LeVar Burton
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 14: Actor LeVar Burton (L) arrives at the premiere of Paramount Pictures' 'Star Trek Into Darkness' at Dolby Theatre on May 14, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
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LeVar Burton Teaches Colbert & Carey Mulligan About 'Gatsby'
considering she hasn't read it either -- much less can't read at all. Luckily, Stephen and Carey get some counsel from LeVar Burton, the former host of "Reading Rainbow," who brings back the show just for Colbert. Check out the clip above to get a much-needed from TV Squad Read more »
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LeVar starts every day off right: With a tweet
Burtons gamble paid off. His RRKidz company bought the rights to the PBS Reading Rainbow show he hosted for 26 years in order to re-imagine it as an app for the iPad. Since its release last year, more than 1.5 million books and videos have been read or watched from Montgomery Advertiser Read more »
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Bill Nye and LeVar Burton Star In the White House's First Vine
White House just posted its first-ever Vine yesterday and it stars Bill Nye ("the Science Guy!"), LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow and a student. It's six seconds of awesome. [via Hyper Vocal] How'd they make the teeth so white? [via Laughter Key] In the latest from Paper Magazine Read more »
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LeVar Burton, Payton Kaar, Kiona Elliott
LeVar Burton, left, smiles as he visits the East Garden of the White House during the White House Science Fair, Monday, April 22, 2013 in Washington. In the back are Payton Kaar, 18, center, and Kiona Elliott, 18, right, both from Oakland Park, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo from Washington Examiner Read more »
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3 Awesome And Inspiring Inventions From The White House Science Fair
love that POTUS has invited these scholars here and treating them like NCAA Champs!!!— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) April 22, 2013 The nation’s premier young brainiacs were honored today at the annual White House Science Fair. Every spring, the White House from TechCrunch Read more »
