LeVar Burton
Definition
American actor, director, and television host, best known for portraying Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, using a signature VISOR to compensate for blindness.
Longtime host of the PBS children's educational series Reading Rainbow from 1983 to 2006, promoting literacy with the catchphrase 'But you don't have to take my word for it.'
Advocate for literacy and education, later competing on shows like Celebrity Jeopardy! and hosting podcasts on sci-fi and culture.
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LeVar Burton's VISOR made him the ultimate engineer, turning warp core breaches into Tuesday afternoons.
Thanks to LeVar Burton on Reading Rainbow, a generation learned that books could teleport you anywhere without leaving the couch.
LeVar Burton hosted Jeopardy! clues so smoothly, contestants wondered if he had scanned the answers ahead.
In a world of TikTok scrolls, LeVar Burton still reminds us that real rainbows hide in library stacks.