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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).
According to the book Roots, Kunta Kinte was born circa 1750 in the Mandinka village of Jufureh, in the Gambia.He was raised in a Muslim family. [4] [5] In 1767, while Kunta was searching for wood to make a drum for himself, four men chased him, surrounded him, and took him captive.
But "Roots" was around the corner; as the older version of LeVar Burton's Kunta Kinte, ... He married his first wife, Noel J. Mickelson (the mother of his two children), who was white, in 1965 ...
Michaela Jean Burton [1] is an American actress, cosplayer and host. She is known for her contributions in the gaming space, having hosted for Achievement Hunter , The Know , the Overwatch League and voicing a character in 100ft Robot Golf .
LeVar Burton's turning 2022 into the Year of LeVar Burton. He kicked off the New Year as the Rose Parade's Grand Marshal, but that celebratory occasion was only the beginning. ... his loving wife ...
LeVar Burton got hit with a one-two punch while tracing his family’s ancestry on Tuesday’s episode of PBS’ hit series “Finding Your Roots.”. Burton rose to fame as a child actor in the ...
McFadden in 2016. McFadden was born in Akron, Ohio, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Silver Lake. [5] [6] She graduated high school from Old Trail School in 1966. [7]She attended Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in the theatre arts, before moving to Paris, where she studied theatre with actor Jacques Lecoq at his school of physical theatre.
During an appearance on “Finding Your Roots,” LeVar Burton unearthed the educational legacy that lives within his paternal bloodline. It […] The post LeVar Burton discovers unexpected ties ...