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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).
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 ...
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.
LeVar Burton 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 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 ...
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. He still has three ...
Spoiler alert! This story contains minor spoilers from the latest episode of Star Trek: Picard.It's a family affair for LeVar Burton and his daughter, Mica Burton, on Star Trek: Picard.The real ...
Grambling's White Tiger (also released as White Tiger in Europe) is a 1981 TV movie [2] about the true story of Jim Gregory (played by Caitlyn Jenner, credited as Bruce Jenner) the first white quarterback of the Grambling Tigers at Grambling College, a historically black college, in 1968.