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BootinUp

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1. He is a USC grad if I am not mistaken.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 02:44 AM

Oct 2023

yep.

As a teen, Burton, who was raised Catholic,[9] entered St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Galt, California, intending to become a priest.[10] At 17, questioning the Catholic faith, he changed his vocation to acting, and at 19, while an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, he won a starring role in the 1977 television miniseries Roots.[9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVar_Burton

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He is a USC grad if I am not mistaken. BootinUp Oct 2023 #1

And he was the long-time host of the iconic "Reading Rainbow" Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #2

I still havent watched the above, but another thought BootinUp Oct 2023 #3