Acting
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 (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.
Filmography
One Night Only
Film · 2026
Strip Law
Series · 2026
Weather Hunters
Series · 2025
Weather Hunters
Series · 2025
Butterfly in the Sky
Film · 2024
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Film · 2024
Trivial Pursuit
Series · 2024
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Film · 2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Series · 2023
Carol & the End of the World
Series · 2023
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
Film · 2022
Tom Swift
Series · 2022
The Shuttlepod Show
Series · 2022
The Legend of Vox Machina
Series · 2022
Leverage: Redemption
Series · 2021
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Series · 2021
INVINCIBLE
Series · 2021
Definition Please
Film · 2020
Star Trek: Picard
Series · 2020
Beyond the Spotlight
Series · 2020
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
The Ready Room
Series · 2019
Weird City
Series · 2019
Brentwood
Film · 2018
Explained
Series · 2018
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
Film · 2017
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
Series · 2017
School of the Future
Film · 2016
Roots
Series · 2016
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Film · 2014
Lennon or McCartney
Film · 2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Film · 2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Film · 2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Film · 2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Film · 2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Film · 2013
PBS News Weekend
Series · 2013
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Film · 2012
Rise of the Zombies
Film · 2012
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Film · 2012
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Series · 2012
Perception
Series · 2012
The Eric Andre Show
Series · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
And They're Off
Film · 2011
The Jensen Project
Film · 2010
Adventure Time
Series · 2010
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Film · 2009
Taken in Broad Daylight
Film · 2009
Community
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Reach for Me
Film · 2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Series · 2008
The Big Bang Theory
Series · 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Series · 2007
40 Years of Star Trek
Film · 2006
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Film · 2005
Hell's Kitchen
Series · 2005
Blizzard
Film · 2003
Star Trek: Nemesis
Film · 2002
Remembering Roots
Film · 2002
Boomtown
Series · 2002
Ali
Film · 2001
Our Friend, Martin
Film · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Futurama
Series · 1999
Star Trek: Insurrection
Film · 1998
Becker
Series · 1998
Trekkies
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Star Trek: First Contact
Film · 1996
Yesterday's Target
Film · 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Star Trek: Voyager
Series · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Deadly Games
Series · 1995
Pinky and the Brain
Series · 1995
Star Trek: Generations
Film · 1994
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Film · 1994
Parallel Lives
Film · 1994
Gargoyles
Series · 1994
Christy
Series · 1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Film · 1993
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
Film · 1993
Star Trek: Federation Science
Film · 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Series · 1992
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Film · 1991
Central Park
Film · 1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Series · 1990
Roots: The Gift
Film · 1988
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Film · 1988
A Special Friendship
Film · 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Houston Knights
Series · 1987
The Supernaturals
Film · 1986
Liberty
Film · 1986
The Midnight Hour
Film · 1985
And the Children Shall Lead
Film · 1985
The Jesse Owens Story
Film · 1984
Booker
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Jeopardy!
Series · 1984
Jeopardy!
Series · 1984
Emergency Room
Film · 1983
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
I Love Liberty
Film · 1982
The Acorn People
Film · 1981
Grambling's White Tiger
Film · 1981
The Hunter
Film · 1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Series · 1980
Dummy
Film · 1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Film · 1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Series · 1979
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Film · 1978
Battered
Film · 1978
Mickey's 50
Film · 1978
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Film · 1977
US Against the World
Film · 1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Film · 1977
Roots
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Roots: The Complete Miniseries
Series · 1977
Almos' a Man
Film · 1976
The Captain and Tennille
Series · 1976
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary
Film
Scripps National Spelling Bee
Series