LeVar Burton is a Hollywood institution (and ... and blowing us all away in his breakout role as Kunta Kinta in the 1977 miniseries Roots, Burton’s talent has really stood the test of time ...

It's difficult to imagine anyone else playing Geordi La Forge other than LeVar Burton on Star Trek, but the role almost went ...

With a career that encompasses the fantastic (Star Trek), the historic (Roots), and the educational (Reading Rainbow), LeVar Burton has worn many hats. Even so, the actor-director-producer-writer ...

But his 2022 comeback has been way sweeter. LeVar Burton will be given his flowers this year, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the first Children’s and Family Emmy Awards. He's also a ...

Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. Skip to main content Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. : Season 10 Episode 3 ...

ET chats with Louis Gossett Jr. to discuss his Hollywood career, from ‘Roots’ to ‘An Officer and a Gentleman.’ LeVar Burton opened up to ET about making 'Roots' and how the groundbreaking ...

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton ... ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley.