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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).
Forty years after the launch of 'Reading Rainbow,' 'Star Trek' actor LeVar Burton is championing literacy programs for children with the documentary 'The Right to Read.'
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 ...
For TV watchers of a certain age — that age being their 40s and 50s — LeVar Burton has spent years as a constant, edifying, steadying presence in American pop culture. Kunta Kinte in the Roots ...
LeVar Burton Is Fighting For Your Right to Read Sarah Kim Nearly two decades after PBS’s long-running series went off the air, the Reading Rainbow generation is all grown up.
The initial press release highlighted the casting of LeVar Burton, known for appearing in the miniseries Roots, as Geordi La Forge. [12] Burton had auditioned for the role following a suggestion from executive producer Robert H. Justman, who had previously worked with him on a television movie. [13]
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 ...
LeVar Burton Reads has been well received by USA Today, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Verge, NPR, Los Angeles and many other publications. [9] [10]The show has won multiple industry awards, including the 2023 and 2024 Webby Award for Best Art and Culture Podcast, [11] [12] the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Podcast [13] and the 2020 Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast. [14]