LeVar Burton - Growing Up Reading & His Dreams of Hosting “Jeopardy!”

LeVar Burton - Growing Up Reading & His Dreams of Hosting “Jeopardy!” | The Daily Show

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LeVar Burton recounts his early experiences reading with his mom that led to his love of books, shares the only book he didn’t finish and discusses his experience guest-hosting “Jeopardy!” #DailyShow #TrevorNoah #LevarBurton
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@georgeparker8198 2 жыл бұрын

The part where he says he has gotten a chance to represent the black experience from slavery to the future is next level thinking. It's why the people love Lavar this brother is legit.

@4knewt505 2 жыл бұрын

That line sent me! Celebrating the culture in one breath!

@unclejoeoakland 2 жыл бұрын

I want to float an idea past you two then. There is such a think as national poet laureate. I think Maya Angelou held it a while, then Richard Pincus. What about if we got Biden to appoint Levar Burton the first national Lector laureate, or Lector Emeritus?

@DarklordJanoha 2 жыл бұрын

Facts bro

@veronicajohnston2091 2 жыл бұрын

💚

@healmyroots 2 жыл бұрын

@@4knewt505 Absolutely

@JustBolger 2 жыл бұрын

Everything in the way LeVar Burton communicates creates such a remarkable warmth.

@helena8999 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna make it known that it’s not just the adults who grew up with reading rainbow who love Levar. I’m a teen that just discovered him through his podcast recently and I love it

@katharinehansen5940 2 жыл бұрын

You'd have loved Reading Rainbow as a child. He addresses children like they're all tiny geniuses. ❤️

@MISNM0 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!!! He's an excellent person to get familiar with. Not a wasted minute from him.

@lucashenderson2775 2 жыл бұрын

@@katharinehansen5940 Looking back with the gift of hindsight, that's why I loved it so much as a kid. It's a show clearly designed for young children learning how to read and discovering books for the first time but doesn't talk down to them. He respected the intelligence of the audience of kids watching the show.

@jdxiong 2 жыл бұрын

Give me his podcast, NOW! ❤️

@TheWildWahine 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a wonderful podcast!!!

@RoxieMarquez_marroxeli 2 жыл бұрын

LeVar Burton's laugh is a gift to humanity....

@sunu5520 2 жыл бұрын

This is a fact.

@jessicampbell2380 2 жыл бұрын

SOO true!! ❤!!!

@yanickdorsaint3781 2 жыл бұрын

Both of their laughs are full of life.

@amandajarboe1131 2 жыл бұрын

How did I not realize how hungry I was to witness a deliberately intelligent, warm and literate exchange between two grown men?!?! This conversation was magic and food for my soul! THANK YOU

@wellnative1 2 жыл бұрын

Right on!

@veronicajohnston2091 2 жыл бұрын

*SIGNAL BOOST!!!!!!*

@sirfizz6518 Жыл бұрын

Fr anyone with a soul has to love this dude

@IndomitableAde 2 жыл бұрын

"What a life you've lived." "I know, right?" Is the kind of full existence to which we all can aspire. I love it!

@DanielMores 2 жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid I could not comprehend how Laforge was on another show without his visor :-)

@angelicaadams 2 жыл бұрын

as a lifelong jeopardy and levar fan it's been really disappointing to see how they've handled the host situation. however, i'm soooo excited to see what new and wonderful things levar has waiting for the world!

@jacquelinekuttaineh3905 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I am too! Especially since Levar played the young Kunte Kinta ( please pardon me Alex Hailey if I misspelled your ancestor's birth name. Having married a young foreign student with the last name KUTTAINEH ( pronounced Koo- tain - ee..the "h" is silent) I look forward to Mr. Burton hosting Jeopardy. It will certainly display his talents & besides, it really is time to kinda retire his Jordy character from Star Trek, The Next Generation.Even Lavar Burton noted long ago in an interview that a " blind African American navigator on a inter planetary Star Ship who basically wore a ait filter visor to see with"...well Really? That's one small step for man* but it did not make sense... Like Mark Walberg's character in that movie The Happening , when he apologizes to a plastic ficus tree in a doctor's office waiting room. Sorry about that, hmm@ Dusk till Dawn. Take care you all.'

@thenostalgiabusiness 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when the guests hosts were first announced and someone suggested LeVar Burton, literally everyone thought it made perfect sense. Took them ages to take the suggestion and even after the whole Mike Richards debacle, I think everybody is still onboard with LeVar Burton or Ken Jennings as permanent host. Sounds like he's assuming he's out of the running now? Anybody know what's going on?

