When "Star Trek: The Next Generation" first began in 1987, LeVar Burton was probably the biggest star in the cast. He had already been nominated for three Emmys, once in 1977 for playing Kunta ...

Literacy icon and Star Trek star LeVar Burton was awarded the National Humanities Medal at the White House this week for his work fighting illiteracy. Burton, executive producer of “The Right to Read” ...

After LeVar Burton sailed off with Donald Glover's Troy in Season 5 of 'Community', he teased the possibility of returning for a cameo in the movie.

We already know that Donald Glover is on board for the Community movie — but what about Troy Barnes’ childhood hero, LeVar Burton? As Community fans will recall, Burton and his “non ...

Our thoughts are with his family." — CNN, on X. "RIP James Earl Jones, the legendary actor who memorably appeared in the iconic baseball movies 'Field of Dreams' and 'The Sandlot.' ...

Levar Burton’s Kickstarter campaign to bring back Reading Rainbow for every child, everywhere has passed $2 million dollars in the first days since its launch.Cancelled in 2009 after 25 years on ...

LeVar Burton memorialized Carl Weathers at the 'Rocky' actor's posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, recalling they spent 'a lot of time naked' at the spa.

LeVar Burton shared his thoughts on the late John Amos during an appearance on ABC’s The View today, praising his Roots costar – they played the enslaved person Kunta Kinte at different points ...