LeVar Burton


  • Date of Birth: 16 February, 1957
  • Place of Birth: Landstuhl, West Germany
  • Biography: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, West Germany), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director 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... Read more

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I'm going a little rogue with this morning's Daily TwitPic . Warmoth's pick last Friday featured "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star LeVar Burton (the guy with the eye visor thing) posing for a photo op with Neil Armstrong, the... ... Full Article

Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:32pm EDT By Basil Katz NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter has been kind to a motley crew of actors, TV personalities and pop stars whose fame online outstrips that of the outside world. ... Full Article

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npr.org2009-08-30
August 31, 2009 Michael Jackson died more than two months ago, but the King of Pop is finally being buried this week. At Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif., he will be surrounded by fellow performers, such as Nat King Cole,... ... Full Article

With Ted Kennedy and Dominick Dunne passing on this week you might think this article is about one of them but you'd be wrong. No, the real tragedy of the week is the end of Levar Burton's Reading Rainbow ,... ... Full Article

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thestar.com2009-07-15
Soulpepper Theatre's production of Joe Orton 's black comedy Loot has been extended to Aug. 7 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Details at soulpepper.ca. ... Full Article

Star Trek: The Next Generation star Levar Burton is recovering after he was involved in a car crash on Monday night. The 52 year old was travelling in a vehicle in Los Angeles when it collided with another car. ... Full Article

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