![LeVar Burton on Twitter: "#ROOTS was my first professional audition. I was a 19 year old Theater major, @USC when I played Kunta Kinte. https://t.co/waXLFZd14L" / Twitter LeVar Burton on Twitter: "#ROOTS was my first professional audition. I was a 19 year old Theater major, @USC when I played Kunta Kinte. https://t.co/waXLFZd14L" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsbzCehUYAYB7Fe.jpg)
LeVar Burton on Twitter: "#ROOTS was my first professional audition. I was a 19 year old Theater major, @USC when I played Kunta Kinte. https://t.co/waXLFZd14L" / Twitter
SOUL TV - Happy 65th Birthday to Levar Burton. Born February 16, 1957, he is an actor, director, and children's television host. He is known for his roles as Kunta Kinte in
![cliffski on Twitter: "DID YOU KNOW? that levar burton, who played kunta kinte in the slavery miniseries 'roots' also played geordie in star trek: tng? https://t.co/jxfYlNYEWf" / Twitter cliffski on Twitter: "DID YOU KNOW? that levar burton, who played kunta kinte in the slavery miniseries 'roots' also played geordie in star trek: tng? https://t.co/jxfYlNYEWf" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D47NvgaWkAUl2c5.png)
cliffski on Twitter: "DID YOU KNOW? that levar burton, who played kunta kinte in the slavery miniseries 'roots' also played geordie in star trek: tng? https://t.co/jxfYlNYEWf" / Twitter
![LeVar Burton on Twitter: "Fun Fact: In the first take of this scene with OJ, I ignored the blocking and during the chase, at the point he was supposed to catch me, LeVar Burton on Twitter: "Fun Fact: In the first take of this scene with OJ, I ignored the blocking and during the chase, at the point he was supposed to catch me,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EscFrE6VoAUP3t6.jpg:large)
LeVar Burton on Twitter: "Fun Fact: In the first take of this scene with OJ, I ignored the blocking and during the chase, at the point he was supposed to catch me,
![ROOTS” Returning To Television, LeVar Burton To Co-Produce New Miniseries — Men's Center Los Angeles ROOTS” Returning To Television, LeVar Burton To Co-Produce New Miniseries — Men's Center Los Angeles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f64d77e4b0fac03fe492bc/1433101327475-1N6W1GXTTMULWLD5QGZL/Screen+shot+2015-05-29+at+9.26.07+AM.png)
ROOTS” Returning To Television, LeVar Burton To Co-Produce New Miniseries — Men's Center Los Angeles
![Levar Burton, who played Kunta Kinte in the movie "Roots" has a tattoo that can be read as either Levar or Kunta, depending on how you look at it. - 9GAG Levar Burton, who played Kunta Kinte in the movie "Roots" has a tattoo that can be read as either Levar or Kunta, depending on how you look at it. - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a7wnwMr_460s.jpg)