LeVar Burton
- Nacimiento
- 16 de febrero de 1957 · Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
- Actor
- Director(a)
- Productor(a)
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.
Series · 9
Filmografía · 28 créditos
Solo por una nocheActor (Rick)
Butterfly in the SkyComo sí mismo (Self - Reading Rainbow Host & Executive Producer)
Definition PleaseActor (LeVar Burton)
And They're OffActor (Levar Burton)
Reach for MeDirector(a) · Actor (Nurse Nathaniel)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustImágenes de archivo
The N WordComo sí mismo (Self)
Blizzard: el reno mágicoDirector(a)
Viaje a las estrellas: NémesisActor (Geordi La Forge)
AlíActor (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Dancing in SeptemberComo sí mismo (Self)
Viaje a las estrellas: InsurrecciónActor (Geordi)
TrekkiesActor (Self)
Viaje a las estrellas VIII: Primer ContactoActor (Geordi)
Viaje a las estrellas VII: GeneracionesActor (Geordi)
Central ParkComo sí mismo (Self)
Los sobrenaturalesActor (Pvt. Michael Osgood)
Cazador a sueldoActor (Tommy Price)
Buscando a Mr. GoodbarActor (Cap Jackson)
Otros créditos · 9
Proyectos sin póster todavía (próximos o muy pequeños).
- 2015Kickstarted · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 2014Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Sky's the Limit - The Eclipse of Star Trek: The Next Generation · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 2014Beyond the Five Year Mission: The Evolution of Star Trek - The Next Generation · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 2013Resistance Is Futile: Assimilating Star Trek - The Next Generation · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 2013Relativity: The Family Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation · Actor
- 2012Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 2009Science Trek · Como sí mismo (Self - Host)
- 2007Rwanda Rising · Actor (John Bosco Bisimana)
- —Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary · Como sí mismo (Self)