Known for
Acting
Credits
139
Gender
Man
Birthday
Feb 16, 1957 (67)
Place of birth
Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Also known as
Levar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
LeVar Burton
Biography
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.
Known for
Acting roles
Credits
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
---|---|---|
2023 | The Right to Read | Executive Producer |
2021 | NCIS: Hawai'i | Director |
2016 | Roots | Co-Executive Producer |
2014 | Scorpion | Director |
2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Director |
2012 | Perception | Director |
2008 | Reach for Me | Director |
2005 | Miracle's Boys | Director |
2003 | Las Vegas | Director |
2003 | Blizzard | Director |
2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Director |
2000 | Soul Food | Director |
1999 | Smart House | Director |
1998 | Charmed | Director |
1998 | The Tiger Woods Story | Director |
1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Director |
1995 | JAG | Director |
1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Director |
1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Director |
1983 | Reading Rainbow | Executive Producer |