LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Acting

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
Star Trek: Generations
6.5

(1994) Star Trek: Generations

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

Star Trek: First Contact
7.3

(1996) Star Trek: First Contact

as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

Star Trek: Insurrection
6.4

(1998) Star Trek: Insurrection

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

Star Trek: Nemesis
6.3

(2002) Star Trek: Nemesis

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

5.5

(2012) Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Self

The Hunter
5.9

(1980) The Hunter

as Tommy Price

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
7.0

(2009) Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

as Black Lightning (voice)

The Midnight Hour
5.9

(1985) The Midnight Hour

as Vinnie Davis

I Love Liberty
0.0

(1982) I Love Liberty

as Self

Secrets of Sacred Architecture
7.0

(2022) Secrets of Sacred Architecture

as Narrator (voice)

The Jensen Project
5.5

(2010) The Jensen Project

as Kendrick

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
6.3

(1977) Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as Cap Jackson

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
7.7

(2023) Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

as Commodore Geordi La Forge

Trekkies
6.3

(1997) Trekkies

as Self

Butterfly in the Sky
8.0

(2024) Butterfly in the Sky

as Self

The Supernaturals
3.9

(1986) The Supernaturals

as Pvt. Michael Osgood

Taken in Broad Daylight
5.0

(2009) Taken in Broad Daylight

as Mike Timbrook

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
7.4

(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)

Reach for Me
2.0

(2008) Reach for Me

as Nathanial

Star Trek: Federation Science
1.0

(1992) Star Trek: Federation Science

as ---

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
6.1

(1992) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
7.0

(1994) Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Self

Roots: The Gift
6.8

(1988) Roots: The Gift

as Kunta Kinte

US Against the World
0.0

(1977) US Against the World

as Self

Rise of the Zombies
4.3

(2012) Rise of the Zombies

as Dr. Dan Halpern

Our Friend, Martin
7.4

(1999) Our Friend, Martin

as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)

The Jesse Owens Story
7.9

(1984) The Jesse Owens Story

as Professor Preston

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
5.5

(1978) One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

as Ron LeFlore

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
0.0

(1977) Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

as Billy Peoples

Dummy
8.5

(1979) Dummy

as Donald Lang

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
6.2

(1991) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

as Geordi LaForge (archive footage)

The Acorn People
2.0

(1981) The Acorn People

as Rodney

Emergency Room
0.0

(1983) Emergency Room

as Ray Walden

Yesterday's Target
3.5

(1996) Yesterday's Target

as Winstrom

Parallel Lives
5.8

(1994) Parallel Lives

as Dr. Franklin Carter

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1.0

(1993) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

as Geordi La Forge

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
5.9

(2005) Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

as Self

Almos' a Man
0.0

(1976) Almos' a Man

as Dave

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
0.0

(2014) A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

as Self

0.0

(1984) Booker

as Davis

Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
4.5

(1993) Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland

as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather

0.0

(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit

as Self

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
5.8

(1996) Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

as Self

Lennon or McCartney
5.3

(2014) Lennon or McCartney

as Self

Ali
6.8

(2001) Ali

as Martin Luther King, Jr.

0.0

(1981) Grambling's White Tiger

as Charles 'Tank' Smith

Battered
0.0

(1978) Battered

as Andrew Sinclair

A Special Friendship
0.0

(1987) A Special Friendship

as Ben Sumner

School of the Future
7.0

(2016) School of the Future

as ---

Central Park
7.4

(1990) Central Park

as Self

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
5.7

(1991) Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self

40 Years of Star Trek
4.3

(2006) 40 Years of Star Trek

as Self

And the Children Shall Lead
10.0

(1985) And the Children Shall Lead

as Glenn Scott

Brentwood
8.0

(2018) Brentwood

as LeVar Burton

0.0

(1978) Mickey's 50

as Self

Blizzard
5.9

(2003) Blizzard

as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
2.6

(1988) The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

as Self

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
10.0

(2017) Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family

as ---

Liberty
0.0

(1986) Liberty

as Robert Johnson

Definition Please
3.8

(2020) Definition Please

as LeVar Burton

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
6.0

(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
6.5

(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
7.0

(2013) Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
7.0

(2012) Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Self

The Muppets Go Hollywood
6.3

(1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
10.0

(1994) Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
0.0

(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent

as Geordi La Forge

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
0.0

(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright

as Geordi La Forge

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
6.8

(1990) Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Kwame (voice)