@chrisconroy3430 2 жыл бұрын

He was objectively terrible at jeopardy hosting

@davidj8658 2 жыл бұрын

Stop it, he was horrible as a guest host. He made so many serious mistakes and fumbled his way through the entire week. That and his begging for the job. I know people have fond memories of Reading Rainbow, but that seems to blind them to just how bad he was .

@davidj8658 2 жыл бұрын

@@thenostalgiabusiness First, anyone who doesn’t know what literally means, but can’t stop using it incorrectly probably isn’t qualified to have an opinion about Jeopardy. Second, he was horrible as a guest host. He made many mistakes and clearly wasn’t up to the job despite his begging for it. I get it, he read books to all of you when you were children, but let it go, literally.

@Woozlewuzzleable 2 жыл бұрын

He's aged so well, you know what they say. He's 64, he's 25 years older but looks better than me.

@Ukie_Hags_World 2 жыл бұрын

When I was working, I thought that, when I retired, I would teach American adults how to read. Illiteracy is just as common today as it was 40 years ago. Now I am retired; my body’s broken but my mind is intact. LeVar Burton has inspired me to revisit my thoughts of that personal mission. I may end up reading aloud to children at the library, and that would be okay, too.

@RoxieMarquez_marroxeli 2 жыл бұрын

Has LeVar Burton received his Kennedy Center honors yet? He's overdue....

@NellieKAdaba 2 жыл бұрын

💯 he should

@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 2 жыл бұрын

Way Overdue!!! And I have nominated him for the award three separate years. Please go to the KCH website and nominate Mr. Burton.

@iplaysdrums 2 жыл бұрын

FOR. REAL.

@BlueManIan 2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE

@BlueManIan 2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Wait, we can do that?

@SNESdrunk 2 жыл бұрын

"Thats the shipwreck that leads you to the island," "The island is where you meant to be all along," this is why watching these clips is worthwhile. It's learning and applying phrases like this to your everyday life

@sunnydaysatl 2 жыл бұрын

He have aged really well. I can listen to him talk all day.

@LittleSailboat 2 жыл бұрын

Reading Rainbow and Wishbone were my jam as a child so this brought back such happy memories!

@joejusto3292 2 жыл бұрын

Ty so much for mentioning Wishbone , because I thought I forgot about it, once I read your comment all these beautiful memories came flooding back of me and family watching their episodes almost everyday. I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you! ☺️

@traceythompson1092 2 жыл бұрын

Take a look, it's in a book....Reading Rainbow.

@LC-uz6em 2 жыл бұрын

I still have a stuffed Wishbone. I had 4 of them and one that talked.

@sonderingkayla 2 жыл бұрын

The compliments LeVar gave Trevor at the end made me so happy!!!

@tahmidaislam3809 2 жыл бұрын

I think this is a person's greatest achievement!! being lauded for doing what they enjoy doing!!

@ddigiorgio8438 2 жыл бұрын

Two delightful people. Love their positive energy!

@debbyd5729 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously! Be smart and interesting, too. Only thing wrong with this interview was that it was much too short.

@scottwylie5377 2 жыл бұрын

The shipwreck and magic island analogy literally brought me to tears because I am the type of person that does focus on the shipwreck

@patsylvest 2 жыл бұрын

I needed that reminder also. Right here .. right now.

@joshuambeya4336 2 жыл бұрын

there's always a silver lining. Every question has an answer, Buddha said

@mercurywillrise 2 жыл бұрын

Levar Burton has been a part of the biggest sources of joy in my life: Star Trek and reading. There will never be another figure that looms so large and has shaped my life in so many ways. I am reminded during every interview, every project he does, that he is THE most valuable cultural figure of my lifetime.

@myspencer50 2 жыл бұрын

I love Levar so much. As a retired teacher, I can not even tell you how many young lives he has influenced! How many readers he has made!!

@lauriemartin490 2 жыл бұрын

I'm the mom of a Reading Rainbow kid. I remember sitting and watching Reading Rainbow and Zoobilee Zoo on our PBS station with her! Such lovely memories, and like so many of LeVar's kids, she grew up to be an avid reader. I may have also helped a little with all the other reading we did together. 😅

@unclejoeoakland 2 жыл бұрын

Levar Burton is something beyond a national hero or treasure. He's showing us the way.

@dandraking2580 2 жыл бұрын

Look at that A facinating person interviewing a facinating person...... Love both of you guys!!!!

@LachlanKadick 2 жыл бұрын

He needs to make a kid's game show around books. I would love to see something like that. I'm thinking like Carmen Sandiego but more around kids contemporary and classical literature.

