10.0
10.0
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
as Glenn Scott
LeVar Burton
Also known as: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr., Levardis Burton Jr., Levardis Burton...
Acting
Born:February 16, 1957(age 69)
Birthplace:Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Nationality:United States
Education:Christian Brothers High School, USC School of Dramatic Arts, University of Southern California
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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 Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.
Notable Works
LeVar Burton ReadsReading RainbowStar Trek: The Next GenerationRoots
Filmography (65 movies)
10.0
10.0
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
2017
8.5
8.5
Dummy
1979
as Donald Lang
8.2
8.2
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
as Self
8.0
8.0
Brentwood
2018
as LeVar Burton
7.9
7.9
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Professor Preston
7.7
7.7
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
as Commodore Geordi La Forge
7.4
7.4
Central Park
1990
as Self
7.3
7.3
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
7.1
7.1
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
7.1
7.1
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
as Black Lightning (voice)
7.0
7.0
School of the Future
2016
7.0
7.0
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
2022
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
as Self
6.9
6.9
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
6.9
6.9
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
as Self
6.8
6.8
Roots: The Gift
1988
as Kunta Kinte
6.8
6.8
Ali
2001
as Martin Luther King, Jr.
6.7
6.7
One Night Only
2026
as Rick
6.5
6.5
Star Trek: Generations
1994
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
6.4
6.4
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
6.4
6.4
Trekkies
1997
as Self
6.3
6.3
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Cap Jackson
6.3
6.3
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
5.9
5.9
Blizzard
2003
Director
5.9
5.9
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
5.9
5.9
The Hunter
1980
as Tommy Price
5.9
5.9
Smart House
1999
Director
5.9
5.9
The Midnight Hour
1985
as Vinnie Davis
5.8
5.8
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
5.5
5.5
The Jensen Project
2010
as Kendrick
5.5
5.5
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
as Self
5.5
5.5
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
as Ron LeFlore
5.2
5.2
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
5.0
5.0
Liberty
1986
as Robert Johnson
5.0
5.0
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009
as Mike Timbrook
5.0
5.0
Parallel Lives
1994
as Dr. Franklin Carter
4.5
4.5
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993
as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
4.3
4.3
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
as Self
4.3
4.3
Rise of the Zombies
2012
as Dr. Dan Halpern
4.1
4.1
And They're Off
2011
as Self
4.1
4.1
The Supernaturals
1986
as Pvt. Michael Osgood
3.5
3.5
Yesterday's Target
1996
as Winstrom
3.2
3.2
Definition Please
2020
as LeVar Burton
2.8
2.8
Reach for Me
2008
Director
2.6
2.6
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
as Self
2.0
2.0
The Acorn People
1981
as Rodney
2.0
2.0
The Tiger Woods Story
1998
Director
2.0
2.0
The Right to Read
2023
Executive Producer
1.0
1.0
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
as Geordi La Forge
1.0
1.0
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
as Billy Peoples
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
Emergency Room
1983
as Ray Walden
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
as Charles 'Tank' Smith
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013
US Against the World
1977
as Self
A Special Friendship
1987
as Ben Sumner
Battered
1978
as Andrew Sinclair
Booker
1984
as Davis
Almos' a Man
1976
as Dave
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