Persona
LeVar Burton
Nato/a: 16/02/1957(69 anni)
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Conosciuto per
One Night Only - Quando tutto è possibile
Rick · 2026
Strip Law
(voice) · 2026
Carol e la fine del mondo
(voice) · 2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 2023
Tom Swift
Barclay (voice) · Barclay · 2022
La leggenda di Vox Machina
Undead Thordak (voice) · 2022
Il problema con Jon Stewart
Self · 2021
NCIS: Hawaii
Regista · 2021
INVINCIBLE
Suit AI (voice) · 2021
Star Trek: Picard
Commodore Geordi La Forge · Geordi La Forge · 2020
Weird City
Dr. Negari · 2019
In poche parole
Narrator (voice) · 2018
OK K.O.!
Kwame · 2017
Radici
Co-Executive Producer · Ephraim · 2016
NCIS: New Orleans
Regista · 2014
Scorpion
Regista · 2014
Perception
Regista · Paul Haley · 2012
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Doc Green (voice) · [Scientist] Doc Ezra Greene · Dither the Helper Bot · Trex · 2012
Adventure Time
Bubble (voice) · 2010
Superman/Batman: Nemici pubblici
Black Lightning (voice) · 2009
Community
LeVar Burton · 2009
The Big Bang Theory
LeVar Burton · 2007
Las Vegas
Regista · 2003
Blizzard - La Renna di Babbo Natale
Regista · Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) · 2003
Star Trek - La nemesi
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge · 2002
Boomtown
Marvin Lloyd · 2002
Alì
Martin Luther King, Jr. · 2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Regista · 2001
Soul Food
Regista · 2000
Futurama
Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice) · 1999
Star Trek - L'insurrezione
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge · 1998
Streghe
Regista · 1998
Primo contatto
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge · 1996
JAG - Avvocati in divisa
Regista · 1995
Mignolo e Prof
Murray (voice) · 1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Regista · 1995
Generazioni
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge · 1994
Gargoyles - Il risveglio degli eroi
Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice) · 1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Regista · 1993
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self · 1991
Capitan Planet e i Planeteers
Kwame (voice) · Kwame · 1990
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Regista · Geordi La Forge · 1987
Jeopardy!
Self - Host · 1984
L'arcobaleno della lettura
Self - Host · 1983
Il cacciatore di taglie
Tommy Price · 1980
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
In cerca di Mr. Goodbar
Cap Jackson · 1977
Radici
Kunta Kinte · 1977