LeVar Burton on $146M Star Trek: Tng Movie That Took Away Geordi’s Visor: “Other actors were relating to me very differently”
Actor LeVar Burton has been a part of several known IPs, including Reading Rainbow and Jeopardy, but his most famous role is Star Trek: Tng. He played the chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-d, Geordie La Forge, in the show for seven seasons and four films (and Picard), and wore his signature Visor through most of it all.
The device that allowed the character, who was born blind, to see was reportedly painful for Burton to wear every day for seven years. The Visor was pinched to his temples and restricted his eyes, which really bothered him as an actor. LeVar Burton finally got freedom from the torture device in 1996’s Star Trek: First Contact.
LeVar Burton finally removed his Visor on screen in Star Trek: First Contact LeVar Burton in Star Trek: Tng | Credits: Paramount
LeVar Burton’s Geordie La Forge was born blind, and always wore a Visor,...
The device that allowed the character, who was born blind, to see was reportedly painful for Burton to wear every day for seven years. The Visor was pinched to his temples and restricted his eyes, which really bothered him as an actor. LeVar Burton finally got freedom from the torture device in 1996’s Star Trek: First Contact.
LeVar Burton finally removed his Visor on screen in Star Trek: First Contact LeVar Burton in Star Trek: Tng | Credits: Paramount
LeVar Burton’s Geordie La Forge was born blind, and always wore a Visor,...
- 5/10/2025
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
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