@traceythompson1092 2 жыл бұрын

Where in the world is she? Sing it Rockapella!

@mistressmozart 2 жыл бұрын

he's a national treasure! give him jeopardy already

@fodosdanso7991 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Is there a petition out there for what you've suggested. I would sign it without reservation.

@darcyskittens8591 2 жыл бұрын

@@fodosdanso7991 yes www.change.org/p/sony-pictures-entertainment-levar-burton-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy

@tia1629 2 жыл бұрын

I need a way to push LIKE more than once!!!

@davidj8658 2 жыл бұрын

He was horrible as a guest host. Is he supposed to get the job because he read books to all of you and embarrassingly begged for it ?

@dejaedwards9902 2 жыл бұрын

My Heart just exploded because Trevor Noah, one of my favorite TV personalities is talking to Levar Burton my favorite storyteller and actor 💕💕

@PBthesquirrel 2 жыл бұрын

Okay, a few things: 1. That beard with the point looks awesome. I've never seen that style before and I am living for it. 2. I'm so glad LeVar Burton is releasing another project. I feel Troy in Community right now. 3. I thought LeVar's cadence on Reading Rainbow was put on bc he was hosting a kid's show. Seeing this interview, it is clear that he always speaks like he's teaching a class, and I love it. TLDR-- LeVar Burton is currently doing everything 🔥🔥🔥

@Fluffymonkeyem 2 жыл бұрын

This was an excellent interview. I like when he said something like that the adults of today who grew up on Reading Rainbow would would support whatever he did, and he's not wrong. Reading Rainbow has such a spot in my heart. I loved reading as a kid and that show was a favorite. Glad to see LeVar keep pushing forward and being awesome.

@IAMJC39 2 жыл бұрын

Just the best!!!! I loved him, ever since Reading Rainbow. He made reading cool for me. I was a PBS kid. Wishbone, Zoom, Bill Nye and Reading Rainbow.

@TheSuzberry 2 жыл бұрын

We’re gonna zoom, zoom, zoom, a, zoom.

@shuny.9451 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see what Mr. Burton comes up with. I am of the Reading Rainbow generation and just seeing him makes me smile. I'm so happy to hear all of these new and great doors have opened up for him.

@MISNM0 2 жыл бұрын

This is perfect.

@QuarterCoyote 2 жыл бұрын

Reading Rainbow was the first place I heard about slavery and the Underground Railroad. It did a great job of communicating the facts to a kid younger than 10 years old.

@JamieNewellActress 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, yep yep. Our world is so much better because of these two men. These two bright, engaging, powerful, generous thinkers...these two men. We are blessed.

@latoyacampbell2126 2 жыл бұрын

Way off topic but leVar has a beautiful face...one that makes you feel calm and relaxed 😌

@CCJJ160Channels 2 жыл бұрын

“We focus on the shipwreck, we don’t think about the island that it got us to.” ‘The island is where you were meant to be all along.’

@dalpowers 2 жыл бұрын

LeVar looks Amazing!! Such a Beautiful Soul & an Amazing Career!! Looking forward to his next endeavors! ❤️🙏🏾👑

@Akitten84 2 жыл бұрын

Reading Rainbow (and my mom) really got me into reading as a kid! Thank you LeVar!!!

@colinreese 2 жыл бұрын

“But you don’t have to take my word for it”

@maitland1007 2 жыл бұрын

I was initially excited when I saw Levar hosting jeopardy, because I like him so much and I have so much respect for him. But after watching one episode I didnt really like it because it seemed like it forced him too much into the role of a 'slick game show host' and didnt allow him to express his wonderful Levar Burton self very much, which was sad. So I'm happy to see him creating more personal projects that he can put his passion into. Thanks for the great interview.

@joshuaphillips755 2 жыл бұрын

Tbh, I wasn't going to start watching Jeopardy - I just wanted the man celebrated.

@joelcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Huge lesson in here kids... You set goals and dreams, and if some of them don't go your way, don't get down. Take what you get, say yes, and keep moving forward. A journey isn't always defined by a complete itinerary, and that is just fine.

@moniquewilson4179 2 жыл бұрын

This might just be my favorite, most loved interview of all time. I love LeVar and have always loved what he stands for! Thank you, Trevor!

@Robertwithas 2 жыл бұрын

Always a treasure listening to LeVar Burton use profanity

@elizabethgaddis8713 2 жыл бұрын

I also enjoyed hearing him admit to cheating his way through a book report

@CaseysTravels 2 жыл бұрын

So glad LeVar and Trevor do what they do

@dee_dee_place 2 жыл бұрын

I was in my mid-20s when Reading Rainbow was on TV & I watched it as often as possible. "There Is No Frigate Like A Book" by Emily Dickinson.

