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LeVar Burton: Biography

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Birth Name: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Birth Place: Landstuhl, Germany
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/16/1957, Aquarius
Profession: Actor; TV host; producer; director

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Catching Up with the Roots Cast | Today's News: Our Take | 9/17/2007
Leslie Uggams is working on a Lena Horne project that's en route to Broadway.Louis Gossett Jr. is heading back to Broadway with a remake of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, also starring Phylicia Rashad and directed by Debbie Allen.John Amos, of course, is currently on Men in Trees: "Maybe next year the entire cast of that show will be here."Ben Vereen just finished an episode of Grey's Anatomy and wants to go back to Broadway with a gospel-themed project.LeVar Burton is on Day 10 of the shoot for Tempting Hyenas, a feature he's directing. The cast includes himself, Alfre Woodard, Lacey Chabert and Adrienne Barbeau.Cicely Tyson jokes, "I'm looking for a job," saying she may have to pull a Bette Davis and put an ad in the newspapers. "But I, for most of my career, have been unemployed," she says, before noting, "I actually have a number of things in the works."There's awkwardness as Cicely and LeVar get into some sort of debate about the state of today's long-form television and Roots' legacy. read more
Men in Trees' John Amos Recalls His Celebrated Roots | Today's News: Our Take | 5/22/2007
Can you say "charmed career"? John Amos has starred in such beloved shows as Good Times, The West Wing and, most recently, the sleeper hit Men in Trees. It is Amos' role as the adult Kunta Kinte in Roots, however, that will go down in history. In 1977, Roots broke viewing records as America tuned in to watch what is still the No. 1 miniseries of all time. Based on Alex Haley's novel about his ancestor, who was taken from his homeland in Africa and forced into slavery in the U.S., Roots opened a dialogue about race in America and sparked a fervent interes read more

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LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, John Amos courtesy John Sciulli/WireImage.com

Cicely Tyson, LeVar Burton, Olivia Cole, Todd Bridges, Leslie Uggams courtesy Maury Phillips/WireImage.com

LeVar Burton, Morgan Freeman courtesy Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation , LeVar Burton

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LeVar Burton: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Family Television Awards (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
Star Trek: Nemesis (Actor - Geordi La Forge)	2002	Movie
Ali (Actor - Martin Luther King, Jr.)	2001	Movie
Star Trek: Insurrection (Actor - Geordi)	1998	Movie