LeVar Burton has weighed in on a man claiming there's no way he can be racist because he allegedly has a tattoo of Kunta Kinte on his arm. A caller named James hit up the English talk radio station ...

Kunta Kinte’s portrayer, the legendary LeVar Burton, definitely had thoughts on this crazy situation, reposting the video and writing on X, “Pic or it didn’t happen… #bydhttmwfi (but you don’t have to ...

But one of the most touching tributes of all came from LeVar Burton, Amos’ co-star in the hit 1977 mini-series “Roots.” Burton played a young Kunta Kinte, the son of an African warrior who is captured ...

LeVar Burton shared his thoughts on the late John Amos during an appearance on ABC’s The View today, praising his Roots costar – they played the enslaved person Kunta Kinte at different points in the ...

Each week, a well-known guest draws a card from our Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. LeVar Burton first rose to fame as a teenager playing Kunta Kinte in the hugely popular ...

LeVar Burton knows he will be remembered for three specific roles - playing Kunta Kinte on the TV series "Roots," donning a futuristic visor to become Geordi La LaForge on "Star Trek: The Next ...