@N3rdfightermom 2 жыл бұрын

He is so amazing! What a wonderful human being. We are so lucky to have him in our lives.

@ingridgrattidge5637 2 жыл бұрын

Love you LeVar!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🌻🌻🌻🌻. Blessings to you and your family 🙏🙏🙏

@meganpopple9100 2 жыл бұрын

Who could forget “Reading Rainbow”!?! Miss that show so much!

@brvndxxxn 2 жыл бұрын

LeVar looks so healthy and happy!

@CarmenBelcher 2 жыл бұрын

He’s such a handsome man! Black men just get better with age 👌🏾

@iamme2399 2 жыл бұрын

They most certainly do👏🏾.

@mrsj1417 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what's worse: the racist comment or the fact that over 70 people agreed with it. Pretty sad.

@sophierobinson2738 2 жыл бұрын

mrsj1417 Not racist, white people rarely age well without botox or plastic surgery. Possibly because we keep toasting ourselves in the sun or tanning beds so we'll turn brown. Ironic, huh?

@garyAjames 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrsj1417 the jealousy is overwhelmingly rancid in you and those who comment like you. anything black, triggers people like. the name alone seems to set you all off. Get over IT

@mattmcavaney1043 2 жыл бұрын

I need a love button for this video. Two great authors, storytellers and all around great people!

@GratefulHippieChic 2 жыл бұрын

I applauded a video. Yup, I did that. "The shipwreck that leads you to the magical island" So inspiring. ❤️

@VanquishAudio 2 жыл бұрын

Reading rainbow was lit

@fripszilon 2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there...

@NicoNeek2 2 жыл бұрын

Lavar Burton and Mr Rogers are the top two humans in my head.

@ilowmusic 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a treasure of an interview. Two heroes from two different generations.

@hikintrailsndrinkinales 2 жыл бұрын

😱 LaVar Burton we love you!!! Thank you Daily Show for bringing him on to catch us up. I really hope he is successful in making a “Reading Game Show”! I think society is in desperate need of inspiring stories that bring us all a little closer together. We need you LaVar!!!

@annabrenner5995 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't been so excited about a Buddy duo since season one of True Detective. MORE TREVOR AND LEVAR, PLEASE?!

@auntvesuvi3872 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Trevor! Thanks, Levar! 🤩 I've adored Mr. Burton as a performer since 1977 and as a human being since 1983. He is awesome and does such excellent work... improving everything he touches. 💜

@alexanderroloff8093 2 жыл бұрын

Just as Lavar's mother is the one who got him into reading, he and Reading Rainbow are the reason I am an avid reader of any book, genre, or series I can get my hands on. Lavar Burton is the reason I read the Little Critter series, the best book ever Where the Wild Things Are, and so many other books. I wish he would be the host of Jeopardy and I hope he changes his mind if they offer him the choice again. Such a wonderful human being.

@PogieJoe 2 жыл бұрын

Two folks who have had an impact on me!

@nad0862 2 жыл бұрын

I'm French I discovered him thanks to Troy and Community 😁😁 and it just hit me right now that I've grown up watching him as kunta kinte !

@DancerGirl-24 2 жыл бұрын

Reading Rainbow was a lovely, important show. So thanks for that. That being said, My favorite Jeopardy hosts: Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Anderson Cooper.

@jesipohl6717 2 жыл бұрын

thanks TDS and Trevor! FYI LeVar and Tig Nataro did an episode of her podcast "don't ask tig" together. It's amazing if you like either of them.

@yiarkungfu 2 жыл бұрын

LeVar is a treasure and he’s made a deal with the Devil because he doesn’t age, or he’s immortal.

@catwhisperer968 2 жыл бұрын

A couple of awesome people who have & will continue to inspire so many 💕💕

@tylerhackner9731 2 жыл бұрын

Love Levar and Jeopardy

@idrisnewton4552 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for everything you've given us all you beautiful and great and wonderful man. ❤️

@ashleyhyatt6319 2 жыл бұрын

Love you, Mr. Burton!

@rudyramirezjr2309 2 жыл бұрын

He should host a new show that’s like Jeopardy, focusing on science and technology. I want to host Rock n Roll Jeopardy!

@richmorlang1854 Жыл бұрын

Every single time I hear him speak I listen as if I'm still that little kid watching reading rainbow and he's there telling me an incredible story. Thank Me. Burton for inspiring so many of us

@totallylooney8292 2 жыл бұрын

This man is a gift to the world.

