LeVar Burton

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 21 wins & 25 nominations See more awards »

Known For

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Reading Rainbow (1983)

Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

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2013 Adventure Time (TV series)
Bubble

– BMO Lost (2013) … Bubble (voice)

2011-2012 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
LeVar Burton

– The Habitation Configuration (2012) … LeVar Burton

– The Toast Derivation (2011) … LeVar Burton

2012 Rise of the Zombies (TV movie)
Dr. Dan Halpern

2012 Perception (TV series)
Paul Haley

– Light (2012) … Paul Haley

– Kilimanjaro (2012) … Paul Haley

– Lovesick (2012) … Paul Haley

– Messenger (2012) … Paul Haley

– Faces (2012) … Paul Haley

See all 6 episodes »

2011-2012 Transformers: Rescue Bots (TV series)
Doc Greene / Doc Green / Helper Bot / …

– Bot to the Future (2012) … Doc Greene (voice)

– It's a Bot Time (2012) … Doc Greene (voice)

– Rescue Boy (2012) … Doc Greene (voice)

– Shake Up (2012) … Doc Greene (voice)

– The Haunting of Griffin Rock (2012) … Doc Green (voice)

See all 19 episodes »

2011 Community (TV series)
LeVar Burton

– Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking (2011) … LeVar Burton

2010 The Jensen Project (TV movie)
Kendrick

2009 The Super Hero Squad Show (TV series)
Jim 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine

– Tales of Suspense! (2009) … War Machine (voice) / Jim 'Rhodey' Rhodes (voice)

2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (video)
Black Lightning (voice)

2009 Taken in Broad Daylight (TV movie)
Mike Timbrook

2009 Simple Wishes (short)
Narrator

2008 Reach for Me
Nathanial

2005 Family Guy (TV series)
Vern

– Petarded (2005) … Vern (voice)

2003 Boomtown (TV series)
Marvin Lloyd

– The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang (2003) … Marvin Lloyd (as Levar Burton)

2003 Blizzard
Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)

2002 Star Trek: Nemesis
Geordi La Forge

2001 Ali
Martin Luther King, Jr.

2000 Becker (TV series)
Mr. Haller

– Beckerethics (2000) … Mr. Haller

1999 Our Friend, Martin (video)
Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)

1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
Geordi (as Levar Burton)

1998 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
Captain Geordi La Forge

– Timeless (1998) … Captain Geordi La Forge

1998 Star Trek the Experience: The Klingon Encounter (short)
Lt. Commander La Forge

1997 Star Trek: Generations (Video Game)
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (voice)

1996 Star Trek: First Contact
Geordi (as Levar Burton)

1990-1996 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Kwame / Opening Narrator / Camera Store Owner / …

– 101 Mutations (1996) … Kwame (voice)

– Greed Is the Word (1996) … Kwame (voice)

– Delta Gone (1996) … Kwame (voice)

– Never the Twain Shall Meet (1996) … Kwame (voice)

– Twelve Angry Animals (1996) … Kwame (voice)

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1996 Yesterday's Target (TV movie)
Winstrom

1996 Gargoyles (TV series)
Anansi / Poacher 2

– Mark of the Panther (1996) … Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice)

1995 Deadly Games (TV series)
Mr. Metcalf

– Boss (1995) … Mr. Metcalf

1995 Christy (TV series)
Daniel Scott

– The Road Home (1995) … Daniel Scott

– Second Sight (1995) … Daniel Scott

– Babe in the Woods (1995) … Daniel Scott

– The Hostage (1995) … Daniel Scott

– Green Apples (1995) … Daniel Scott

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1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (Video Game)
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (voice)

1994 Star Trek: Generations
Geordi

1994 Parallel Lives (TV movie)
Dr. Franklin Carter

1987-1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge / Lieutenant Geordi La Forge / Dr. John Watson / …

– All Good Things... (1994) … Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

– Preemptive Strike (1994) … Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

– Emergence (1994) … Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

– Bloodlines (1994) … Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

– Firstborn (1994) … Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

See all 176 episodes »

1993 Batman (TV series)
Hatter Hentchman / Hayden Sloane

– The Worry Men (1993) … Hayden Sloane/Hatter Hentchman (voice)

1993 Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (TV movie)
Fire Chief J. Allan Mather

1988 Roots: The Gift (TV movie)
Kunta Kinte

1987 Houston Knights (TV series)
Jason Evans

– Bad Girl (1987) … Jason Evans

1987 A Special Friendship (TV movie)
Ben Sumner

1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Reporter Dave Robinson

– Death Takes a Dive (1987) … Reporter Dave Robinson

1986 The Supernaturals
Pvt. Michael Osgood

1986 Liberty (TV movie)
Robert Johnson

1985 The Midnight Hour (TV movie)
Vinnie Davis

1985 And the Children Shall Lead (TV movie)
Glenn Scott

1984 Booker (TV short)
Davis

1984 The Jesse Owens Story (TV movie)
Professor Preston

1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Darnell Hall

– The Lady and the Maid/Love Is Blind/The Babymakers (1984) … Darnell Hall

1983 Emergency Room (TV movie)
Ray Walden

1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Edward Ross Jr.

– Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones (1983) … Edward Ross Jr.

1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Luther Peacock

– A Piece of the Action (1982) … Luther Peacock (as Levar Burton)

1981 Grambling's White Tiger (TV movie)
Charles 'Tank' Smith

1981 The Acorn People (TV movie)
Rodney

1980 The Hunter
Tommy Price

1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (TV movie)
Richard Jefferson

1979 Dummy (TV movie)
Donald Lang

1978 Battered (TV movie)
Andrew Sinclair

1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Cap Jackson

1977 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (TV movie)
Billy Peoples

1977 One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (TV movie)
Ron LeFlore

1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Kunta Kinte / Toby

– Episode #1.1 (1977) … Kunta Kinte / Toby

– Episode #1.2 (1977) … Kunta Kinte / Toby

– Episode #1.3 (1977) … Kunta Kinte / Toby

– Part Four (1977) … Kunta Kinte / Toby

1976 Almos' a Man (TV short)
Dave

1976 Rebop (TV series)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1986) Music video: Appeared (as "police lieutenant") in Cameo's video "Word Up". See more »

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10 Interviews | 6 Articles | 8 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

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Personal Website / Blog | See more »

Alternate Names:

Levar Burton

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)

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Personal Quote:

Whenever fans ask me for advice, here's what I tell them: "Use a condom". See more »

Trivia:

In the original Next Generation script, Burton's character, Geordi LaForge, was going to be gay. See more »

Trademark:

The role of Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and four of the films See more »

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Aquarius

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	STARmeter Top 5000 Up 384 this week View rank on IMDbPro » LeVar Burton Actor \| Director \| Soundtrack Trivia: In the original Next Generation script, Burton's character, Geordi LaForge, was going to be gay. See more trivia » Born: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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