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{{Infobox person
|name=LeVar Burton
(American film, television actor, author<br>
Best known for his ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' sci-fi series)
|image=
|birth_place= Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
|birth_date=February 16, 1957
|death_date=
|death_place=
|spouse=Stephanie Cozart Burton
}}
'''LeVar Burton''' (born February 16, 1957) in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany as Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. Burton is an [[American]] actor, director, author, podcaster and television host, best known for his portrayal of Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] (1987–1994) also directing a number of television episodes for various iterations of Star Trek, and as host of the [[PBS]] Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for more than 23 years (1983–2006), for which he has received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards, and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of the show. He has also portrayed the central character Kunta Kinte / Toby in the hit Emmy award wining miniseries “Roots” first aired on [[ABC]] in January 1977. Burton has been nominated for 3 Prime time Emmy's first in 1977, then in 1996, and last in 2016. Another 22 wins & 27 nominations. In November 1990 Burton was awarded a star on the Hollywood walk of fame for his work in the field of television. LeVar Burton married Stephanie Cozart Burton, a professional make-up artist, on October 3, 1992. Burton has two children, son Eian Burton Smith and daughter Michaela "Mica" Jean Burton.
==Early life and Education==
Burton was born at the U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in [[West Germany]]. His mother, Erma Gene (née Christian), was a social worker, administrator, and educator. His father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, was a photographer for the [[U.S. Army]] Signal Corps at the time he was stationed at Landstuhl. Burton and his two sisters were raised by his mother in [[Sacramento, California]].
Burton was raised [[Roman Catholic]] and, at the age of 13, entered St. Pius X Minor [[Seminary]] in Galt, [[California]], to become a [[priest]].
At the age of 13, Burton entered a Catholic seminary to study for the [[priesthood]] but ultimately decided to pursue an acting career instead, graduating from the [[University of Southern California|University of Southern California's (USC)]] School of Theater.
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Film
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Role
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1976
| ''Almos' a Man''
| Dave
| Alternative title: ''Richard Wright's Almos' a Man''
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)|Looking for Mr. Goodbar]]''
| Cap Jackson
|
|-
| 1977
| ''Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid''
| Billy Peoples
| Ghetto child
|-
| 1978
| ''[[One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story]]''
| Ron LeFlore
| Alternative title: ''The Man of Passion''
|-
| 1978
| ''Battered''
| Andrew Sinclair
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Dummy (1979 film)|Dummy]]''
| Donald Lang
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[The Hunter (1980 film)|The Hunter]]''
| Tommy Price
|
|-
| 1981
| ''The Acorn People''
| Rodney
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Grambling's White Tiger]]''
| Charles 'Tank' Smith
|
|-
| 1983
| ''Emergency Room''
| Ray Walden
|
|-
| 1984
| ''Booker''
| Davis
|
|-
| 1985
| ''And the Children Shall Lead''
| Glenn Scott
| Alternative title: ''PBS Wonderworks: And The Children Shall Lead''
|-
| 1985
| ''[[The Midnight Hour]]''
| Vinnie Davis
| Alternative title: ''In The Midnight Hour''
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Supernaturals (film)|The Supernaturals]]''
| Private Michael Osgood
|
|-
| 1986
| ''Liberty''
| Robert Johnson
|
|-
| 1987
| ''A Special Friendship''
| Ben Summer
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Roots: The Gift]]''
| Kunta Kinte
| Alternative title: ''A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift''
|-
| 1993
| ''Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland''
| Fire Chief J. Alan Mathers
| Alternative title: ''Firestorm: A Catastrophe In Oakland''
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Parallel Lives]]''
| Dr. Franklin Carter
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''
| [[Geordi La Forge|Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge]]
|
|-
| 1996
| ''Yesterday's Target''
| Winstrom
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]''
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Our Friend, Martin]]''
| Martin, Age 26 (voice)
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Dancing in September]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]''
| [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.]]
