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LeVar Burton Net Worth: How much did LeVar Burton make on Star Trek?

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LeVar Burton is a renowned American actor, director, and children’s television host.

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 09: LeVar Burton attends the premiere of Disney’s “Mulan” at Dolby Theatre on March 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. was born on February 16, 1957, in Landstuhl, Germany. His mother, Erma Gene Christian was a social worker, administrator, and educator, while his father, LeVar Burton Sr was a photographer for the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

LeVar Burton made his acting debut in 1976 with Almos’ a Man, in which he stars alongside Madge Sinclair. While an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, LeVar Burton got a starring role in the 1977 television miniseries Roots.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 28: Actor LeVar Burton is photographed for the Washington Post on April 28, 2020 at home in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emily Berl/Contour by Getty Images)

LeVar Burton has received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as the host and executive producer of the show, the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow which he hosted for more than 23 years (1983–2006).

LeVar Burton has also starred in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Dummy (1979), The Hunter (1980), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) and Ali (2001). He earned the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book, The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.

How much did LeVar Burton make on Star Trek?

LeVar Burton has a net worth estimated to be $6 million. He made approximately $100,000 per episode of Star Trek: TNG.

 


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