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

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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
Average
8
Jeopardy!
Average
7

Jeopardy!

(1984) Self - Host
Star Trek: Voyager
Average
8

Star Trek: Voyager

(1995) Captain Geordi La Forge
PBS News Weekend
Average
5

PBS News Weekend

(2013) Himself (voice)
Hell's Kitchen
Average
7

Hell's Kitchen

(2005) Self - Restaurant Patron
Star Trek: Picard
Average
7

Star Trek: Picard

(2020) Commodore Geordi La Forge
Batman: The Animated Series
Average
9

Batman: The Animated Series

(1992) Hayden Sloane / Hatter Hentchman (voice)
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Average
7

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)
N/A
2002 Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Marvin Lloyd
2001 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Himself
1999 LeVar Burton (voice)
Vern (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 Self
Geordi La Forge
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
Andrew Sinclair
Ron LeFlore
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


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