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Blizzard (film)|Blizzard]]''
| Night Watchman Elf
| Also director
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Reach for Me]]''
| Nathaniel
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Taken in Broad Daylight]]''
| Mike Timbrook
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Superman/Batman Public Enemies]]''
| [[Black Lightning|Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning]] (voice)
|
|-
| 2011
| ''And They're Off''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Practice Makes Perfect''
| Principal Healy
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[In Saturn's Rings]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Work
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Role
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1976–1979
| ''[[Rebop (TV series)|Rebop]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]''
| [[Kunta Kinte]]
| TV miniseries
|-
| 1978
| ''[[California Jam II]]''
| Himself
| TV Special. Interviewed as guest attendee
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones]]''
| Richard Jefferson
| TV miniseries
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
| Luther Peacock
| Episode: "[[List of Trapper John, M.D. episodes|A Piece of the Action]]"
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
| Edward Ross Jr.
| Episode: "[[List of Fantasy Island episodes|Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones]]"
|-
| 1983–2006
| ''[[Reading Rainbow]]''
| Host
| 155 episodes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Jesse Owens Story]]''
| Professor Preston
| Television movie
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Love Boat]]''
| Darnell
| Episode: "[[List of The Love Boat episodes|Love is Blind]]"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Reporter Dave Robinson
| Episode: "[[List of Murder, She Wrote episodes|Death Take a Dive]]"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Houston Knights]]''
| Jason Evans
| Episode: "Bad Girl"
|-
| 1987–1994
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| [[Geordi La Forge|Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge]]
| 178 episodes
|-
| 1990–1996
| ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
| Kwame (voice)
| 113 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| Hayden Sloane/Hatter Henchman (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of Batman: The Animated Series episodes|The Worry Men]]"
|-
| 1993-1999
| [[PBS Kids|PTV]]
| Pernell (voice)
| Leader of the P-Pals
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Christy (TV series)|Christy]]''
| Daniel Scott
| 7 episodes
|-
| 1995
|''[[Deadly Games]]''
| Mr. Metcalf
| Episode: "The Boss"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
| Monk (voice)
| Episode: "The Frog Prince"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
| Anansi
| Episode: "[[List of Gargoyles episodes|Mark of the Panther]]"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
| Murray
| Episode: "[[List of Pinky and the Brain episodes|The Real Life]]"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
| Captain Geordi LaForge
| Episode: "[[Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)|Timeless]]"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "1725 - Mister Rogers Talks About Giving and Receiving"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
| Mr. Haller
| Episode: "[[List of Becker episodes|Beckerethics]]"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Boomtown (2002 TV series)|Boomtown]]''
| Marvin Lloyd
| Episode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Vern (voice), himself (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''The Super Hero Squad Show''
| War Machine (voice)
| Episode: "List of The Super Hero Squad Show episodes|Tales of Suspense"
|-
| 2010
| ''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''
| Ghost of LeVar Burton
| Episode: List of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Jensen Project]]''
| Kendrick James
| [[Television film]] ([[brokered programming]] from [[Procter & Gamble]]/[[Wal-Mart]])
|-
| 2011, 2014
| ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2011, 2012, 2014
|''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
| Himself
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Face Off (American TV series)|Face Off]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Alien Interpreters"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Rise of the Zombies]]''
| Dr. Dan Halpern
| Television movie
|-
| 2012–2016
| ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
| Doc Greene (voice)
| 26 episodes
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Perception (2012 TV series)|Perception]]''
| Paul Haley
| 30 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Adventure Time]]''
| Bubble (voice)
| Episode: "[[Adventure Time (season 5)|BMO Lost]]"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "5 Chefs Compete"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Roots (2016 miniseries)|Roots]]''
| Ephraim
| Episode: "Part 1"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]''
| Dr. Consilium
| Episode: "The First Day of Galactic School/Miles Underwater"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]''
| Kwame (voice)
| Episode: "The Power Is Yours"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Explained (TV series)|Explained]]''
| Himself (narrator)
| Episode: "Extraterrestrial Life"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
| Rufus Nero
| Episode: "X"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Weird City (TV series)|Weird City]]''
| Dr. Negari
| Episode: "The One"
|-
|2020
|''[[The Eric Andre Show]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "The ASAP Ferg Show"
|-
|2021
|''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''
|Barclay (voice)
|Episode: "The Celestial Visitor"
|-
|2021
|''[[Jeopardy!]]''