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Reporter Dave Robinson

Family Guy
7.4

(1999) Family Guy

as Vern (voice)

Trapper John, M.D.
6.5

(1979) Trapper John, M.D.

as ---

Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4

(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Geordi La Forge

Boomtown
6.5

(2002) Boomtown

as Marvin Lloyd

Star Trek: Voyager
7.8

(1995) Star Trek: Voyager

as Captain Geordi La Forge

Gargoyles
8.1

(1994) Gargoyles

as ---

Christy
8.1

(1994) Christy

as Daniel Scott

MADtv
6.9

(1995) MADtv

as Self

The View
4.5

(1997) The View

as Self - Guest

Roots
7.4

(1977) Roots

as Kunta Kinte

Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4

(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Self

The Captain and Tennille
5.5

(1976) The Captain and Tennille

as Self

Star Trek: Picard
7.3

(2020) Star Trek: Picard

as Commodore Geordi La Forge

Batman: The Animated Series
8.5

(1992) Batman: The Animated Series

as Hayden Sloane (voice)

Tamron Hall
5.1

(2019) Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Transformers: Rescue Bots
7.4

(2012) Transformers: Rescue Bots

as Doc Green (voice)

Community
8.0

(2009) Community

as LeVar Burton

Jeopardy!
6.8

(1984) Jeopardy!

as Self - Host

Perception
7.2

(2012) Perception

as Paul Haley

Tom Swift
4.0

(2022) Tom Swift

as Barclay (voice)

Hell's Kitchen
6.8

(2005) Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

The Big Bang Theory
7.9

(2007) The Big Bang Theory

as LeVar Burton

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Darnell Hall

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

Scripps National Spelling Bee
0.0

Scripps National Spelling Bee

as Self - Host

Family Guy
7.4

(1999) Family Guy

as LeVar Burton (voice)

Reading Rainbow
8.4

(1983) Reading Rainbow

as Self - Host

The Shuttlepod Show
10.0

(2022) The Shuttlepod Show

as Self

Leverage: Redemption
7.5

(2021) Leverage: Redemption

as Mr. Blanche

The Problem with Jon Stewart
7.0

(2021) The Problem with Jon Stewart

as Self

100 Years of Warner Bros.
7.7

(2023) 100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self

Houston Knights
4.3

(1987) Houston Knights

as Jason Evans

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
7.5

(2007) Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
7.2

(1980) Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as Richard Jefferson

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Carol & the End of the World
7.5

(2023) Carol & the End of the World

as (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.0

(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as The Monk (voice)

Shatner's Raw Nerve
4.0

(2008) Shatner's Raw Nerve

as Self

Beyond the Spotlight
0.0

(2020) Beyond the Spotlight

as ---

Explained
7.5

(2018) Explained

as Narrator (voice)

PBS News Weekend
4.8

(2013) PBS News Weekend

as Himself (voice)

Adventure Time
8.5

(2010) Adventure Time

as Bubble (voice)

The Ready Room
4.0

(2019) The Ready Room

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.8

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
7.8

(2017) OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

as Kwame

Star Trek: Enterprise
7.6

(2001) Star Trek: Enterprise

as Himself

Trivial Pursuit
2.0

(2024) Trivial Pursuit

as Self - Host

Weird City
6.1

(2019) Weird City

as Dr. Negari

The Eric Andre Show
7.9

(2012) The Eric Andre Show

as Self

Becker
7.2

(1998) Becker

as Mr. Haller

Finding Your Roots
6.2

(2012) Finding Your Roots

as ---

Futurama
8.4

(1999) Futurama

as Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)

Deadly Games
8.0

(1995) Deadly Games

as Mr. Metcalf

The Legend of Vox Machina
8.2

(2022) The Legend of Vox Machina

as Undead Thordak (voice)