LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton is an American actor, director, television host, and literacy advocate best known for portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries Roots, Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), and hosting the PBS children's series Reading Rainbow (1983–2006). He has earned numerous awards, including 12 Daytime Emmys, a Peabody Award, a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album, and the 2024 National Humanities Medal. Burton continues to promote education through projects like the Reading Rainbow digital library and podcasts such as LeVar Burton Reads.