|Guest Host
|5 episodes, Season 37
|}
===Other work===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Work
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Role
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1986
| "[[Word Up! (song)|Word Up!]]"
| Detective
| Music video by the funk group [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]]
|}
===Director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Work
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1987–1994
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1993–1999
| ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
| 10 episodes
|-
| 1995–2001
| ''Star Trek: Voyager''
| 8 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''The Tiger Woods Story''
| Alternative title: ''Son, Hero, and Champion''
|-
| 1998–2006
| ''Charmed''
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''Smart House (film)''
| Television movie
|-
| 2000–2004
| ''Soul Food (TV series)''
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2001–2005
| ''Star Trek: Enterprise''
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''Blizzard''
| Film
|-
| 2003
| ''JAG (TV series)''
| Episode: "Pulse Rate"
|-
| 2005
| ''Miracle's Boys''
| Episode: "Free Day"
|-
| 2006
| ''Las Vegas (TV series)''
| Episode: "Meatball Montecito"
|-
| 2008
| ''Reach for Me''
| Film
|-
| 2014
| ''Perception (U.S. TV series)''
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2017–2020
| ''NCIS: New Orleans''
| 8 episodes
|}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, LeVar}}
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Directors]]
[[Category:Star Trek]]
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000996/ LeVar Burton at the IMDb database]
*[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/LeVar_Burton Memory-alpha Fandom]
|name=LeVar Burton
(American film, television actor, author<br>
Best known for his ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' sci-fi series)
|image=
|birth_place= Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
|birth_date=February 16, 1957
|death_date=
|death_place=
|spouse=Stephanie Cozart Burton
}}
'''LeVar Burton''' (born February 16, 1957) in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany as Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. Burton is an [[American]] actor, director, author, podcaster and television host, best known for his portrayal of Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] (1987–1994) also directing a number of television episodes for various iterations of Star Trek, and as host of the [[PBS]] Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for more than 23 years (1983–2006), for which he has received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards, and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of the show. He has also portrayed the central character Kunta Kinte / Toby in the hit Emmy award wining miniseries “Roots” first aired on [[ABC]] in January 1977. Burton has been nominated for 3 Prime time Emmy's first in 1977, then in 1996, and last in 2016. Another 22 wins & 27 nominations. In November 1990 Burton was awarded a star on the Hollywood walk of fame for his work in the field of television. LeVar Burton married Stephanie Cozart Burton, a professional make-up artist, on October 3, 1992. Burton has two children, son Eian Burton Smith and daughter Michaela "Mica" Jean Burton.
==Early life and Education==
Burton was born at the U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in [[West Germany]]. His mother, Erma Gene (née Christian), was a social worker, administrator, and educator. His father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, was a photographer for the [[U.S. Army]] Signal Corps at the time he was stationed at Landstuhl. Burton and his two sisters were raised by his mother in [[Sacramento, California]].
Burton was raised [[Roman Catholic]] and, at the age of 13, entered St. Pius X Minor [[Seminary]] in Galt, [[California]], to become a [[priest]].
At the age of 13, Burton entered a Catholic seminary to study for the [[priesthood]] but ultimately decided to pursue an acting career instead, graduating from the [[University of Southern California|University of Southern California's (USC)]] School of Theater.
