LeVar Burton
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 19871994 Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots 1977 and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for 23 years 19832006 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
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