Q & A WITH LEVAR BURTON
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LeVar Burton is an actor, director, writer, producer, and podcaster whose decades-long body of work has been honored with seven NAACP Awards, a Peabody, a Grammy, and 15 Emmys, including a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Inaugural Children's & Family Emmys.
LeVar Burton launched his acting career while still a student at the University of Southern California. At 19, he found himself on the cover of Time Magazine, after landing the groundbreaking role of Kunta Kinte in the landmark television series Roots. A seemingly impossible act to follow, Burton achieved further global acclaim as Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge in the iconic Star Trek: The Next Generation television series - a role he reprised in Star Trek: Picard in 2023.
His role as host and executive producer of the beloved PBS children's series Reading Rainbow aired from 1983 to 2009 and was not only one of the longest-running children's television shows in history, but also one of the most acclaimed, earning over 200 awards including multiple Emmys and a Peabody.
His production company, LeVar Burton Entertainment (LBE), develops projects in the film, television, podcasting, and publishing space with the mission to share stories that fosters empathy, champions diversity, and builds community.