![In Roots (1977), LeVar Burton plays Kunta Kinte, Madge Sinclair plays his wife Bell, and Ben Vereen plays his grandson Chicken George. In the Star Trek: TNG episode "Interface" (1993), LeVar Burton In Roots (1977), LeVar Burton plays Kunta Kinte, Madge Sinclair plays his wife Bell, and Ben Vereen plays his grandson Chicken George. In the Star Trek: TNG episode "Interface" (1993), LeVar Burton](https://preview.redd.it/em9jvhh5gc561.jpg?width=868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fda1f875e3de8bdd665c0fc5851b5c3ccdb1a13)
In Roots (1977), LeVar Burton plays Kunta Kinte, Madge Sinclair plays his wife Bell, and Ben Vereen plays his grandson Chicken George. In the Star Trek: TNG episode "Interface" (1993), LeVar Burton
![LeVar Burton celebrates the anniversaries of Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation and hints at his future in Picard — Daily Star Trek News LeVar Burton celebrates the anniversaries of Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation and hints at his future in Picard — Daily Star Trek News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc3d1b051f4d40415789cc2/fed94486-bf07-4015-8fe1-1875f7de331b/Levar-burton-Kunte-kinte-star-trek-the-next-generation-anniversary.jpg)
LeVar Burton celebrates the anniversaries of Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation and hints at his future in Picard — Daily Star Trek News
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