LeVar Burton

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (lahir 16 Februari 1957) adalah aktor, sutradara, dan pembawa acara televisi Amerika. Dia memerankan Geordi La Forge di Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte di miniseri ABC Roots (1977), dan menjadi pembawa acara serial televisi pendidikan PBS Kids Reading Rainbow selama 23 tahun (1983–2006). Burton menerima 12 Penghargaan Emmy Siang Hari dan Penghargaan Peabody sebagai pembawa acara dan produser eksekutif Reading Rainbow. Perannya yang lain termasuk Cap Jackson dalam Mencari Tuan Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang dalam Dummy (1979), Tommy Price dalam The Hunter (1980), yang membuatnya mendapatkan Penghargaan Gambar NAACP untuk Aktor Luar Biasa dalam Film Bergerak, dan Martin Luther King Jr. dalam Ali (2001). Burton menerima Penghargaan Grammy untuk Album Kata-Kata Lisan Terbaik di Penghargaan Grammy Tahunan ke-42 atas narasinya pada buku The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. Pada tahun 1990, ia diberi penghargaan atas prestasinya di televisi dengan menjadi bintang di Hollywood Walk of Fame. Dari tahun 2017 hingga 2024, Burton membuat dan membawakan podcast LeVar Burton Reads, yang sering digambarkan sebagai "Membaca Pelangi untuk orang dewasa". Pada bulan Oktober 2024, Burton tampil sebagai pembawa acara permainan televisi Trivial Pursuit yang disiarkan di jaringan The CW dan streaming online.

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), 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. His other roles include Cap Jackson in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.