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LeVar Burton

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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), 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). Burton received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow. His other roles include Cap Jackson in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.

Filmografía 39

Perception 2012Serie como Paul Haley
Tom Swift 2022Serie como Barclay (voice)
Viaje a las estrellas: Némesis 2002Película como Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Viaje a las estrellas VIII: Primer Contacto 1996Película como Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Alí 2001Película Amazon Prime Video como Martin Luther King, Jr.
Viaje a las estrellas: Insurrección 1998Película como Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
La tragedia de Guyana 1980Serie como Richard Jefferson
Parallel Lives 1994Película como Dr. Franklin Carter
Los sobrenaturales 1986Película como Pvt. Michael Osgood