LeVar Burton
Born | February 16, 1957 |
Hometown | Verbandsgemeinde Landstuhl, Germany |
Net worth | $6 million |
Height | 5'7" (1.70m) |
Spouse | Stephanie Cozart (m 1992 - present) |
Children | Mica Burton |
Parents | Levardis Robert Martyn Burton , Erma Jean Burton |
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LeVar Burton tells kids to read banned books on ‘The Daily Show’
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New Year's Rose Parade to proceed despite COVID-19 surge
A year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 is set to proceed despite a new surge of infections
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New Year's Day Rose Parade set to go despite virus surge
The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah are set to go forward on New Year’s Day despite surging cases of COVID-19, which forced the cancellation of the 2021 parade
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LeVar Burton joins Scripps National Spelling Bee as host
LeVar Burton has been hired as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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The search for the new host of ‘Jeopardy!’ didn’t have to be such a mess
COMMENT: LeVar Burton was the popular vote for Alex Trebek’s successor, and ‘Jeopardy!’ is a show for which you want to listen to the popular vote, writes Clémence Michallon
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Ryan Reynolds campaigns for LeVar Burton to host Jeopardy!
Ryan Reynolds has taken to Twitter to campaign for LeVar Burton to become the new host of 'Jeopardy!'.
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The new Jeopardy! hosts are disappointing. Why didn’t they choose LeVar Burton?
The new Jeopardy! hosts are disappointing. Why didn’t they choose LeVar Burton?. By not choosing Burton, the show deprived the world of a host that represents everything that it so sorely needs right now
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POLL: Should the search for a new 'Jeopardy!' host end with LeVar Burton?
He might go twice as high as a butterfly in the sky, but actor LeVar Burton still has a lot of "Jeopardy!" fans to win over after his trial run as guest host. That's according to a recent survey conducted by OnePoll, which asked a nationally representative sample of 1,003 Americans to weigh in on how ABC's long-running game show has evolved since the death of former host Alex Trebek in 2020.
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LeVar Burton: 'Jeopardy!' host gig began 'scary,' ended fun
LeVar Burton’s quest to become the new host of “Jeopardy!”
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Cicely Tyson’s Roots co-star LeVar Burton pays vibrant tribute to ‘regal’ actor
‘She possessed a nobility of character and carriage that could, in equal turns, enchant and intimidate’
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'Star Trek' fans thrilled as 'Picard' star shares 'The Next Generation' reunion pics
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