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Film
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Role
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1976
| ''Almos' a Man''
| Dave
| Alternative title: ''Richard Wright's Almos' a Man''
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)|Looking for Mr. Goodbar]]''
| Cap Jackson
|
|-
| 1977
| ''Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid''
| Billy Peoples
| Ghetto child
|-
| 1978
| ''[[One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story]]''
| Ron LeFlore
| Alternative title: ''The Man of Passion''
|-
| 1978
| ''Battered''
| Andrew Sinclair
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Dummy (1979 film)|Dummy]]''
| Donald Lang
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[The Hunter (1980 film)|The Hunter]]''
| Tommy Price
|
|-
| 1981
| ''The Acorn People''
| Rodney
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Grambling's White Tiger]]''
| Charles 'Tank' Smith
|
|-
| 1983
| ''Emergency Room''
| Ray Walden
|
|-
| 1984
| ''Booker''
| Davis
|
|-
| 1985
| ''And the Children Shall Lead''
| Glenn Scott
| Alternative title: ''PBS Wonderworks: And The Children Shall Lead''
|-
| 1985
| ''[[The Midnight Hour]]''
| Vinnie Davis
| Alternative title: ''In The Midnight Hour''
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Supernaturals (film)|The Supernaturals]]''
| Private Michael Osgood
|
|-
| 1986
| ''Liberty''
| Robert Johnson
|
|-
| 1987
| ''A Special Friendship''
| Ben Summer
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Roots: The Gift]]''
| Kunta Kinte
| Alternative title: ''A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift''
|-
| 1993
| ''Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland''
| Fire Chief J. Alan Mathers
| Alternative title: ''Firestorm: A Catastrophe In Oakland''
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Parallel Lives]]''
| Dr. Franklin Carter
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''
| [[Geordi La Forge|Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge]]
|
|-
| 1996
| ''Yesterday's Target''
| Winstrom
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]''
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Our Friend, Martin]]''
| Martin, Age 26 (voice)
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Dancing in September]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]''
| [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.]]
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Blizzard (film)|Blizzard]]''
| Night Watchman Elf
| Also director
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Reach for Me]]''
| Nathaniel
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Taken in Broad Daylight]]''
| Mike Timbrook
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Superman/Batman Public Enemies]]''
| [[Black Lightning|Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning]] (voice)
|
|-
| 2011
| ''And They're Off''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Practice Makes Perfect''
| Principal Healy
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[In Saturn's Rings]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Work
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Role
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1976–1979
| ''[[Rebop (TV series)|Rebop]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]''
| [[Kunta Kinte]]
| TV miniseries
|-
| 1978
| ''[[California Jam II]]''
| Himself
| TV Special. Interviewed as guest attendee
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones]]''
| Richard Jefferson
| TV miniseries
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
| Luther Peacock
| Episode: "[[List of Trapper John, M.D. episodes|A Piece of the Action]]"
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
| Edward Ross Jr.
