LeVar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and children's television host. He is best known for his role as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, his role as Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and as host of Reading Rainbow for 23 years.
| Full name at birth | Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
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| Claim to fame | Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Reading Rainbow
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| Date of birth | 16 February 1957
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| Place of birth | Landstuhl, West Germany
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| Age | 66
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| Occupation | Actor, presenter, director, author
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Net worth | $6,000,000 USD
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| High school | Christian Brothers High School
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| University | University of Southern California's School of Theatre.
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- A DNA test linked Burton to the Hausa people of Nigeria.
- In July 2009, Burton was sued by a grocery store for an unpaid debt of $2000.
- LeVar Burton's father, Levardis Robert Burton Senior, was a career Army NCO from 1954 to 1976. Levardis Burton retired in the rank of Sergeant First Class, just as his son's acting career was beginning to gain notoriety.
- His character Geordi La Forge on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) was named after George La Forge, a Star Trek fan who died from muscular dystrophy.
- As of November 2003 holds the record for the most number of Star Trek episodes directed by a Star Trek actor. He has directed more than two-dozen episodes for every one of the four "modern era" Trek series.
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