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LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

16/02/1957

Age

68 years old

Place of Birth

Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

Biography

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. 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 ... Read More

Known For

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

Definition Please

Definition Please

Brentwood

Brentwood

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family

School of the Future

School of the Future

Lennon or McCartney

Lennon or McCartney

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

Filmography

Cast

2024

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Tre...

as Self

2024

Butterfly in the Sky

as Self

2023

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series...

as Commodore Geordi La Forge

2022

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

as Narrator (voice)

2020

Definition Please

as LeVar Burton

2018

Brentwood

as LeVar Burton

2017

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Famil...

2016

School of the Future

2014

Lennon or McCartney

as Self

2014

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Insid...

as Self

2013

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Bes...

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive foota...

2012

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek...

as Self

2012

Rise of the Zombies

as Dr. Dan Halpern

2012

Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star ...

as Self

2010

The Jensen Project

as Kendrick

2009

Taken in Broad Daylight

as Mike Timbrook

2009

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

as Black Lightning (voice)

2008

Reach for Me

as Nathanial

2006

40 Years of Star Trek

as Self

2005

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

as Self

2003

Blizzard

as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)

2002

Star Trek: Nemesis

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

2001

Ali

as Martin Luther King, Jr.

1999

Our Friend, Martin

as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burto...

1998

Star Trek: Insurrection

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1997

Trekkies

as Self

1996

Star Trek: First Contact

as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

1996

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

as Self

1996

Yesterday's Target

as Winstrom

1994

Star Trek: Generations

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1994

Parallel Lives

as Dr. Franklin Carter

1994

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: T...

as Self

1993

Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland

as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather

1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the ...

as Geordi La Forge

1992

Star Trek: Federation Science

1991

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self

1990

Central Park

as Self

1988

Roots: The Gift

as Kunta Kinte

1988

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation ...

as Self

1987

A Special Friendship

as Ben Sumner

1986

Liberty

as Robert Johnson

1986

The Supernaturals

as Pvt. Michael Osgood

1985

The Midnight Hour

as Vinnie Davis

1985

And the Children Shall Lead

as Glenn Scott

1984

Booker

as Davis

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

as Professor Preston

1983

Emergency Room

as Ray Walden

1982

I Love Liberty

as Self

1981

Grambling's White Tiger

as Charles 'Tank' Smith

1981

The Acorn People

as Rodney

1980

The Hunter

as Tommy Price

1979

Dummy

as Donald Lang

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self

1978

Mickey's 50

as Self

1978

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

as Ron LeFlore

1978

Battered

as Andrew Sinclair

1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as Cap Jackson

1977

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

as Billy Peoples

1977

US Against the World

as Self

1976

Almos' a Man

as Dave

Crew

2023

The Right to Read

as Executive Producer

2008

Reach for Me

as Director

2003

Blizzard

as Director

1999

Smart House

as Director

1998

The Tiger Woods Story

as Director