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.
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Known for
Star Trek: Voyager
Captain Geordi La Forge
Jeopardy!
Self - Host
Family Guy
Vern (voice)
Family Guy
LeVar Burton (voice)
Adventure Time
Bubble (voice)
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Doc Green (voice)
The Eric Andre Show
Self
Honest Trailers
Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Picard
Commodore Geordi La Forge
Futurama
Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron
Batman: The Animated Series
Hayden Sloane (voice)
Trapper John, M.D.
Murder, She Wrote
Reporter Dave Robinson
Community
LeVar Burton
The Legend of Vox Machina
Undead Thordak (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
LeVar Burton
The Love Boat
Darnell Hall
Becker
Mr. Haller
Gargoyles
Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice)
Explained
Narrator (voice)
Perception
Paul Haley
Leverage: Redemption
Mr. Blanche
The Captain and Tennille
Self
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
Kwame
Scripps National Spelling Bee
Self - Host
Finding Your Roots
Reading Rainbow
Self - Host
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Monk (voice)
Roots
Kunta Kinte
Carol & the End of the World
(voice)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Kwame (voice)
Roots
Ephraim
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Richard Jefferson
MADtv
Self
Deadly Games
Mr. Metcalf
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
Weird City
Dr. Negari
Trivial Pursuit
Self - Host
Beyond the Spotlight
Houston Knights
Jason Evans
Boomtown
Marvin Lloyd
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Tom Swift
Barclay (voice)
Star Trek: First Contact
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Christy
Daniel Scott
Star Trek: Insurrection
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Nemesis
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Ali
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Star Trek: Generations
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
The Jesse Owens Story
Professor Preston
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Black Lightning (voice)
The Supernaturals
Pvt. Michael Osgood
The Hunter
Tommy Price
Blizzard
Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Cap Jackson
Rise of the Zombies
Dr. Dan Halpern
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
The Midnight Hour
Vinnie Davis
Butterfly in the Sky
Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
US Against the World
Self
Trekkies
Self
Our Friend, Martin
Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Roots: The Gift
Kunta Kinte
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Commodore Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Mickey's 50
Self
The Jensen Project
Kendrick
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Battered
Andrew Sinclair
I Love Liberty
Self
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
Reach for Me
Nathanial
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Definition Please
LeVar Burton
Parallel Lives
Dr. Franklin Carter
And the Children Shall Lead
Glenn Scott
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
The Daily Show
Self
Taken in Broad Daylight
Mike Timbrook
Booker
Davis
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Liberty
Robert Johnson
Grambling's White Tiger
Charles 'Tank' Smith
Dummy
Donald Lang
Central Park
Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Geordi La Forge
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
Yesterday's Target
Winstrom
Emergency Room
Ray Walden
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Self
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
Narrator (voice)
Almos' a Man
Dave
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Geordi La Forge
The View
Self - Guest
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Billy Peoples
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Ron LeFlore
The Acorn People
Rodney
Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
Self
A Special Friendship
Ben Sumner
PBS News Weekend
Himself (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Brentwood
LeVar Burton
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Star Trek: Federation Science
School of the Future
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
Geordi La Forge
The Ready Room
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Self
The Shuttlepod Show
Self