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- 1. S1 E1 Jan 23, 1977
- Kunta Kinte is kidnapped on the way back from his ritual manhood training.
- 2. Part II Jan 24, 1977
- Kunta is put up for auction; he goes to the Reynolds plantation, where he is befriended.
- 3. Part III Jan 25, 1977
- In 1776, still driven by his memories as a Mandinka warrior, Kunta, now renamed Toby, escapes.
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).
Biography Drama History War. A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation. Stars. LeVar Burton. Robert Reed. John Amos. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $25.99. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 29.4K users. 78 User reviews. 10 Critic reviews.
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Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.
Jan 23, 2022 · LeVar Burton was a sophomore at the University of Southern California when he won the role of Kunta Kinte, a young man from Gambia who is captured and sold into slavery. Less than a year later,...
PEOPLE. LeVar Burton. The toughest role to cast in the hit miniseries “Roots” was the central character of Kunta Kinte. The whole series depended on finding a young, fit actor who could...
Aug 13, 2021 · New parents all over the country named their children Kizzy and Kunta. And a sophomore theater major saw his life change in a matter of days. That extremely green, 19-year-old actor was LeVar...
Jan 24, 2021 · It's been 44 years since Roots premiered on ABC in 1977, and star LeVar Burton celebrated the occasion by sharing some behind-the-scenes stories from the iconic miniseries.
