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30 Years Ago, Captain Planet and Neil Patrick Harris Scored a TV First
It’s heavy-handed, weirdly paced, and features an Oscar-winning actress giving a terrible performance, but “A Formula For Hate” is still...
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LeVar Burton Implies Jeopardy! EP Mike Richards Lied to Him
LeVar Burton "wouldn't trust" Jeopardy!'s executive producer if he had to do it all again.
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LeVar Burton Opens Up About His Relationship with Fred Rogers: He 'Encouraged Me to Be Myself'
LeVar Burton received a standing ovation Thursday morning when he stopped by The View to discuss the new documentary about...
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Posted Tuesday 4/26/22 at 1:34PM EDT
Daytime Emmys announce June in-person ceremony date, will honor LeVar Burton and Sir David Attenborough with lifetime achievement awards
The Daytime Emmys will return to a live, in-person format on June 24 with a ceremony airing from the Pasadena...
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Posted Thursday 4/14/22 at 2:12PM EDT
LeVar Burton and Katlynn Simone Smith among four joining Blindspotting for Season 2 -- rappers E-40, P-Lo and Too $hort to guest-star
Tamera Tomakili and Tim Chantarangsu are also joining the Starz series for its second season.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation cast reuniting for Star Trek: Picard's third and final season
LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner will join Patrick Stewart for Season 3...
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Trevor Noah-hosted Grammys overcorrected for blandness in trying to be the anti-Oscars
"Last week’s Oscars left a bad taste in everyone’s mouths, and even before The Slap Heard Round the World, there...
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Mayim Bialik Is the Future of Jeopardy!, So Get Used to Her
The distinction is so subtle that many daily devotees of America’s most popular quiz show probably haven’t noticed.
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Posted Thursday 12/16/21 at 2:49PM EST
LeVar Burton will host the Scripps National Spelling Bee
“Hosting the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be an honor,” said Burton, who established his kids' TV legacy with Reading...
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Posted Tuesday 11/23/21 at 2:34PM EST
Jon Batiste tops the 2021 Grammy Awards nominations
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader scored a near-record 11 nominations months after winning an Academy Award for best...
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LeVar Burton to host Trivial Pursuit game show
The Reading Rainbow and Star Trek: The Next Generation alum has signed on to star in a new game show...
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Posted Tuesday 10/05/21 at 11:53PM EDT
LeVar Burton named Rose Parade grand marshal
After all the hoopla over Jeopardy!, the Reading Rainbow and Star Trek: The Next Generation alum will serve as grand marshal...
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Posted Monday 9/20/21 at 10:26AM EDT
LeVar Burton reiterates that he's not interested in the Jeopardy! job, says he may share his behind-the-scenes experiences in a memoir
After Burton told Trevor Noah on The Daily Show he was no longer interested in hosting Jeopardy!, Los Angeles Times...
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Levar Burton says he's not into hosting Jeopardy!, but he may helm a different game show
Burton told Trevor Noah on The Daily Show that going through the Jeopardy!-hosting process made him realize that the job...
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Posted Thursday 9/02/21 at 12:56PM EDT
LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow is getting the documentary treatment
A new documentary called Butterfly in the Sky from studio XTR will delve into the legacy of Burton's PBS program,...