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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16 , 1957 in Landstuhl , Germany ), professionally known as '''LeVar Burton''', is an Actor and Director who first came to prominence playing Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award winning television miniseries '' Roots '', based on the novel by Alex Haley (see 1977 In Television ). Burton is a graduate of University Of Southern California's School of Theatre. He has a daughter, Michaela, born in 1994 , with his wife Stephanie, and a son, born in 1980 . Burton played the role of Lieutenant Commander ''. He is also the host, executive producer and creator of the long-running and highly praised children's television show '' Reading Rainbow '' (1983 –) on PBS , which extolls the virtues of literacy. He also played the voice of a character named Kwame in the cartoon series '' Captain Planet And The Planeteers '' (1990 – 1993) and '' The New Adventures Of Captain Planet '' (1993 – 1996). At one point in his career before '' Star Trek '' he appeared on a music video called " Word Up! " by R&B band Cameo . Burton got his start in television from 1976 – 1979, as the host of '' Rebop ''. In the 2001 film '' Ali '', he played Martin Luther King, Jr. . Currently residing in California , he and his wife Stephanie have worked to raise the awareness of treatments for Infertility . STAR TREK DIRECTORIAL CREDITS Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
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