LeVar Burton

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born 1957), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and, author.

Burton 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 also well known for his role as Lt. Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.