History Creator / LeVarBurton

* DoingItForTheArt:
** He has stated in interviews that his visor on TNG was so uncomfortable he pretty much had a seven-year headache. ''That'' takes commitment to a role. It's also a case of extreme MethodActing as it's stated the visor also gives Geordi extreme headaches.
** He spent ''26 years'' on ''Reading Rainbow'', and after the show was canceled he fought savagely to own the rights, because he genuinely believes in the ReadingIsCoolAesop
** [[invoked]] [[http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/levar-burton-reading-rainbow-kickstarter?mbid=social_fbshare And then he fought to bring it back.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And succeeded.]]

He's also a well-respected TV director, having started out on ''The Next Generation'' before moving onto ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'', ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'', and episodes of non-Trek series like ''Series/{{Charmed}}'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'' and ''Series/LasVegas''. He also has done some [[VoiceActors voice acting]], of which includes his role as Kwame in ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers''. He is also now producing a remake of ''Roots'' using new historical information about Kunta Kinte's life.

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He has also directed several episodes of ''The Next Generation'', ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'', ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'', and episodes of non-Trek series like ''Series/{{Charmed}}'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'' and ''Series/LasVegas''. He also has done some [[VoiceActors voice acting]], of which includes his role as Kwame in ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers''. He is also now producing a remake of ''Roots'' using new historical information about Kunta Kinte's life.

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2009]][[note]]the last new episode was made in 2006[[/note]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012; thanks to a successful [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts Kickstarter campaign]] during the summer of 2014, it's set to be revived as a web resource and school supplement).

He has also directed several episodes of ''The Next Generation'', ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'', ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'', and episodes of non-Trek series like ''Series/{{Charmed}}'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'' and ''Series/LasVegas''. He also has done some [[VoiceActors voice acting]], of which includes his role as Kwame in ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers''.

** [[http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/levar-burton-reading-rainbow-kickstarter?mbid=social_fbshare And then he fought to bring it back.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And succeeded.]]

'''[=LeVar=] Burton''' (February 16, 1957-) is an African-American actor famous for starring as Starfleet engineer Geordi La Forge on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and its subsequent films.

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* MilitaryBrat: He was born in Germany, where his father was serving as an Army sergeant.

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2009]][[note]]the last new episode was made in 2006[[/note]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012; thanks to a successful [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts Kickstarter campaign]], it's set to be revived as a web resource and school supplement).

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2009]][[note]][[the last new episode was made in 2006]][[/note]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012; thanks to a successful [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts Kickstarter campaign]], it's set to be revived as a web resource and school supplement).

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2006]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012; thanks to a successful [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts Kickstarter campaign]], it's set to be revived as a web resource and school supplement).

** [[http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/levar-burton-reading-rainbow-kickstarter?mbid=social_fbshare And then he fought to bring it back. And succeeded.]]

* IAmNotLeonardNimoy / IAmNotSpock: ZigZagged. To many people, he will always be Geordi La Forge, but even before TNG, he was extremely noteworthy, having starred in ''Roots'' and hosting ''Reading Rainbow''. In fact, when TNG first premiered, ''he'' was the biggest name in the cast (at least in the US. In the UK, Creator/PatrickStewart was the biggest name).

** [[http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/levar-burton-reading-rainbow-kickstarter?mbid=social_fbshare And now he's fighting to bring it back.]]

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2006]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012 and is currently running a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts Kickstarter campaign]] to revive it as a web resource and school supplement).

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2006]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012 and is currently running a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts Kickstarter campaign]] to revive it as an web resource and school supplement).

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2006]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012 and is currently running a [[[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts Kickstarter campaign]] to revive it as an web resource and school supplement).

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''Series/{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2006]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012).

[=LeVar=] Burton (February 16, 1957-) is an African-American actor famous for starring as Starfleet engineer Geordi La Forge on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and its subsequent films.

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[=LeVar=] Burton (born on February 16, 1957) is an African-American actor famous for starring as Starfleet engineer Geordi La Forge on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and its subsequent films.

He first became famous for his BreakoutRole as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries ''{{Roots}}'', based on the novel by Alex Haley, before he went on to host the children's educational show ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' [[LongRunners from 1983 to 2006]] (which has been brought back in the form of an iOS app in 2012).

* DoingItForTheArt: He has stated in interviews that his visor on TNG was so uncomfortable he pretty much had a seven-year headache. ''That'' takes commitment to a role.
** It's also a case of extreme MethodActing as it's stated the visor also gives Geordi extreme headaches.

[=LeVar=] Burton (February 16, 1957-) is an African-American actor famous for starring as Starfleet engineer Geordi La Forge on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and its subsequent films.