ЛеВар Бёртон
Levar Burton · Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
- Туған күні:
- 1957-02-16
- Туған жері:
- Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Өмірбаяны
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.
Фильмографиясы
Всего одна ночь
2026
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Rick
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Commodore Geordi La Forge
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
2022
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Definition Please
2020
TMDb 3.2 / 10
LeVar Burton
Brentwood
2018
TMDb 8.0 / 10
LeVar Burton
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
2017
TMDb 10.0 / 10
School of the Future
2016
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lennon or McCartney
2014
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Self
Восстание зомби
2012
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Dr. Dan Halpern
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Self
And They're Off
2011
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Self
The Jensen Project
2010
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Kendrick
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Mike Timbrook
Супермен/Бэтмен: Враги общества
2009
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Black Lightning (voice)
Reach for Me
2008
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Nathanial
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Self
Близзард
2003
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
Звёздный путь: Возмездие
2002
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Remembering Roots
2002
Self
Али
2001
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Friend, Martin
1999
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Martin at Age 26 (voice)
Звёздный путь 9: Восстание
1998
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Trekkies
1997
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Self
Звёздный путь: Первый контакт
1996
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Self
Вчерашняя мишень
1996
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Winstrom
Звёздный путь 7: Поколения
1994
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Параллельные жизни
1994
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Dr. Franklin Carter
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Self
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Self
Central Park
1990
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Self
Roots: The Gift
1988
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Kunta Kinte
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Self
A Special Friendship
1987
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Ben Sumner
Liberty
1986
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Robert Johnson
The Supernaturals
1986
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Pvt. Michael Osgood
The Midnight Hour
1985
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Vinnie Davis
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Glenn Scott
Booker
1984
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Davis
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Professor Preston
Emergency Room
1983
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Ray Walden
I Love Liberty
1982
Self
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Charles 'Tank' Smith
The Acorn People
1981
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Rodney
Охотник
1980
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Tommy Price
Dummy
1979
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Donald Lang
Маппеты в Голливуде
1979
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Self (uncredited)
Mickey's 50
1978
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Self
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Ron LeFlore
Battered
1978
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Andrew Sinclair
В поисках мистера Гудбара
1977
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Cap Jackson
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Billy Peoples
US Against the World
1977
Self
Almos' a Man
1976
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dave
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary
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Self