Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    66

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    February 16, 1957 ( 67 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

  • Also Known As

    Levar Burton

    Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.

LeVar Burton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.