LeVar Burton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.

Movies

Butterfly in the Sky

0 %|Mar 17, 2024

Documentary

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

85 %|Apr 19, 2023

Science Fiction, Drama

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

70 %|Apr 2, 2022

Documentary

Definition Please

33 %|Aug 10, 2020

Drama, Comedy

Brentwood

80 %|Aug 2, 2018

Comedy

Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family

100 %|Jun 20, 2017

School of the Future

70 %|Sep 14, 2016

Documentary

Lennon or McCartney

52 %|Dec 12, 2014

Documentary, Music

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

0 %|Nov 1, 2014

Comedy, Science Fiction

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds

77 %|Apr 25, 2013

Science Fiction

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

100 %|Nov 4, 2012

Documentary

Rise of the Zombies

40 %|Oct 27, 2012

Action, Horror, Thriller

Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation

100 %|Jul 23, 2012

Documentary

The Jensen Project

55 %|Jul 16, 2010

TV Movie, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Taken in Broad Daylight

52 %|Nov 10, 2009

Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

70 %|Sep 29, 2009

Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Adventure, Family

Reach for Me

20 %|Oct 1, 2008

Drama, Comedy

40 Years of Star Trek

60 %|Jan 1, 2006

Documentary

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

59 %|Jun 1, 2005

Documentary, TV Movie

Blizzard

60 %|May 15, 2003

Family, Comedy

Star Trek: Nemesis

62.910000000000004 %|Dec 13, 2002

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller

Ali

67.59 %|Dec 10, 2001

Drama

Our Friend, Martin

76 %|Jan 12, 1999

Drama, Family, Animation

Star Trek: Insurrection

64.33 %|Dec 11, 1998

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller

Trekkies

62 %|Oct 18, 1997

Documentary

Star Trek: First Contact

73 %|Nov 22, 1996

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

68 %|Oct 6, 1996

Music, Documentary

Yesterday's Target

32 %|Apr 22, 1996

Science Fiction, Action, TV Movie

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

73 %|May 8, 1995

Science Fiction

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

93 %|Mar 13, 1995

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

66.88 %|Feb 27, 1995

Science Fiction

Star Trek: Generations

65.14999999999999 %|Nov 18, 1994

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller

Parallel Lives

58 %|Aug 4, 1994

TV Movie, Drama

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

52.5 %|May 23, 1994

Science Fiction

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

70 %|May 15, 1994

Documentary, TV Movie

Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland

45 %|Feb 7, 1993

TV Movie, Action, Drama

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

0 %|Jan 4, 1993

Documentary

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

69.17 %|Dec 14, 1992

Science Fiction

Star Trek: Federation Science

0 %|Jan 25, 1992

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

65 %|Sep 28, 1991

TV Movie, Documentary

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

93.33 %|Sep 23, 1991

Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Central Park

71 %|Apr 1, 1989

Documentary

Roots: The Gift

73 %|Dec 11, 1988

Drama, History, TV Movie

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

31.669999999999998 %|Oct 3, 1988

Documentary

A Special Friendship

0 %|Mar 31, 1987

TV Movie, Drama

Liberty

0 %|Jun 23, 1986

History, Drama, TV Movie

The Supernaturals

38 %|May 9, 1986

Horror

The Midnight Hour

58.33 %|Nov 1, 1985

Comedy, Horror, TV Movie, Romance

And the Children Shall Lead

100 %|Jan 1, 1985

Drama, Family

Booker

0 %|Oct 1, 1984

Family, Drama, History

The Jesse Owens Story

85 %|Jul 9, 1984

Drama, History, TV Movie

Emergency Room

0 %|Jul 18, 1983

Drama, TV Movie

I Love Liberty

0 %|Mar 21, 1982

Music, TV Movie

Grambling's White Tiger

0 %|Oct 4, 1981

Drama, Action, TV Movie

