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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).
LeVar Burton was born on 16 February 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: The Next Generation (1987). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since 3 October 1992.
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LeVar Burton (born 16 February 1957; age 67) is the American actor who played Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation throughout the show's entire seven-year run, from 1987 to 1994. He also played La Forge in the four TNG-era Star Trek films, in the TNG video game A Final Unity, and in...
Learn about the life and career of LeVar Burton, the actor who played Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and other Star Trek movies. Find out his birthplace, family, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
- Actor, Director, Producer
- February 16, 1957
Geordi La Forge (/ ˈ dʒ ɔːr d i l ə ˈ f ɔːr dʒ / JOR-dee lə FORJ) is a fictional character who appeared in all seven seasons of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its four feature films as well as the third season of Star Trek: Picard.
Catching Up With LeVar Burton, Part 1. By StarTrek.com Staff. When you think of LeVar Burton, what comes to mind first? For millions of Star Trek fans, he’ll forever be Geordi La Forge of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Apr 3, 2023 · Star Trek fans have long clamored for LeVar Burton to reprise his fan-favorite role that of one of Starfleet’s top engineers. The former chief engineer of the Enterprise -D, and then later Enterprise -E, now holds the rank of Commodore and oversees the preservation and restoration of historic starships at the Fleet Museum.
