LeVar Burton
b. 1957 (age 69)
Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Actor
Director
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.
Known For
Filmography
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One Night Only
2026 Actor
Turner's mom partner
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★ 8.7
Weather Hunters
2025 Actor
Great Grandpa Wallace
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★ 6.3
Trivial Pursuit
2024 Self
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★ 3.4
The 2024 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2024 Self
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Geeks & Nerds for Harris Live Organizing Call
2024 Self
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★ 6.2
Star Trek: Picard: The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023 Self
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Byron Allen Presents Juneteenth: Celebrating Centuries of Black Excellence
2023 Self
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★ 3.4
Tom Swift
2022 Actor
Barclay
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★ 8.3
Butterfly in the Sky
2022 Self
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2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee
2022 Self
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The 133rd Rose Parade presented by Honda
2022 Self
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1st Children's & Family Emmy Awards
2022 Self
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★ 6.8
NCIS: Hawai'i
2021 Director
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★ 7.3
The Problem with Jon Stewart
2021 Self
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★ 3.2
Black News Tonight with Marc Lamont Hill
2021 Self
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CBS This Morning (Gayle King, Anthony Mason, Tony Dokoupil, Vladimir Duthiers and special guest Levar Burton)
2021 Self
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★ 5.4
Definition Please
2020 Actor
LeVar Burton
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★ 6.0
Weird City
2019 Actor
Dr. Aloysius Negari
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This Is My Story
2019 Self
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★ 7.2
Brentwood
2018 Self
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★ 8.7
In Saturn's Rings
2018 Actor
Narrator
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Executive Perspectives Live
2016 Self
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Ubisoft E3 2016 Conference
2016 Self
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★ 6.1
Kickstarted
2015 Self
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The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House
2015 Self
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Call to Adventure
2015 Self
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Practice Makes Perfect
2015 Actor
Principal Healy
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★ 7.1
Scorpion
2014 Director
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★ 6.8
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 Director
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★ 7.8
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Sky's the Limit - The Eclipse of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2014 Self
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★ 6.0
The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards
2014 Self
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★ 9.2
Beyond the Five Year Mission: The Evolution of Star Trek - The Next Generation
2014 Self
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★ 9.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Unknown Possibilities of Existence: Making All Good Things...
2014 Self
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Reading Rainbow's New Theme Song with LeVar Burton
2014 Actor
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★ 7.5
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Regeneration: Engaging the Borg
2013 Self
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★ 7.6
Resistance Is Futile: Assimilating Star Trek - The Next Generation
2013 Self
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★ 6.9
Relativity: The Family Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation
2013 Actor
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The 17th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards
2013 Self
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★ 7.5
Perception
2012 Actor
Director
Paul Haley
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★ 3.6
Rise of the Zombies
2012 Actor
Dr. Halpern
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★ 7.9
Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation
2012 Self
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Reading Rainbow - Video Field Trips
2012 Self
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★ 6.6
Transformers: Rescue Bots
2011 Actor
Trex
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★ 3.9
And They're Off
2011 Actor
Levar Burton
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★ 6.0
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan
2011 Self
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On the Verge
2011 Self
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★ 4.7
The Jensen Project
2010 Actor
Kendrick
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★ 7.9
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
2010 Actor
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The 20th Annual Environmental Media Association Awards
2010 Self
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★ 5.5
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009 Actor
Mike Timbrook
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Science Trek
2009 Self
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Simple Wishes
2009 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.2
Reach for Me
2008 Actor
Director
Nurse Nathaniel
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★ 6.6
Rwanda Rising
2007 Actor
John Bosco Bisimana
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★ 8.0
Roots Remembered
2007 Self
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The 9th Annual Family Television Awards
2007 Self
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★ 8.2
The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases
2006 Self
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The People's President
2006 Actor
Narrator
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40 Years of Star Trek
2006 Self
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The 58th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards
2006 Self
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★ 6.5
Miracle's Boys
2005 Director
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The 57th Annual Directors Guild Awards
2005 Self
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★ 6.6
The N Word
2004 Self
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★ 4.6
The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments
2004 Self
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★ 6.9
Emmy's Greatest Moments
2004 Self
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★ 7.4
Las Vegas
2003 Director
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★ 5.8
Blizzard
2003 Director
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★ 6.8
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2003 Self
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The 55th Annual Directors Guild Awards
2003 Self
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Mornings on IMC
2003 Self
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★ 6.4
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002 Actor
Geordi La Forge
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★ 6.8
Roots: Celebrating 25 Years
2002 Self
Actor
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★ 7.7
The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2002 Self
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★ 7.6
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 Director
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★ 8.8
The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2001 Self
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The Warp Factory
2001 Self
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70th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2001 Self
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★ 7.7
Soul Food
2000 Director
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★ 6.3
Dancing in September
2000 Self
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★ 6.2
Smart House
1999 Director
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★ 7.2
Charmed
1998 Director
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★ 6.4
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 Actor
Geordi
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★ 7.8
Star Trek: The Experience - The Klingon Encounter
1998 Actor
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
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★ 4.2
The Tiger Woods Story
1998 Director
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★ 6.0
29th NAACP Image Awards
1998 Self
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★ 3.8
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary
1997 Self
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★ 7.6
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 Actor
Geordi
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★ 3.8
Yesterday's Target
1996 Actor
Winstrom
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★ 7.3
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 Self
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★ 6.5
27th NAACP Image Awards
1996 Self
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★ 7.9
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 Director
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★ 6.7
JAG
1995 Director
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★ 6.6
Star Trek: Generations
1994 Actor
Geordi
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★ 4.6
Parallel Lives
1994 Actor
Dr. Franklin Carter
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★ 6.9
Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation
1994 Self
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★ 4.3
Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards
1994 Self
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The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
1994 Self
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★ 8.1
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 Director
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★ 4.8
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993 Actor
Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
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★ 5.2
Trivial Pursuit
1993 Self