| Episode: "[[List of Fantasy Island episodes|Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones]]"
|-
| 1983–2006
| ''[[Reading Rainbow]]''
| Host
| 155 episodes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Jesse Owens Story]]''
| Professor Preston
| Television movie
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Love Boat]]''
| Darnell
| Episode: "[[List of The Love Boat episodes|Love is Blind]]"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Reporter Dave Robinson
| Episode: "[[List of Murder, She Wrote episodes|Death Take a Dive]]"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Houston Knights]]''
| Jason Evans
| Episode: "Bad Girl"
|-
| 1987–1994
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| [[Geordi La Forge|Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge]]
| 178 episodes
|-
| 1990–1996
| ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
| Kwame (voice)
| 113 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| Hayden Sloane/Hatter Henchman (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of Batman: The Animated Series episodes|The Worry Men]]"
|-
| 1993-1999
| [[PBS Kids|PTV]]
| Pernell (voice)
| Leader of the P-Pals
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Christy (TV series)|Christy]]''
| Daniel Scott
| 7 episodes
|-
| 1995
|''[[Deadly Games]]''
| Mr. Metcalf
| Episode: "The Boss"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
| Monk (voice)
| Episode: "The Frog Prince"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
| Anansi
| Episode: "[[List of Gargoyles episodes|Mark of the Panther]]"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
| Murray
| Episode: "[[List of Pinky and the Brain episodes|The Real Life]]"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
| Captain Geordi LaForge
| Episode: "[[Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)|Timeless]]"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "1725 - Mister Rogers Talks About Giving and Receiving"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
| Mr. Haller
| Episode: "[[List of Becker episodes|Beckerethics]]"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Boomtown (2002 TV series)|Boomtown]]''
| Marvin Lloyd
| Episode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Vern (voice), himself (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''The Super Hero Squad Show''
| War Machine (voice)
| Episode: "List of The Super Hero Squad Show episodes|Tales of Suspense"
|-
| 2010
| ''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''
| Ghost of LeVar Burton
| Episode: List of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Jensen Project]]''
| Kendrick James
| [[Television film]] ([[brokered programming]] from [[Procter & Gamble]]/[[Wal-Mart]])
|-
| 2011, 2014
| ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2011, 2012, 2014
|''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
| Himself
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Face Off (American TV series)|Face Off]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Alien Interpreters"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Rise of the Zombies]]''
| Dr. Dan Halpern
| Television movie
|-
| 2012–2016
| ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
| Doc Greene (voice)
| 26 episodes
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Perception (2012 TV series)|Perception]]''
| Paul Haley
| 30 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Adventure Time]]''
| Bubble (voice)
| Episode: "[[Adventure Time (season 5)|BMO Lost]]"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "5 Chefs Compete"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Roots (2016 miniseries)|Roots]]''
| Ephraim
| Episode: "Part 1"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]''
| Dr. Consilium
| Episode: "The First Day of Galactic School/Miles Underwater"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]''
| Kwame (voice)
| Episode: "The Power Is Yours"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Explained (TV series)|Explained]]''
| Himself (narrator)
| Episode: "Extraterrestrial Life"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
| Rufus Nero
| Episode: "X"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Weird City (TV series)|Weird City]]''
| Dr. Negari
| Episode: "The One"
|-
|2020
|''[[The Eric Andre Show]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "The ASAP Ferg Show"
|-
|2021
|''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''
|Barclay (voice)
|Episode: "The Celestial Visitor"
|-
|2021
|''[[Jeopardy!]]''
|Guest Host
|5 episodes, Season 37
|}
===Other work===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Work
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Role
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1986
| "[[Word Up! (song)|Word Up!]]"
| Detective
| Music video by the funk group [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]]
|}
===Director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Year
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Work
! style="background: #C0C0C0"|Note
|-
| 1987–1994
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1993–1999
| ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
| 10 episodes
|-
| 1995–2001
| ''Star Trek: Voyager''
| 8 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''The Tiger Woods Story''
| Alternative title: ''Son, Hero, and Champion''
|-
| 1998–2006
| ''Charmed''
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''Smart House (film)''
| Television movie
|-
| 2000–2004
| ''Soul Food (TV series)''
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2001–2005
| ''Star Trek: Enterprise''
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''Blizzard''
| Film
|-
| 2003
| ''JAG (TV series)''
| Episode: "Pulse Rate"
|-
| 2005
| ''Miracle's Boys''
| Episode: "Free Day"
|-
| 2006
| ''Las Vegas (TV series)''
| Episode: "Meatball Montecito"
|-
| 2008
| ''Reach for Me''
| Film
|-
| 2014
| ''Perception (U.S. TV series)''
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2017–2020
| ''NCIS: New Orleans''
| 8 episodes
|}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, LeVar}}
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Directors]]
[[Category:Star Trek]]
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000996/ LeVar Burton at the IMDb database]
*[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/LeVar_Burton Memory-alpha Fandom]