
1997 · Self
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Self
Yesterday's Target
1996 · Winstrom
Star Trek: Generations
1994 · Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Parallel Lives
1994 · Dr. Franklin Carter
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994 · Self
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993 · Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993 · Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
1992 · Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992 · Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
1991 · Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
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
Liberty
1986 · Robert Johnson
The Supernaturals
1986 · Pvt. Michael Osgood
The Midnight Hour
1985 · Vinnie Davis
And the Children Shall Lead
1985 · Glenn Scott
Booker
1984 · Davis
The Jesse Owens Story
1984 · Professor Preston
Emergency Room
1983 · Ray Walden
I Love Liberty
1982 · Self
Grambling's White Tiger
1981 · Charles 'Tank' Smith
The Acorn People
1981 · Rodney
The Hunter
1980 · Tommy Price
Dummy
1979 · Donald Lang
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Self (uncredited)
Mickey's 50
1978 · Self
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978 · Ron LeFlore
Battered
1978 · Andrew Sinclair
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 · Cap Jackson
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977 · Billy Peoples
US Against the World
1977 · Self
Almos' a Man
1976 · Dave
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary
· Self
Series (70)
Strip Law
2026 · (voice)
Weather Hunters
2025 · Flexspecs (voice), Great Grandpa Wallace (voice)
Trivial Pursuit
2024 · Self - Host
Carol & the End of the World
2023 · (voice)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
Tom Swift
2022 · Barclay (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
2022 · Self
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022 · Undead Thordak (voice)
The Problem with Jon Stewart
2021 · Self
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021 · Director
Leverage: Redemption
2021 · Mr. Blanche
INVINCIBLE
2021 · Suit AI (voice)
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Commodore Geordi La Forge
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Self - Guest
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
2019 · Self
Weird City
2019 · Dr. Negari
The Ready Room
2019 · Self
Explained
2018 · Narrator (voice)
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
2017 · Kwame
Roots
2016 · Ephraim, Co-Executive Producer
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Director
Scorpion
2014 · Director
PBS News Weekend
2013 · Himself (voice)
Perception
2012 · Paul Haley, Director
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
Transformers: Rescue Bots
2012 · Doc Green (voice)
Adventure Time
2010 · Bubble (voice)
Community
2009 · LeVar Burton
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008 · Self
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · LeVar Burton
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 · Self
Hell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
Miracle's Boys
2005 · Director
Las Vegas
2003 · Director
Boomtown
2002 · Marvin Lloyd
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · Director
Soul Food
2000 · Director
Futurama
1999 · Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
Padre de Familia
1999 · Vern (voice), LeVar Burton (voice)
Becker
1998 · Mr. Haller
Charmed
1998 · Director
The View
1997 · Self - Guest, Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
MADtv
1995 · Self
JAG
1995 · Director
Pinky and the Brain
1995 · Murray (voice)
Deadly Games
1995 · Mr. Metcalf
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · The Monk (voice)
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Captain Geordi La Forge, Director
Gargoyles
1994 · Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice)
Christy
1994 · Daniel Scott
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Director
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Hayden Sloane (voice)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Kwame (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Geordi La Forge, Director
Houston Knights
1987 · Jason Evans
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Reporter Dave Robinson
Jeopardy!
1984 · Self - Host, Self
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 · Richard Jefferson
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Vacaciones en el mar
1977 · Darnell Hall
Roots
1977 · Kunta Kinte
Roots: The Complete Miniseries
1977 · Kunta Kinte
The Captain and Tennille
1976 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Scripps National Spelling Bee
· Self - Host