LeVar Burton is an award winning actor, director, producer, and speaker. Known for his roles as Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge in the iconic “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and as host of Reading Rainbow from 1983-2009, he has received 12 Emmy Awards, a Grammy, and five NAACP awards.

Through his digital educational company, RRKidz, Burton turned Reading Rainbow into a digital reading service, and thanks to over 105,000 Kickstarter backers, he has been able to bring it online as SKYBRARY. By bringing Reading Rainbow to the web, he has made it accessible to 83% of American households, and it will be accessible for teachers and students beginning in January 2016.