Birthday
1957-02-16Place of Birth
Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, GermanyBiography
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.Free Trial Channels
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
7.1
as Black Lightning (voice)
2009
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
7.6
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1996
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
7.5
as Richard Jefferson
1980