Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation. "Are you gonna see all of us together, again, in a scene or episode?

And we also know that Whoopi Goldberg will be returning as Guinan. Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. This movie also featured future Trek veterans Brad Dourif, Meg Foster, Albert Hall, and Ed Lauter. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born 16 February 1957; age 63) is the American actor who played Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation throughout the show's entire seven-year run, from 1987 to 1994. [6], In 2014, Burton began a campaign through Kickstarter to "Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere," a program to help bring Reading Rainbow back to classrooms throughout the United States. [11]. This movie aired in September 1977, only eight months after Roots introduced Burton to television audiences. An avid poker player, Burton has participated in the World Poker Tour. Indeed, Frakes did direct on the first season of Picard. After TNG, Burton had a recurring role on the CBS series Christy and made a guest appearance on Brent Spiner's new, short-lived series, Deadly Games (co-starring Christopher Lloyd). It was during his time on TNG that Burton became interested in directing. Burton starred as Paul Haley on the TNT drama series Perception, created by Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman, from 2012 to 2015. In 1990, he received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame for his work in the field of television. He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since October 3, 1992.

Burton starred on the show throughout all seven seasons, appearing in all but four of the 177 episodes.

But given "Star Trek's" singular history of revival and renewal -- the original series had a scrapped pilot episode and was briefly cancelled before being saved by one of the first fan-orchestrated campaigns, then the franchise went on to another five decades of life in a multitude of medium -- Burton said fans shouldn't lose hope for a full reunion.

He also played La Forge in the four TNG-era Star Trek films, in the TNG video game A Final Unity, and in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Timeless", which he directed. His first major part was the role of a young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots, a role he reprised in the 1988 television film Roots: The Gift. Your privacy is safe with us. sale and auction on eBay. Burton married Stephanie Cozart, the make-up artist of Reading Rainbow, in 1992. Since he was working on both TNG and Reading Rainbow at the same time, Burton did little else during the early 1990s. He holds the highest amount of directorial credits for the cast members, at 29 episodes directed. I'm sorry, what did you say? LeVar defeated Voyager actor Robert Picardo in the final round to win an impressive US$167,500 for his charity, Junior Achievement of Southern California. In addition to acting, Burton has directed many Star Trek episodes. Burton worked with Jonathan Scarfe, son of Alan Scarfe and step-son of Barbara March. Star Trek. Burton targeted Romney, being quoted on TMZ as saying "I am personally outraged that any serious contender for the White House would target as part of his campaign the children of America in this fashion." Geordi La Forge".

We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Enterprise also be in the cards? The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service. After TNG ended, Burton moved on to direct ten episodes of Deep Space Nine, eight episodes of Voyager, and nine episodes of Enterprise. Jonathan Frakes & Marina Sirtis Live Mon, 7pm ET. TNG Season 6 DVD special feature "Departmental Briefing Year Six" ("Special Crew Profile: TNG Season 6 DVD special feature "Select Historical Data Year Six" ("Working with the, TNG Season 7 DVD special feature "Starfleet Moments & Memories Year Seven" ("A Unique Family"), interviewed on 8 November 2001, TNG Season 7 DVD special feature "The Making of "All Good Things…" Year Seven" ("On Location"), interviewed on 18 March 1994.

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Burton next co-starred with Steve McQueen in what proved to be the latter's final film, The Hunter (1980). By the second season, however, La Forge was the ship's chief engineer, holding the rank of lieutenant and later lieutenant commander. [2], Burton recorded a public service announcement for NASA to explain the purpose of the MAVEN mission to Mars, which was launched on November 18, 2013. “I think that is reasonable to assume that those people are still a part of Picard’s life and…sure, what the hell? Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Burton talked about more cast members from TNG possibly appearing in Picard, before letting the cat out of the bag about his own involvement. In 1998, he directed his first non-Trek project, The Tiger Woods Story. Of course, there was Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) in the lead role. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. "Good things come to those who wait," he suggested. “How do I answer this without getting myself in trouble?” he asked himself. One month later, Burton was seen in his first feature film, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, which also starred Richard Kiley. With season 2 of the show set to begin production once the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, fans should be on the lookout for at least one more cast member from The Next Generation: LeVar Burton as Enterprise chief engineer Geordi La Forge. Oh, in the cards!" LeVar Burton was born on February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany as Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. That same day, Seth MacFarlane (Rivers in Star Trek: Enterprise) announced that he would match up to one million dollars worth of pledges for the campaign.

"In Picard's? Burton, who played the starship's chief engineer Geordi La Forge, said he expected that he and the majority of his "TNG" castmates would eventually resurface in their former captain's life at various points. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 101, p. 54). The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison is heading the initiative.

He also directed the 2003 family film Blizzard, starring Christopher Plummer and featuring the voice of Whoopi Goldberg as the title reindeer. "Each of us, I would say certainly, right?" Burton concluded the decade with the TV movie Dummy, in which he co-starred with Paul Sorvino and Gregg Henry. He has also directed a number of television episodes for various iter… He is best known for his role as Lt. Among Burton's co-stars in this series were Madge Sinclair and Ben Vereen, who went on to play the parents of Burton's Geordi La Forge in TNG: "Interface".

Build your custom WiC Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Game of Thrones and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Burton, Grunberg, and Morrison will be voicing superheroes War Machine, Ant-Man, and The Wasp, respectively, while Takei voices the villainous Galactus.

In the episode, Stewie Griffin (voiced by creator Seth McFarlane) kidnaps the cast of TNG and proceeds to spend the day with them, much to his own regret. Posted by GalaxyCon on Monday, April 13, 2020. He also earned seven Image Award nominations, winning four of them. Portrayed by LeVar Burton, he served as helmsman of the USS Enterprise-D in the first season, then occupied the role of the chief engineer for the rest of the series and in the films. You’ll see us all. Burton's latest appearance as Geordi La Forge was in the 2002 film Star Trek Nemesis. But while the actor speculated that Geordi, Data, Worf, Riker, Troi and the Crushers would likely appear one or two at a time, and he was cautious about expecting a full-blown cast reunion to occur on the new series. LeVar Jorge Marcus Burton (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, presenter, director, and author. He recently directed and starred in the comic drama Reach for Me, working with performers Adrienne Barbeau, Seymour Cassel, and Alfre Woodard, and cameraman Kris Krosskove. Burton further added "Educators across the country, as well as millions of children and adults know that the programming on PBS has been responsible for significant improvements in education, literacy, math, science and life skills for generations of our children." In addition, he directed two episodes for Next Generation … “It didn’t hurt that I learned how to do another craft. Pictured: LeVar Burton as Lt.