Personal Info
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1957-02-16 (68 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Also Known For
Levar BurtonLevardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
LeVar Burton
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Butterfly in the Sky
| Self
2023 --
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
| Commodore Geordi La Forge
2022 --
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
| Narrator (voice)
2020 --
Definition Please
| LeVar Burton
2018 --
Brentwood
| LeVar Burton
2017 --
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
|
2016 --
School of the Future
|
2014 --
Lennon or McCartney
| Self
2014 --
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
| Self
2013 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
2012 --
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
| Self
2012 --
Rise of the Zombies
| Dr. Dan Halpern
2012 --
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
| Self
2010 --
The Jensen Project
| Kendrick
2009 --
Taken in Broad Daylight
| Mike Timbrook
2009 --
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
| Black Lightning (voice)
2008 --
Reach for Me
| Nathanial
2006 --
40 Years of Star Trek
| Self
2005 --
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
| Self
2003 --
Blizzard
| Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
2002 --
Star Trek: Nemesis
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
2001 --
Ali
| Martin Luther King, Jr.
1999 --
Our Friend, Martin
| Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
1998 --
Star Trek: Insurrection
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1997 --
Trekkies
| Self
1996 --
Star Trek: First Contact
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1996 --
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
| Self
1996 --
Yesterday's Target
| Winstrom
1995 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1995 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
| Geordi La Forge
1995 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
| Geordi La Forge
1995 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
1995 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1994 --
Star Trek: Generations
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1994 --
Parallel Lives
| Dr. Franklin Carter
1994 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1994 --
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
| Self
1993 --
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
| Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
1993 --
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
| Geordi La Forge
1992 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
| Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
1992 --
Star Trek: Federation Science
|
1991 --
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
| Self
1991 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
| Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
1990 --
Central Park
| Self
1988 --
Roots: The Gift
| Kunta Kinte
1988 --
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
| Self
1987 --
A Special Friendship
| Ben Sumner
1987 --
Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
| Self
1986 --
Liberty
| Robert Johnson
1986 --
The Supernaturals
| Pvt. Michael Osgood
1985 --
The Midnight Hour
| Vinnie Davis
1985 --
And the Children Shall Lead
| Glenn Scott
1984 --
Booker
| Davis
1984 --
The Jesse Owens Story
| Professor Preston
1983 --
Emergency Room
| Ray Walden
1982 --
I Love Liberty
| Self
1981 --
Grambling's White Tiger
| Charles 'Tank' Smith
1981 --
The Acorn People
| Rodney
1980 --
The Hunter
| Tommy Price
1979 --
Dummy
| Donald Lang
1979 --
The Muppets Go Hollywood
| Self
1978 --
Mickey's 50
| Self
1978 --
Battered
| Andrew Sinclair
1978 --
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
| Ron LeFlore
1977 --
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
| Cap Jackson
1977 --
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
| Billy Peoples
1977 --
US Against the World
| Self
1976 --
Almos' a Man
| Dave