LeVar Burton on the upside of losing out on the 'Jeopardy!' gig, the importance of representation on 'Star Trek,' the legacy of 'Roots,' and more
You’ve been a well-known actor for more than 40 years. Is there any downside to living so much of your life in the public eye?
I felt the love. I can hardly speak about the experience. It was overwhelming, and it came from all quarters of the fandom. People who are casual fans reached out and said, “This makes so much sense. You were done dirty.” In the midst of all of that, one of the best things to come out of it was the love.Alex Trebek was, in fact, a genius savant at that game. I really feel like given an opportunity, I would have mastered it, but it’s a lot harder than it looks.
Guest-hosting brought you a resurgence of fame that you haven’t had since you were 19. What advice would you give your younger self? I’ll say this: I wouldn’t want to be a young and emerging talent in today’s environment of the 24-hour news cycle and social media and a camera in everyone’s hand. I can’t imagine how much that adds to the burden of the journey. I’m just so glad that my rise to fame happened in the Neanderthal age.
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