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Star Trek: The Next Generation
LeVar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
16 February 1957 -
helmsman Geordi La Forge
[Season 1]
chief engineer Geordi La Forge
[Season 2 - 7]
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About the character:
Geordi La Forge (2335) is born blind and weares for that reason
a VISOR (Visual Input Sensory Optical Reflector), a sort of glasses,
that makes him capable to see, but with a colour spectrum instead.
Both Geordi's parents is in Starfleet, so it is only natural for
him to walk in their footsteps. Geordi La Forge graduates from the
Starfleet Academy in the year 2357. Aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
he starts as a helmsman (season 1) but is later promoted to chief
engineer (from the beginning of season 2).
He has big problems finding a partner, as he feels awkwarded
in the company of women. But he does his best. Best friends is the
android Data and Wesley
Crusher. Geordi plays poker together with William
Riker, Data, Beverly Crusher,
Worf and Deanna
Troi.
It is a great loss to Geordi, when the space ship, his mother
is the captain of, is reported missing in the episode "Interface"
(155).
About the actor:
LeVar Burton is born in Landstuhl in Germany (the former BRD) and
is rewarded for his appearance in the mini series "Roots"
with an Emmy for his character Kunte Kinte in the age of 20. After
this he appeares in a various TV movies but gets his lifes role,
as he in 1987 is included in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
Here he plays Geordi La Forge with rank of helmsman in season 1,
but when some changes on the set is made, his character is promoted
to chief engineer from the beginning of season 2.
At one time LeVar Burton is asked if he wants his character, Geordi
La Forge, to be able to see, which the actor declines as handicapped
as well has to have someone to look up to. And Geordi La Forge is
after all doing very well. However, Geordi gets mechanical eyes
in the movie Star Trek: First Contact.
The name Geordi La Forge is not plucked out of thin air, but was
the name of a handicapped boy, who was a big fan of Star Trek.
During the seven years "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
is produced, LeVar Burton directs two of the episodes. Since then
he directs episodes for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and
"Star Trek: Voyager" with a single guest appearance in
the last-mentioned. It is in the episode "Timeless" (100),
which he also has directed.
In addition to appearing in the futuring Star Trek movies as
Geordi La Forge, he is today sitting as the president of Eagle National
Films, where he developes projects for movies and TV. He also functions
as the producer and the director of some of the projects. He will
also direct episodes for the new Star Trek TV series "Enterprise".
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Has directed the following episodes:
Star Trek: The Next Generation
 "Second
Chances" (150)
"The
Pegasus" (164)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
"Indiscretion"
(77)
"The
Sword of Kahless" (81)
"Bar Association" (88)
"Rules
of Engagement" (90)
"To
the Death" (95)
"Things
Past" (106)
"Soldiers
of the Empire" (119)
"Behind
the Lines" (128)
"Resurrection"
(132)
"The
Emperor's New Cloak" (162)
Star Trek: Voyager
"Ex
Post Facto" (8)
"Dreadnought"
(33)
"The
Raven" (74)
"Timeless"
(100)
"Live
Fast and Prosper" (141)
"Nightingale"
(154)
"Q2"
(165)
"Homestead"
(169)
Star Trek: Enterprise
"Terra
Nova" (6)
"Fortunate
Son" (10)
"Cogenitor"
(48)
"First
Flight" (50)
"Extinction"
(55)
"Similitude"
(62)
"The
Forgotten" (72)
"The
Augments" (Part 3) (82)
"Demons"
(Part 1) (96)
Has appeared in:
1977: "Roots"
- mini series
1987: "Murder,
She Wrote" - tv series
episode
"Death Takes a Dive" (60)
1998: "Star
Trek: Voyager" - tv series
episode
"Timeless" (100) as captain Geordi La Forge
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