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Input (English): Levardis Robert Martyn "LeVar" Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, presenter, director and author. He is best known for his roles as the host of the long-running PBS children's series "Reading Rainbow", Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in "" and the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries "Roots". He has also directed a number of television episodes for various iterations of "Star Trek", among other programs. Question: LeVar Burton plays Kunta Kinte in a miniseries based on a novel by what authro? Answer: Alex Haley
Output (English):  He is best known for his roles as the host of the longrunning PBS childrens series Reading Rainbow, Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in  and the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 awardwinning ABC television miniseries Roots.