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- 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).
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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).
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- University of Southern California
- Actor, television host, director, author
Actor: Star Trek: Generations. 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: Insurrection (1998).
- Actor, Director, Producer
- February 16, 1957
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: Insurrection (1998). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since 3 October 1992.
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- Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Lana Schwartz
- LeVar Burton was born on a military base. LeVar Burton (a.k.a. Levardis Robert Burton) was born to Levardis Robert Martyn Burton and Erma Jean at the U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in what was then West Germany on February 16, 1957.
- Being an “army brat” gave LeVar Burton a lot of time to read comic books. Burton credits his time on military bases with fostering his love of reading.
- LeVar Burton grew up in Sacramento, California. Burton’s parents split up when he was a kid, and after that, his mother, Erma—an English teacher, social worker, and administrator—brought Burton and his two sisters to Sacramento, California.
- LeVar Burton was put in kindergarten early. “I changed his birth certificate,” Burton’s mother told Ebony magazine about enrolling Burton in kindergarten when he was only 4.
Jun 28, 2021 · Which might explain why, this past spring, there was an organic social media groundswell to get Burton, who is 64, the shot he wanted at replacing another beloved figure, the late Alex...
Actor, Director, Producer, and owner of LeVar Burton Entertainment. LeVar Burton’s mission is to create content that builds community, fosters empathy, and champions diversity while maintaining integrity.
Dec 11, 2022 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor LeVar Burton, who has appeared in "Roots," "Star Trek" and the children's T.V. series "Reading Rainbow." He'll receive a lifetime achievement Emmy Award...
