LeVar Burton: Biography, Facts and Career
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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton (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) and 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, which has been described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". Since October 2024, Burton has hosted the Trivial Pursuit game show on The CW.
Quick facts about LeVar Burton
- Full name: LeVar Burton
- Born: 1957-02-16
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q312570
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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host.
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LeVar Burton was born on 1957-02-16.
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