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Tell Your Senator: Don't Claw Back Public Media Funding

LeVar Burton, Actor and Executive Producer Location: Sherman Oaks, California

Season 5 Episode 510 | 26m 45s

Actor, director, and television host LeVar Burton is best known for his roles as George La Forge in Star Trek and Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots, as well as the host of Reading Rainbow. From a table at his favorite restaurant Mistral, LeVar shares the journey to act, direct, and write his way to his unique purpose and shares how his goals changed and his vision for his future career.

Aired: 01/11/23 | Expires: 01/11/27
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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