LeVar Burton
Age: 67 | From: Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Person Details
Birthday: 1957-02-16 22:06:07
Aliases: Levar Burton , Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 57
TV Involvements: 39
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) Self
Jeopardy!
(1984) Self - Host
Star Trek: Voyager
(1995) Captain Geordi La Forge
PBS News Weekend
(2013) Himself (voice)
Hell's Kitchen
(2005) Self - Restaurant Patron
Star Trek: Picard
(2020) Commodore Geordi La Forge
Batman: The Animated Series
(1992) Hayden Sloane / Hatter Hentchman (voice)
Transformers: Rescue Bots
(2012) Doc Green (voice)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self | |
| Commodore Geordi La Forge | ||
| 2022 | Self | |
| Barclay (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
| Mr. Blanche | ||
| 2020 | LeVar Burton | |
| Commodore Geordi La Forge | ||
| 2019 | Self - Guest | |
| Dr. Negari | ||
| Self | ||
| 2018 | LeVar Burton | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2017 | Kwame | |
| 2016 | N/A | |
| 2014 | Self | |
| 2013 | Himself (voice) | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| Dr. Dan Halpern | ||
| Self | ||
| Paul Haley | ||
| Self | ||
| Doc Green (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Kendrick | |
| Bubble (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Mike Timbrook | |
| Black Lightning (voice) | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2008 | Nathanial | |
| 2007 | LeVar Burton | |
| Self | ||
| 2006 | Self | |
| 2005 | Self | |
| Self - Restaurant Patron | ||
| 2003 | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | |
| Marvin Lloyd | ||
| 2001 | Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| Himself | ||
| 1999 | Vern (voice) | |
| LeVar Burton (voice) | ||
| Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) | ||
| 1998 | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | |
| 1997 | Self | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1996 | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Winstrom | ||
| 1995 | Self | |
| Mr. Metcalf | ||
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | ||
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | ||
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage) | ||
| The Monk (voice) | ||
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | ||
| Captain Geordi La Forge | ||
| 1994 | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | |
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Franklin Carter | ||
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | ||
| Self | ||
| Daniel Scott | ||
| 1993 | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | |
| Geordi La Forge | ||
| 1992 | Hayden Sloane / Hatter Hentchman (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| 1991 | Self | |
| Geordi LaForge (archive footage) | ||
| 1990 | Kwame | |
| 1989 | Himself | |
| 1988 | Kunta Kinte | |
| Himself | ||
| 1987 | Geordi La Forge | |
| Self | ||
| Ben Sumner | ||
| Jason Evans | ||
| 1986 | Robert Johnson | |
| Pvt. Michael Osgood | ||
| 1985 | Vinnie Davis | |
| Glenn Scott | ||
| 1984 | Davis | |
| Reporter Dave Robinson | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Professor Preston | ||
| 1983 | Ray Walden | |
| Self - Host | ||
| 1982 | Self | |
| 1981 | Charles 'Tank' Smith | |
| Rodney | ||
| 1980 | Tommy Price | |
| Richard Jefferson | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Donald Lang | ||
| Self | ||
| 1978 | Self | |
| Ron LeFlore | ||
| Andrew Sinclair | ||
| 1977 | Cap Jackson | |
| Darnell Hall | ||
| Billy Peoples | ||
| Self | ||
| Kunta Kinte | ||
| 1976 | Self | |
| Dave | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
| 2016 | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Director | |
| 2014 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 2012 | Director | |
| 2008 | Director | |
| 2005 | Director | |
| 2003 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 2001 | Director | |
| 2000 | Director | |
| 1999 | Director | |
| 1998 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1995 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1993 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
