 Actor LeVar Burton landed one of TV's most iconic roles when he was just 19 years old. But he says playing Kuta Kinte on Roots at such a young age meant he had to acknowledge a hard reality of showbiz. I may never do anything as big or as important or as impactful as this. LeVar Burton talks Roots, Rainbows, and The Final Frontier on All Things Considered from NPR News.