November 18, 2026 - 8:00 pm
LeVar Burton
The legendary actor behind "Roots," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and Reading Rainbow shares never-before-told stories from a life that has shaped generations in this “compassionate, vulnerable memoir” (Time).
In-Person Event
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November 18, 2026 8:00 pm
Wilshire Ebell Theatre
4401 W 8th St
Los Angeles, CA 90005
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November 25, 2026 6:00 pm
$50 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on November 25 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days
LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton played Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed mini-series Roots, and he starred in Star Trek: The Next Generationas Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge. Other credits include a regular role on the CBS series Christy, and he served as host and contributing producer of the Emmy Award-winning children’s program Reading Rainbow, for which he received twelve Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. He is an educator committed to improving children’s education through innovative uses of storytelling.
“LeVar Burton’s reverence, respect, and complete understanding of the power of story permeates this intimate weaving of his own life’s narrative threads. The tapestry created depicts a man in full—spiritual seeker, literacy educator, artistic explorer, social justice warrior, and conscious human.”—Noah Wyle
Tracing the different eras of his life—from Kunta Kinte to Geordi La Forge to Reading Rainbow and far beyond the camera—celebrated actor LeVar Burton fearlessly opens up about growing up during the Civil Rights Movement, being raised by a remarkable mother, and discovering his calling as a storyteller. He explores how acting has served as both a source of transformation and an escape from the most difficult parts of his past, while also confronting the challenges of being a parent, husband, and householder.
As Burton honors the loved ones whose strength and resilience shaped him in this inspiring memoir, he also asks what we owe to our ancestors and to each other, reflecting on the deep necessity he’s always felt advocating for liberation and equity. Generous, deeply moving, and illustrated with personal family photos, Take My Word For It is a courageous self-portrait of an iconic artist.
