Personal Info

Known For: Acting
Known Credits: 141
Gender: Male
Birthday: 16 February 1957 (69 years old)
Place of Birth: Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Also Known As: Levar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.

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.

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Beşeri Bilimler Charles Frankel Ödülü (2023)

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The Ember Award (2020)

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Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast (2020)

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (2003)

Winner Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (2002)

Winner Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (1999)

Winner Reading Rainbow
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (1999)

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (1994)

Winner Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (1980)

Winner The Hunter
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Daytime Emmy Award

Winner
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2006)

Nominee
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (2005)

Nominee Reading Rainbow
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2005)

Nominee
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2004)

Nominee
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (2003)

Nominee Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (2002)

Nominee Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (2001)

Nominee Reading Rainbow
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (1999)

Nominee
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (1999)

Nominee Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (1998)

Nominee Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special (1994)

Nominee Reading Rainbow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (1980)

Nominee The Hunter
Drama Dizilerinde En İyi Konuk Erkek Oyuncu Emmy Ödülü (1977)

Nominee Roots (1977 mini dizisi)

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