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LeVar Burton

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LeVar Burton
A former Scribbs Spelling Bee champion must reconcile with her estranged brother when he returns home to help care for their sick mother.
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LeVar Burton was born on 16 February 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since 3 October 1992. They have one child.
BornFebruary 16, 1957
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BornFebruary 16, 1957
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys

Photos216

LeVar Burton in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
LeVar Burton in Leverage: Redemption (2021)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)

Known for

William Shatner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: Generations
6.6
  • Geordi
  • 1994
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact
7.6
  • Geordi(as Levar Burton)
  • 1996
Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Star Trek: Nemesis
6.4
  • Geordi La Forge
  • 2002
Roots (1977)
Roots
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Kunta Kinte
  • Toby

Credits

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Actor

  • Helen Hunt, Atticus Woodward, Benjamin Earl Turner, Rafael Casal, Jaylen Barron, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Candace Nicholas-Lippman in Blindspotting (2021)
    Blindspotting
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart, and Jeri Ryan in Star Trek: Picard (2020)
    Star Trek: Picard
  • Ashleigh Murray, Tian Richards, and Marquise Vilson in Tom Swift (2022)
    Tom Swift
    • (voice)
  • Noah Wyle, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Andrea Navedo, Beth Riesgraf, and Aleyse Shannon in Leverage: Redemption (2021)
    Leverage: Redemption
  • Riley Smith, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Alex Saxon, Maddison Jaizani, and Kennedy McMann in Nancy Drew (2019)
    Nancy Drew
    • (voice)
  • Definition Please (2020)
    Definition Please
  • Weird City (2019)
    Weird City
  • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
    NCIS: New Orleans
  • Brentwood (2018)
    Brentwood
  • Deadly Manners (2017)
    Deadly Manners
  • OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (2017)
    OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
    • (voice)
  • Mission Force One (2015)
    Mission Force One
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011)
    Transformers: Rescue Bots
    • (voice) ...
  • Malachi Kirby in Roots (2016)
    Roots
  • Eric McCormack in Perception (2012)
    Perception

Director

  • Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS: Hawai'i (2021)
    NCIS: Hawai'i
  • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
    NCIS: New Orleans
  • Scorpion (2014)
    Scorpion
  • Harmontown (2012)
    Harmontown
  • Eric McCormack in Perception (2012)
    Perception
  • Reach for Me (2008)
    Reach for Me
  • Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)
    Las Vegas
  • Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)
    Charmed
  • Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Star Trek: Enterprise
  • Miracle's Boys (2005)
    Miracle's Boys
  • Catherine Bell and David James Elliott in JAG (1995)
    JAG
  • Blizzard (2003)
    Blizzard
  • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
  • Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker, and Malinda Williams in Soul Food (2000)
    Soul Food
  • Smart House (1999)
    Smart House

Producer

  • The Right to Read
    • Post-production
  • Trivial Pursuit
    • In Development
  • This Is My Story (2019)
    This Is My Story
  • Malachi Kirby in Roots (2016)
    Roots
  • Reading Rainbow Video Field Trips (2012)
    Reading Rainbow Video Field Trips
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Videos25

The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Clip 1:48
The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:21
Official Trailer
The Hunter
Trailer 3:14
The Hunter
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Trailer 2:14
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Rise of the Zombies
Trailer 1:24
Rise of the Zombies
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1
Trailer 1:05
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1
Star Trek: Insurrection
Trailer 2:13
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: First Contact
Trailer 0:31
Star Trek: First Contact
Rise of the Zombies
Trailer 1:24
Rise of the Zombies
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Two
Trailer 2:36
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Two

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Cameo
    • Facebook
    • February 16, 1957
    • Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    • Stephanie Cozart BurtonOctober 3, 1992 - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    Music video: "Word Up!" by the band Cameo - Appeared as a police detective trying to arrest the band in a dance club.
  • Publicity listings
    • 11 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 9 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His character Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) was named after George La Forge, a huge fan of Star Trek who died from muscular dystrophy. In the series' original screenplay, Geordi La Forge was going to be gay.
  • Quotes
    I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.
    • Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    • Star Trek: The Next Generation
      (1987)
      $100,000 per episode

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