LeVar Burton
Acting 1957-02-16 Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
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 …
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Star Trek: First Contact
1996
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Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
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Star Trek: Generations
1994
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Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
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The Hunter
1980
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Trekkies
1997
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
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I Love Liberty
1982
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The Midnight Hour
1985
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Butterfly in the Sky
2024
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Reach for Me
2008
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⭐ 4.2
The Supernaturals
1986
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Taken in Broad Daylight
2009
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The Jensen Project
2010
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Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
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⭐ 7.0
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
2022
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Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
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Star Trek: Federation Science
1992