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Encore: LeVar Burton: Parenting the Son He Didn’t Know He Had

Encore: LeVar Burton: Parenting the Son He Didn’t Know He Had

Update: 2021-11-231
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In the first episode of a brand-new season, host Julia Dennison talks to well-loved actor, director and television host LeVar Burton about growing up with an absent father, how his family shaped his career path and how he is proud of the relationship he has developed with the son he didn’t know existed. 

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Encore: LeVar Burton: Parenting the Son He Didn’t Know He Had

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