On Saturday, LeVar
Burton celebrated a birthday....
LEVAR BURTON
From Wikipedia:
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957), professionally
known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, presenter, director, producer, and
author.
Burton is known for portraying the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries 'Roots', based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his role as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' as well as the co-creator and host of the PBS children's program 'Reading Rainbow'.
In February 2011, Burton made an
appearance as himself on NBC's 'Community' in the episode "Intermediate
Documentary Filmmaking" and the following week on CBS's 'The Big Bang Theory' in
the episode "The Toast Derivation" as well as in November 2012 in the episode
"The Habitation Configuration".
Burton is known for portraying the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries 'Roots', based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his role as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' as well as the co-creator and host of the PBS children's program 'Reading Rainbow'.
AS SEEN IN:
'Community'
["Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking"]
"I told Pierce a thousand times, I never wanted to meet LeVar in person!
I just wanted a picture. You can't disappoint a picture!
I hate you, Pierce!"
Troy Barnes
'The Big Bang Theory'
["The Habitation Configuration"]
&
["The Toast Derivation"]
Leonard Hofstadter:
You're having people over?
Sheldon Cooper:
Yes. Must be killing you wondering who.
Fine, I'll tell you:
Stuart from the comic book store, Barry Kripke from the university,
Penny's ex-boyfriend Zack, and TV's LeVar Burton.
Leonard Hofstadter:
Really? LeVar Burton's coming over?
Sheldon Cooper:
Possible. I tweeted him.
Sheldon's guests are singing karaoke. All have
been drinking, and Stuart is still in towels from taking a shower
Stuart,
Kripke, Zack:
I'm walking on sunshine... who-oo...
LeVar Burton:
Hello, I...
Sees strange guests and backs out of doorway
LeVar Burton:
Oh, I don't think so...
Quickly walks down stairs
LeVar Burton:
I am so done with Twitter.
So here's a belated Happy Birthday!
BCnU!
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