Quick Facts About LeVar Burton
- Born
- February 16, 1957
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Film Director
- Notable works
- Howie & Wyatt
- Known for
- Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton Reads, Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation
About LeVar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) and 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.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
The Ember Award
Daytime Emmy Award
National Humanities Medal
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast
