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LeVar Burton and Daughter Mica on Joining Forces for 'Star Trek: Picard' Season 3 (Exclusive)

It's a family affair for LeVar Burton and his daughter, Mica Burton, on .The real-life father and daughter share the screen for the first time on the latest episode of the Paramount+ series, «The Bounty,» with LeVar reprising his beloved character, Geordi La Forge, and Mica portraying one of Geordi's two daughters, Ensign Alandra La Forge. (Geordi's other daughter, Ensign Sidney La Forge, mans the controls of the USS Titan and is played by Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut.) The idea for LeVar to don the iconic uniform alongside Mica was an idea borne out of a conversation he had with showrunner Terry Matalas about returning to the franchise, the alum revealed in an interview with ET on Wednesday.

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'Star Trek: Picard' Sneak Peek: LeVar Burton Reunites With the 'Next Generation' Crew (Exclusive)

reunion! On the latest episode of Star Trek: Picard, titled «The Bounty,» LeVar Burton reprises his role as Commodore Geordi La Forge as he's reunited with his fellow Next Generation castmates. Burton's real-life daughter, Mica Burton, also makes her debut in the universe as one of Geordi's two daughters, Ensign Alandra La Forge, in the hour.

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LeVar Burton: ‘Jeopardy!’ hosting snub taught me ‘perfect nature of all things’

which was a stunning rejection at the time — but he’s apparently not holding grudges anymore.“It really cemented to me that everything happens to me for a reason, right?” Burton told the A.V. Club in an interview published Monday.He said the dismissal sent him into a period of self-reflection — and he now believes the experience taught him “the perfect nature of all things.”He had even tried out the job for several episodes before longtime “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards scored a short-lived stint as the show’s lead in August 2021, beating out a surprised Burton.

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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Sees Amanda Plummer Join Final Season; ‘TNG’s Moriarty Returns, New Teaser Drops – New York Comic-Con

“Greetings old friends,” threatens Professor Moriarty (Daniel Davis) in a new look at the upcoming third and final season of Star Trek: Picard that just rocked New York Comic-Con.

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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Sees Amanda Plumber Join Final Season; ‘TNG’s Moriarty Returns, New Teaser Drops – New York Comic-Con

“Greetings old friends,” threatens Professor Moriarty (Daniel Davis) in a new look at the upcoming third and final season of Star Trek: Picard that just rocked New York Comic-Con.

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LeVar Burton calls ‘bulls- -t’ on recent book bans in schools

recent book bans in schools.The former “Reading Rainbow” host went off on the subject during Thursday’s episode of “The View.”Joy Behar prompted the impassioned response when she asked Burton, 65, about the recent bans, especially on books “about race, sexuality and basically American history.” He abruptly rebuked, “Bulls - - t.”“I’ll be absolutely candid and honest — it’s embarrassing that we are banning books in this country, in this culture, in this day and age,” the “Star Trek” actor continued. “We have this aversion in this country to knowing about our past. And anything that is unpleasant, we don’t want to do deal with.”“This is not going away.

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‘Humiliated’ LeVar Burton drops ‘Jeopardy!’ host bombshell: ‘The fix was in’

“Jeopardy!” hosting gig.The “Roots” star, 65, sat down with Newsy’s “In The Loop” show to chew over losing the bid to permanently host the talk show, noting he was “not just disappointed, but wrecked”Following longtime host Alex Trebek’s death from pancreatic cancer in 2020, a slew of possible stars were thrown into the mix to take over, including Ken Jennings, Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik.“Experiencing a very public defeat — humiliation, if you will — was sobering. And what I learned from the experience, really, is that it reinforced my belief that everything happens for a reason, even if you cannot discern the reason in the moment,” Burton explained to host Christian Bryant.While Burton desperately wanted to be the ultimate face of the trivia show, he was at least able to guest-host an episode in 2021.“In the fullness of time, everything will be revealed.

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NATAS Names Lifetime Achievement Honorees; Sets Date For Daytime Emmys

LeVar Burton, Sir David Attenborough and This Old House are among the 2022 Lifetime Achievement honorees selected by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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'Star Trek: Next Generation' Stars to Reunite With Patrick Stewart on 'Picard' Season 3

Star Trek: Picard will bring back the crew for the third and final season of the Paramount+ series, reuniting them with Patrick Stewart one last time, the streaming service announced Tuesday (aka First Contact Day).LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn and Gates McFadden will all make their debuts, joining their former co-stars Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner — all of whom have already appeared on the spinoff — in the forthcoming season.“I remember watching the premiere of almost 34 years ago with my father like it was yesterday. It was the spark that ignited my love for science fiction,” said Terry Matalas, season 3 showrunner and executive producer.

