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The Three Questions with Andy Richter

LeVar Burton

The Three Questions with Andy Richter

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2019

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Actor, director and author LeVar Burton joins Andy Richter to talk about transplanting from West Germany to Sacramento, getting cast in Roots right out of college, and engaging kids with literature on Reading Rainbow. Plus, LeVar discusses his work on Star Trek: The Next Generation, his podcast LeVar Burton Reads, and the one piece of advice he’d offer his younger self. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/threequestions code: THREEQUESTIONS) and Bombas (www.bombas.com/threequestions).

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, everyone.

0:12.9

You have stumbled upon the three questions with Andy Richter again.

0:18.1

And my question, E, today is beloved, Lavar Burton.

0:25.0

He's a...

0:26.0

No, I mean, you really, you have a special place.

0:29.9

And the hearts of so many people for the roles that you played,

0:34.7

and also for what you do for kids.

0:37.7

You know?

0:38.7

I'm not...

0:39.7

I didn't intend to blow smoke up your ass right off the bat.

0:43.1

Before we get to the questions, let's get to the smoke.

0:45.5

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's your strategy.

0:47.1

That's right, that's right.

0:49.1

That's right.

0:50.1

Well, thank you so much for coming.

0:51.1

I'm thrilled, I'm a fan.

0:52.9

Thank you, yes.

0:54.9

And it's lovely to be here.

0:57.3

I'm a little nervous about the three questions.

0:59.9

Really?

1:00.9

Don't know what they are.

1:01.9

Well, have you heard?

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