LeVar Burton on 'Reading Rainbow.' “They were very tense. They were not inconsequential,” Burton explained. “And I was young and I was going through different fads. I had this earring.

LeVar Burton has three roles he'll forever be known for: Kunta Kinte on the TV series Roots, Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and host of Reading Rainbow. Those roles have had ...

For 21 seasons, LeVar Burton came into our homes to inspire children’s love of reading as the host of the award-winning PBS series Reading Rainbow. On air from 1983 to 2006, the show racked up ...