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LeVar Burton Reflects on 'Roots' and 'Star Trek: Next Generation' Anniversaries (Exclusive)

LeVar Burton's turning 2022 into the Year of LeVar Burton. He kicked off the New Year as the Rose Parade's Grand Marshal, but that celebratory occasion was only the beginning.

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Trebek’s ‘Jeopardy!’ host pick Laura Coates on snub: ‘I was told no’

Speaking Monday on “Tamron Hall,” Coates, who had social media rally behind her cause last summer, said she “asked for the opportunity when it came time, when they were looking for people to possibly fill in.”Eager to be considered among the likes of current Season 38 hosts Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik, along with other fan favorites like LeVar Burton and Aaron Rodgers, Coates said she “certainly raised [her] hand and knocked on doors and found them closed.”“And I asked for the opportunity. I was told ‘no.’”The Post has reached out to Coates and representatives for the show for comment.The show’s initial decision of awarding the gig to executive producer Mike Richards horrendously backfired after alleged sexist comments from the short-time host were revealed last summer.

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Ken Jennings ‘terrified’ to replace Alex Trebek as ‘Jeopardy!’ host

spoke to USA Today ahead of what’s bound to be an emotional episode of America’s beloved game show Monday night. He spoke about his touching relationship with Trebek, feeling “just terrified” of hosting and the state of the show itself following a summer of scandals, including the removal of ex-producer and onetime host Mike Richards.Returning to the show for the first time since February, Jennings said he was unaware his first episode back was slated for the one-year anniversary of Trebek’s death from pancreatic cancer.“Apparently, everyone was aware that we were going to air [this episode] on the anniversary and nobody told me,” Jennings told the publication.

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LeVar Burton Admits Guest-Hosting 'Jeopardy!' Made Him Realize He Didn't Want the Job

LeVar Burton thought he wanted to host — until he did it.The 64-year-old actor got candid about not being selected to host the long-running game show. While talking to Trevor Noah on, he admitted that guest-hosting made him realize he didn't want the job.«I made it public that I wanted it for myself, that it made sense to me, and [the fans] were all about it.

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Ryan Reynolds' Tweet About 'Deadpool' Goes Viral Because of Ties to LeVar Burton & the 'Jeopardy' Hosting Gig

It has been a whirlwind week of Jeopardy news, mainly, after learning that Mike Richards, the choice to succeed Alex Trebek, has stepped away from the position.

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Jeopardy Announces ANOTHER New Host -- But It's Not What You Think!!

Who is pissed about Alex Trebek’s replacement Jeopardy! hosts? Quite a lot of people, actually!

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Fans rip apart new ‘Jeopardy!’ hosts: ‘Was fun while it lasted’

jeopardy.News broke on Wednesday that after a long and exhaustive search for the new host of the iconic game show, its executive producer, Mike Richards, and actress Mayim Bialik both scored the coveted job, with Richards in the daily hosting seat and Bialik helming spinoff interations. But fans aren’t happy with the two taking over for the late Alex Trebek.The “Big Bang Theory” star, 45, tweeted out a response to the news: “IT’S TRUE!!! Been waiting a long time to tell you all.

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Here’s who ‘Jeopardy!’ fans think should be the new host

a permanent host for the iconic game show, a new survey has found.At least 23 percent of viewers believe that the former contestant should be tapped to take over the gig, according to a OnePoll survey.Other fan favorites include the show’s executive producer Mike Richards and “Star Trek” actor LeVar Burton, who received 14 percent and 10 percent of the vote, respectively.Viewers were less enthused about other recent hosts like CNN’s Anderson Cooper, who earned 5 percent of the vote, and Dr.

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LeVar Burton’s daughter roasts his ‘Jeopardy’ hosting debut

long-awaited “Jeopardy” guest-hosting gig debut on Monday evening but his daughter, Mica, is roasting the new host.Mica tweeted a video during the episode’s airing that showed her dad on the TV screen and his current seat in their living room. “Bless [my dad] for putting up with me,” she wrote alongside the hilarious clip.

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Ryan Reynolds Recruits LeVar Burton For New Aviation Gin Ad

Ryan Reynolds is jumping on the LeVar Burton fan train.

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LeVar Burton Teases Possible 'Star Trek: Picard' Appearance in Season 2 (Exclusive)

Get ready to see more familiar faces on .

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