LeVar Burton
Birthday
1957/02/16 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Also know as
Levar Burton, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Biography
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (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), 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 ...Read more
Acting
(1994) Star Trek: Generations
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
(1996) Star Trek: First Contact
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
(1998) Star Trek: Insurrection
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
(2002) Star Trek: Nemesis
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
(2012) Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
(1980) The Hunter
as Tommy Price
(2009) Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Black Lightning (voice)
(1985) The Midnight Hour
as Vinnie Davis
(1982) I Love Liberty
as Self
(2022) Secrets of Sacred Architecture
as Narrator (voice)
(2010) The Jensen Project
as Kendrick
(1977) Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Cap Jackson
(2023) Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
as Commodore Geordi La Forge
(1997) Trekkies
as Self
(2024) Butterfly in the Sky
as Self
(1986) The Supernaturals
as Pvt. Michael Osgood
(2009) Taken in Broad Daylight
as Mike Timbrook
(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
(2008) Reach for Me
as Nathanial
(1992) Star Trek: Federation Science
as ---
(1992) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
(1994) Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
(1988) Roots: The Gift
as Kunta Kinte
(1977) US Against the World
as Self
(2012) Rise of the Zombies
as Dr. Dan Halpern
(1999) Our Friend, Martin
as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
(1984) The Jesse Owens Story
as Professor Preston
(1978) One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
as Ron LeFlore
(1977) Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Billy Peoples
(1979) Dummy
as Donald Lang
(1991) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
(1981) The Acorn People
as Rodney
(1983) Emergency Room
as Ray Walden
(1996) Yesterday's Target
as Winstrom
(1994) Parallel Lives
as Dr. Franklin Carter
(1993) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
as Geordi La Forge
(2005) Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as Self
(1976) Almos' a Man
as Dave
(2014) A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
as Self
(1984) Booker
as Davis
(1993) Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
as Self
(1996) Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
(2014) Lennon or McCartney
as Self
(2001) Ali
as Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1981) Grambling's White Tiger
as Charles 'Tank' Smith
(1978) Battered
as Andrew Sinclair
(1987) A Special Friendship
as Ben Sumner
(2016) School of the Future
as ---
(1990) Central Park
as Self
(1991) Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2006) 40 Years of Star Trek
as Self
(1985) And the Children Shall Lead
as Glenn Scott
(2018) Brentwood
as LeVar Burton
(1978) Mickey's 50
as Self
(2003) Blizzard
as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
(1988) The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
as Self
(2017) Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
as ---
(1986) Liberty
as Robert Johnson
(2020) Definition Please
as LeVar Burton
(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
(2013) Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
(2012) Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
(1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1994) Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
as Geordi La Forge
(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
as Geordi La Forge
(1990) Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Kwame (voice)
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Reporter Dave Robinson
(1999) Family Guy
as Vern (voice)
(1979) Trapper John, M.D.
as ---
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Geordi La Forge
(2002) Boomtown
as Marvin Lloyd
(1995) Star Trek: Voyager
as Captain Geordi La Forge
(1994) Gargoyles
as ---
(1994) Christy
as Daniel Scott
(1995) MADtv
as Self
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(1977) Roots
as Kunta Kinte
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
(1976) The Captain and Tennille
as Self
(2020) Star Trek: Picard
as Commodore Geordi La Forge
(1992) Batman: The Animated Series
as Hayden Sloane (voice)
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(2012) Transformers: Rescue Bots
as Doc Green (voice)
(2009) Community
as LeVar Burton
(1984) Jeopardy!
as Self - Host
(2012) Perception
as Paul Haley
(2022) Tom Swift
as Barclay (voice)
(2005) Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron
(2007) The Big Bang Theory
as LeVar Burton
(1977) The Love Boat
as Darnell Hall
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
Scripps National Spelling Bee
as Self - Host
(1999) Family Guy
as LeVar Burton (voice)
(1983) Reading Rainbow
as Self - Host
(2022) The Shuttlepod Show
as Self
(2021) Leverage: Redemption
as Mr. Blanche
(2021) The Problem with Jon Stewart
as Self
(2023) 100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
(1987) Houston Knights
as Jason Evans
(2007) Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1980) Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Richard Jefferson
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(2023) Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Monk (voice)
(2008) Shatner's Raw Nerve
as Self
(2020) Beyond the Spotlight
as ---
(2018) Explained
as Narrator (voice)
(2013) PBS News Weekend
as Himself (voice)
(2010) Adventure Time
as Bubble (voice)
(2019) The Ready Room
as Self
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2017) OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
as Kwame
(2001) Star Trek: Enterprise
as Himself
(2024) Trivial Pursuit
as Self - Host
(2019) Weird City
as Dr. Negari
(2012) The Eric Andre Show
as Self
(1998) Becker
as Mr. Haller
(2012) Finding Your Roots
as ---
(1999) Futurama
as Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
(1995) Deadly Games
as Mr. Metcalf
(2022) The Legend of Vox Machina
as Undead Thordak (voice)