LeVar Burton
| Born | February 16, 1957 |
| Hometown | Municipal Association of Landstuhl, Germany |
| Net worth | $6 million |
| Height | 5'7" (1.70m) |
| Spouse | Stephanie Cozart |
| Children | Mica Burton |
| Parents | Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Erma Jean Burton |
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James Earl Jones Dead at 93: Mark Hamill and More Pay Tribute
- After James Earl Jones passed away at 93, many in Hollywood came out to pay homage to the legendary actor including Mark Hamill, LeVar Burton, Octavia Spencer and more.
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LeVar Burton and Jonathan Frakes to headline Trekonderoga
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A Troll Came For LeVar Burton's 'Happy' Message And Spectacularly Missed The Point
The former "Reading Rainbow" host responded with a single emoji.
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‘Clipped’ Boss on If the Sterlings Paid for Their Sins, Why LeVar Burton Was in the Sauna and How Barbara Walters Helped Shelly Sterling
[This story contains spoilers from the FX limited series Clipped.] Adapting true narratives is often a tricky proposition. And it gets even trickier when it’s as unbelievable and unprecedented as the fallout from 80-year-old Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s viral racist comments against Black people back in 2014 — just as Instagram and Twitter …
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Meg Ryan, Sting, Jeff Goldblum and More Surprise Celebs Who Voiced “Captain Planet”’s Bad Guys
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Netflix's The Imaginary Review: Studio Ponoc’s Animated Epic Of Emotion Is An Impressive Feat
For a movie that seems to have a limitless imagination, The Imaginary never forgets to ground that excitement with empathy and emotional intelligence.
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‘Tires,’ ‘Atlas,’ ‘Reading Rainbow’: What to watch on Netflix this weekend
Jennifer Lopez, Shane Gillis, LeVar Burton and more big names have new films and series hitting Netflix this weekend. Learn all about them here.
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LeVar Burton, Lester Holt and More Luminaries Attend State Dinner for Kenya's President and First Lady — See the Photos
The black tie affair was hosted by President Biden and First Lady Biden
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Lawmakers, Hollywood collide at White House state dinner for Kenya’s Ruto
Worlds collided at the White House as everyone — from former President Clinton and Hillary Clinton to actor Sean Penn, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and “Reading Rainbow’s” LeVar Burton — arrived for the state dinner for Kenya. The Clintons smiled and held hands as they posed for photos at Thursday’s black-tie soiree, the sixth state…
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LeVar Burton, Roger Goodell among guests at White House’s Kenya state dinner
A state dinner for Kenya at the White House will count actors LeVar Burton and Sean Penn and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell among its guests. The White House released the names on the exclusive guest list — which also include Don McLean, Huma Abedin, philanthropist Melinda French Gates and “NCIS” star Wilmer Valderrama — just…
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LeVar Burton chimes in on House Oversight fight with ‘words of the day’
Former “Reading Rainbow” host LeVar Burton chimed in Friday on the recent fight in the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. “Words of the day; bleach, blond, bad, built, butch and body,” Burton said in a post on the social platform X. Burton’s post refers to a question posed by Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) amid a…
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The CW Shares Its 2024-2025 Lineup
LeVar Burton, Raven-Symone to host game shows, ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ on for midseason
