American actor and director best known for playing Jordi LaForge on Star Trek: Next Generation, Kunta Kinte on Roots and presenting Reading Rainbow. In a 1978 tv superstars book he was described as 5ft 8 and weight 160 lbs. In this convention photo I had 1/3rd inch more sneaker than him.5ft 8 Rob and Levar @ Collectormania 2011