People
LeVar Burton
- Name: LeVar Burton
- Birthday: 1957-02-16
- Also known as: Levar Burton,Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
- Place of birth: Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
- Popularity: 7.599
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Butterfly in the Sky as Self | 2024-03-17 |
| Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event as Commodore Geordi La Forge | 2023-04-19 |
| Secrets of Sacred Architecture as Narrator (voice) | 2022-04-02 |
| Definition Please as LeVar Burton | 2020-08-10 |
| Brentwood as LeVar Burton | 2018-08-02 |
| Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family | 2017-06-20 |
| School of the Future | 2016-09-14 |
| Lennon or McCartney as Self | 2014-12-12 |
| A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con as Self | 2014-11-01 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 2013-04-25 |
| Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self | 2012-11-04 |
| Rise of the Zombies as Dr. Dan Halpern | 2012-10-27 |
| Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self | 2012-07-23 |
| The Jensen Project as Kendrick | 2010-07-16 |
| Taken in Broad Daylight as Mike Timbrook | 2009-11-10 |
| Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Black Lightning (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
| Reach for Me as Nathanial | 2008-10-01 |
| 40 Years of Star Trek as Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool as Self | 2005-06-01 |
| Blizzard as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | 2003-05-15 |
| Star Trek: Nemesis as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 2002-12-13 |
| Ali as Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2001-12-10 |
| Our Friend, Martin as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) | 1999-01-12 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1998-12-11 |
| Trekkies as Self | 1997-10-18 |
| Star Trek: First Contact as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1996-11-22 |
| Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self | 1996-10-06 |
| Yesterday's Target as Winstrom | 1996-04-22 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1995-05-08 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage) | 1995-03-13 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1995-02-27 |
| Star Trek: Generations as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-11-18 |
| Parallel Lives as Dr. Franklin Carter | 1994-08-04 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ... as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-05-23 |
| Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self | 1994-05-15 |
| Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | 1993-02-07 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes as Geordi La Forge | 1993-01-04 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1992-12-14 |
| Star Trek: Federation Science | 1992-01-25 |
| Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self | 1991-09-28 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Geordi LaForge (archive footage) | 1991-09-23 |
| Central Park as Self | 1989-04-01 |
| Roots: The Gift as Kunta Kinte | 1988-12-11 |
| The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next as Self | 1988-10-03 |
| A Special Friendship as Ben Sumner | 1987-03-31 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit as Self | 1987-01-01 |
| Liberty as Robert Johnson | 1986-06-23 |
| The Supernaturals as Pvt. Michael Osgood | 1986-05-09 |
| The Midnight Hour as Vinnie Davis | 1985-11-01 |
| And the Children Shall Lead as Glenn Scott | 1985-01-01 |
| Booker as Davis | 1984-10-01 |
| The Jesse Owens Story as Professor Preston | 1984-07-09 |
| Emergency Room as Ray Walden | 1983-07-18 |
| I Love Liberty as Self | 1982-03-21 |
| Grambling's White Tiger as Charles 'Tank' Smith | 1981-10-04 |
| The Acorn People as Rodney | 1981-03-02 |
| The Hunter as Tommy Price | 1980-08-01 |
| Dummy as Donald Lang | 1979-05-27 |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Mickey's 50 as Self | 1978-11-19 |
| Battered as Andrew Sinclair | 1978-09-26 |
| One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story as Ron LeFlore | 1978-09-26 |
| Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Cap Jackson | 1977-10-19 |
| Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Billy Peoples | 1977-09-12 |
| US Against the World as Self | 1977-09-07 |
| Almos' a Man as Dave | 1976-04-05 |
