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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) [2][3] is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), [4] 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).
Sep 23, 2022 · Levardis Robert Martyn Burton was born in 1934. He was married to Erma G. Ward (before 1957 to December 1968). He was a NCO photographer for the US Army Signal Corps and was stationed in Germany around 1957. He served in the Army from 1954 to 1976. He retired from the Army at the rank of E-7, Sergeant First Class. Notes
- Male
- July 2, 1934
- Erma Gene (Ward) Christian
Jan 18, 2024 · He’d been estranged from his father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, since he was 11, and his mother, Erma Gene Christian, had been tight-lipped about her own history. Burton said it was...
Jan 17, 2024 · The former Reading Rainbow host, literacy advocate and actor was estranged from his father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, "for decades" after his parents divorced when he was 11, according to...
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Sep 27, 2023 · His father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, was a photographer for the US Army Signal Corps. Like most military families, he and his wife, Erma Gene Burton, didn't stay in one...
Jan 18, 2024 · He'd been estranged from his father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, since he was 11, and his mother, Erma Gene Christian, had been tight-lipped about her own history. Burton said it was...
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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. Nickname. Levar Burton. Height. 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Bio. LeVar Burton was born on February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).