Levar Burton Reads Live Tour (2)Levar Burton was in Austin Sunday November 11 at the Paramount Theater with his Levar Burton Reads Live tour. ATX Digital Photography ©2018 Michael Lewis Global Photography All Rights Reserved Levar Burton Reads Live Tour (3)Levar Burton was in Austin Sunday November 11 at the Paramount Theater with his Levar Burton Reads Live tour. ATX Digital Photography ©2018 Michael Lewis Global Photography All Rights Reserved Levar_Burton_Reads_Live_In_AustinLevar Burton was in Austin Sunday November 11 at the Paramount Theater with his Levar Burton Reads Live tour. ATX Digital Photography ©2018 Michael Lewis Global Photography All Rights Reserved By Michael Lewis | Austin, Texas

Levar Burton was in Austin Sunday November 11 at the Paramount Theater with his Levar Burton Reads Live tour. The live tour is an extension of Burton’s LeVar Burton Reads podcast. He selects a story by a writer who lives in each city of the tour. He reads the stories aloud along with sound effects and music, and then he brings the writer on stage for a discussion and a 30 minute Q & A session from the audience. Burton selected Kendra Foremeyer as his featured writer in Austin. He read a segment from her book, “Hole in the Middle”.  There are not many people who can read a book better than LeVar Burton. You really need to hear him. Foremeyer stated that this was the first time her book has been read to an audience and she was quite surprised by the audience’s reaction. She did not anticipate the laughter when certain parts were read and the wide audience enjoyment of her book.

LeVar Burton (actor, educator & director) has been an icon since 1977. LeVar Burton made his film acting debut in 1977 when he played Kunta Kinte in the ABC award-winning drama series Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley.  Burton was host and executive producer of "Reading Rainbow" on PBS from 1983 to 2006, making it one of the longest-running children's programs on the network. Reading Rainbow helped to inspire generations of children to read books. Burton stated Sunday that reading extends your imagination. In 1986, Gene Roddenberry, Executive Producer of the original television series Star Trek, approached Burton with the role of the Lieutenant Geordi La Forge in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. Burton’s character was blind but is granted sight through the use of a prosthetic device called a Visor worn over his eyes. After the second season, La Forge had become the chief engineer of the starship USS Enterprise-D in the series. La Forge was also in subsequent films based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, starting with Star Trek Generations in 1994 through Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002. Burton directed two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and several episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise.

Burton proudly stated on Sunday that his wife, Stephanie Cozart-Burton and his daughter Michaela was with him on his tour and in the audience.

Check out the dates of Levar Burton Reads Live Tour at http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/tour

ATX Digital Photography ©2018 Michael Lewis Global Photography All Rights Reserved Levar Burton Reads Live Tour (8)Levar Burton was in Austin Sunday November 11 at the Paramount Theater with his Levar Burton Reads Live tour.

Pictured is Levar Burton and Kendra Foremeyer, author, Hole in the Middle.

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