It's definitely true that there are a lot of the devices we used on 'Star Trek,' that came out the imagination of the writers, and the creators that are actually in the world today.

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Burton is on the board of directors for the Directors Guild of America. Burton himself won 12 Emmy awards as host and producer of the show. In 2010 he made an appearance on Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! as the ghost of himself in the episode "Greene Machine".

(born February 16 1957) professionally known as LeVar Burton is an American actor presenter director producer and author. Burton is best known for his roles as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots Lt. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.