Biography

At age 13, he entered a Catholic seminary to study for the priesthood.

As an avid supporter of children's development, Levar showcased his exceptional general knowledge in Weakest Link (2001) - Star Trek Edition (2001), and won a record-breaking $167,500 for his charity, Junior Achievement Southern California.

He had lots of acting mentors over the years: Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett Jr. and Sir Patrick Stewart. He credits them as his favorite mentors/best friends.

LeVar Burton's father, Levardis Robert Burton Senior, was a United States Army NCO from 1954 to 1976. Levardis Burton retired in the rank of Sergeant First Class, just as his son's acting career was beginning to gain notoriety.

His character Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) was named after George La Forge, a huge fan of Star Trek (1966), who died from muscular dystrophy. In the series' original screenplay, Geordi La Forge was going to be gay.

I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.

If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win.

There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions.

As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.

Because storytelling, and visual storytelling, was put in the hands of everybody, and we have all now become storytellers.