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Salary
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Encounter at Farpoint (1987): $100,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987): $100,000 per episode
Trivia
Daughter, Michaela born [1995]
Graduated University of Southern California School of Theatre
1 son, 1980, decided by the courts after paternity suit. He won joint custody.
LeVar Burton's father, Levardis Robert Burton Senior, was a career Army NCO from 1954 to 1976. Levardis Burton retired in the rank of Sergeant First Class, just as his son's acting career was beginning to gain notoriety.
As of November 2003 holds the record for the most number of Star Trek episodes directed by a Star Trek actor. He has directed more than two-dozen episodes for every one of the four "modern era" Trek series.
While co-starring in Star Trek: The Next Generation, was also continuing his role as host of Reading Rainbow.
His character Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation was named after George La Forge, a Star Trek fan who died from muscular dystrophy.
Is a strong supporter of literacy in children.
On Star Trek: The Next Generation, his character's parents were played by two of his Roots co-stars: Ben Vereen played his father on "Star Trek TNG" and his grandson in Roots and Madge Sinclair played his character's wife in Roots and his mother on "Star Trek TNG".
At age 13, entered a Catholic seminary to study for the priesthood.
In the original Next Generation script, Burton's character, Geordi LaForge, was going to be gay.
Author of a science fiction novel, Aftermath.
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