@ChadMagiera 2 жыл бұрын

I love my kickstarter reading rainbow coffee mug. Can’t wait to support his next venture.

@katharinehansen5940 2 жыл бұрын

*googles Reading Rainbow mug...*add to cart*

@RealRoyaltE 2 жыл бұрын

LeVar Burton transcends acting. He is the embodiment of hope, dreams, inspiration, and achievement for so many of us that watched and enjoyed him through the years. “Don't focus on the shipwreck, focus on the island 🏝.” On my vision board right now…

@Ukie_Hags_World 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely new set - the greenery against the backdrop of redwood planks to the geometric shelving - beautiful. The subdued lighting is a nice touch. Kudos to the designer.

@napalmholocaust9093 2 жыл бұрын

Oedipus in Disneyland is Lavar's all-time favorite book. You should read it too.

@MzShugr 2 жыл бұрын

His fine self is the reason I was hooked to the TV every week. I already knew how to read, but I sure did watch this show.

@tanyawalters8775 2 жыл бұрын

Levar is such a great actor. Encourage people to be story tellers so true. Such a nice man. My mom taught me to enjoy reading too! My dad read me to sleep. I hope to be able to read again soon.

@saldanamarcel3430 2 жыл бұрын

Am liking the new set, the camera work, his costume, everything is so soothing

@JamesLeeBuzz 2 жыл бұрын

One of my many cherished memories from childhood was growing up watching reading rainbow. I must have been somewhere between 4-8 years old when it was airing on PBS, and I'm 35 now. Loved that show. Love Levar Burton!

@fourthgirl 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched LeVar from Roots to Jeopardy. My best memory is in 1993 is my 4 year old saying "hi LeVar" after his greeting during Reading Rainbow. Jeopardy's loss is our gain.

@tynisagrant1286 2 жыл бұрын

I love this man, I was a reading rainbow kid in the early 80's. I'm so glad he was and still is apart of my life. He is stunning to look at and listen too🥰

@maruvek4285 2 жыл бұрын

Levar is our Aesop. He has taught us who and how to be. I owe him a debt of spirit that can never be paid.

@rogermiller5411 2 жыл бұрын

This format is perfect. I'm also a Levar fan from childhood to now so I may be biased, but these two people are my favorite public figures today. Thank you.

@shnawdude03 2 жыл бұрын

Levar is the Man!

@jessicasutherland151 2 жыл бұрын

I needed to hear this today. Thank you! :)

@mrbransformer4184 2 жыл бұрын

Man this is great!!! What a fantastic interview. Thanks.

@terrisl.edwards2743 2 жыл бұрын

Met him once! His presona is so gracious and warm. He is a legend that is unsung.

@higgledypiggledycubledy8899 2 жыл бұрын

the sound is way low on these recent videos

@jennifermullan4865 2 жыл бұрын

Lavar Burton! I love him! I admire his work, especially Reading Rainbow. The Best.

@tanyawalters8775 2 жыл бұрын

So happy for the opportunities that opened up for you! Levar your compliment to Trevor is so True.

@whitneyoneal2360 2 жыл бұрын

Levar you are such an inspiration! I have and will always adore you

@lauralewis1290 2 жыл бұрын

Love you, LeVar and Trevor°👊🏽✌🏽🙏🏽🤗

@gl0bal7474 2 жыл бұрын

he's a national treasure. he represents the absolute best of humanity

@katharinehansen5940 2 жыл бұрын

LeVar Burton is my #1 childhood hero.

@kennethbrooks8505 Жыл бұрын

This was absolutely amazing watching two of my favorite people on the planet converse.

@jasonrojas26 2 жыл бұрын

What a great conversation and I love the new set

@hectornegron9155 2 жыл бұрын

Levar Burton makes me feel young. He's 64 yrs old, same as me, and all that white hair looks as if he had just dyed it in preparation to play a much older person. It's like his face and his white beard don't go together. I guess like most ppl I always associate him with his character in ROOTS which I saw way back then growing up in Puerto Rico and so I guess that's why I still see him as a younger person than he really is.

@GingerGingie 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really loving this new format!

@jaybee4757 2 жыл бұрын

This conversation is gold 🥺

@maryblaufuss7533 2 жыл бұрын

Until the Mike Richards controversy, I was a Jeopardy fan. Now if LeVar hosts a show during the same time slot, it'll be, "Buh-bye, Jeopardy!" He is so handsome and so genuine!

@blackadaminj1-261 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is a gift to the human race.

@lfeb 2 жыл бұрын

Love reading to young people and seeing how taken they get...my grandmother wrote a ton of children's books, maybe one was published...but it built the joy of reading