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- Category: Television
- Unveiled: 15 Nov 1990
- Star rank: 282
- Address:
7026 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101417, -118.342512
Levar Burton
Biography
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and, author who 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 portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children’s program Reading Rainbow.
Fact file
- Born: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. February 16, 1957 (age 54) Landstuhl, West Germany
- Other names: LeVar Burton
- Alma mater: University of Southern California
- Occupation: Actor, director, producer, author
- Years active: 1977–present
- Spouse: Stephanie Cozart Burton
Read more about Levar Burton at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Sycamore and Orange
- Go east and cross Orange
- Go west and cross Sycamore
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near Sycamore
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near Orange
Nearby you will also find Michael Bolton, The 5th Dimension, Fred Travalena, Vivian Vance, Wayne Rogers, Vanna White, Keye Luke, Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, Woody Woodpecker, and many others.