Actor LeVar Burton was named today the grand marshal of the 2022 Rose Parade, with the Tournament of Roses hailing him as not just an accomplished performer, but also an advocate for literacy.
By City News Service
LeVar Burton (IMDb)
Actor LeVar Burton said he was “more than nervous” when guest-hosting five episodes of “Jeopardy!” that begin airing tonight.
“I was absolutely petrified,” said Burton, best known for his portrayals of the young slave Kunta Kinte on the groundbreaking 1977 ABC miniseries “Roots” and Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge in the 1987-94 syndicated science fiction series “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” “I don’t know that that feeling ever went away.”
Burton said his wife, Stephanie, and daughter, Mica, kept telling him, “You’ve got this, breathe, slow down, you know how to do what it is that you do.” Burton described himself as a fan of “Jeopardy!” dating back to its original incarnation, when it aired weekday mornings on NBC and was hosted by Art Fleming.