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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.
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The children's literary TV show Reading Rainbow is the subject of the upcoming documentary Butterfly in the Sky. ... tells the story of the beloved PBS program and its iconic host LeVar Burton.
LeVar Burton will be honored at the inaugural Children’s and Family Emmys in December, where the veteran actor will receive The post Levar Burton to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at ...
LeVar Burton got hit with a one-two punch while tracing his family's ancestry on the Jan. 16 episode of PBS' hit series "Finding Your Roots.". Burton rose to fame as a child actor in the TV ...
Geordi La Forge [a] (/ ˈ dʒ ɔːr d i l ə ˈ f ɔːr dʒ / JOR-dee lə FORJ) is a fictional character who appeared in all seven seasons of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its four feature films as well as the third season of Star Trek: Picard.
LeVar Burton reflects on his Reading Rainbow days in the new documentary, Butterfly in the Sky. (Photo: Courtesy of Obscured Pictures) (Obscured Pictures) "Some of those conversations were heated ...