The Acorn People

20 %|Mar 2, 1981

Drama, Family, TV Movie

The Hunter

59 %|Aug 1, 1980

Thriller, Action, Comedy

Dummy

85 %|May 27, 1979

Drama, TV Movie

The Muppets Go Hollywood

62 %|May 16, 1979

TV Movie, Family, Comedy, Music

Mickey's 50

0 %|Nov 19, 1978

Documentary, Family

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

55 %|Sep 26, 1978

Drama, TV Movie

Battered

0 %|Sep 26, 1978

Drama, TV Movie

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

62.830000000000005 %|Oct 19, 1977

Drama

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

0 %|Sep 12, 1977

TV Movie, Drama

US Against the World

0 %|Sep 7, 1977

TV Movie

Almos' a Man

0 %|Apr 5, 1976

Drama, TV Movie

Series

Carol & the End of the World

75.89 %|Dec 15, 2023

Animation, Comedy

100 Years of Warner Bros.

76.5 %|May 25, 2023

Documentary

Tom Swift

39 %|May 31, 2022

Drama

The Shuttlepod Show

100 %|Feb 20, 2022

Talk

The Problem With Jon Stewart

71 %|Sep 30, 2021

Comedy, Talk

Leverage: Redemption

76 %|Jul 8, 2021

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Beyond the Spotlight

0 %|Nov 18, 2020

Star Trek: Picard

73 %|Jan 23, 2020

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Tamron Hall

51 %|Sep 9, 2019

Talk

The Kelly Clarkson Show

62.74 %|Sep 9, 2019

Talk

Weird City

61.36 %|Feb 13, 2019

Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Ready Room

40 %|Jan 25, 2019

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Talk

Explained

74.71000000000001 %|May 23, 2018

Documentary

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

79 %|Aug 1, 2017

Animation, Comedy

PBS News Weekend

48 %|Sep 7, 2013

News

Perception

72 %|Jul 9, 2012

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Eric Andre Show

79 %|May 20, 2012

Comedy

Transformers: Rescue Bots

74 %|Feb 18, 2012

Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Adventure Time

84.88 %|Apr 5, 2010

Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Community

79.83 %|Sep 17, 2009

Comedy

Shatner's Raw Nerve

40 %|Dec 2, 2008

Talk

The Big Bang Theory

78.97 %|Sep 24, 2007

Comedy

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

75.43 %|Feb 11, 2007

Comedy

Hell's Kitchen

68.8 %|May 30, 2005

Reality

World Poker Tour

43 %|Mar 30, 2003

Reality

Boomtown

63.57 %|Sep 29, 2002

Mystery, Drama, Action & Adventure

Star Trek: Enterprise

75.74 %|Sep 26, 2001

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Family Guy

73.23 %|Jan 31, 1999

Animation, Comedy

Family Guy

73.23 %|Jan 31, 1999

Animation, Comedy

The View

45 %|Aug 11, 1997

Talk

The Daily Show

63 %|Jul 22, 1996

News, Comedy

MADtv

68.81 %|Oct 14, 1995

Comedy

Deadly Games

80 %|Sep 5, 1995

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

66 %|Mar 12, 1995

Animation

Star Trek: Voyager

78 %|Jan 16, 1995

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Gargoyles

81 %|Oct 24, 1994

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Christy

81 %|Apr 3, 1994

Drama

Batman: The Animated Series

85.37 %|Sep 5, 1992

Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

67.67999999999999 %|Sep 15, 1990

Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Star Trek: The Next Generation

83.46000000000001 %|Sep 28, 1987

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Star Trek: The Next Generation

83.46000000000001 %|Sep 28, 1987

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Houston Knights

43 %|Mar 11, 1987

Drama, Crime

Murder, She Wrote

75.71 %|Sep 30, 1984

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Jeopardy!

68.25 %|Sep 10, 1984

Reality, Family

Reading Rainbow

84 %|Jun 6, 1983

Kids

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

72 %|Apr 15, 1980

Drama

Trapper John, M.D.

65 %|Sep 23, 1979

Drama

The Love Boat

62.53999999999999 %|Sep 24, 1977

Drama, Comedy

Roots

74 %|Jan 23, 1977

Drama

The Captain and Tennille

55 %|Sep 20, 1976

Scripps National Spelling Bee

0 %|Invalid Date

Reality

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

73.77 %|Oct 1, 1962

Talk