Geordi La Forge
| Geordi La Forge | |
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LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | |
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| Created by | Gene Roddenberry D. C. Fontana |
| Portrayed by | LeVar Burton |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Commodore (PIC: Season 3) Lieutenant Commander (TNG: Seasons 3–7, Movies) Lieutenant (TNG: Season 2) Lieutenant, Junior Grade (TNG: Season 1) |
| Position | Head Curator (Starfleet Museum – PIC Season 3) Chief Engineer (USS Enterprise-E, USS Enterprise-D – TNG Seasons 2–7, Movies) Helmsman (USS Enterprise-D – TNG Season 1) |
| Affiliation | United Federation of Planets Starfleet |
| Family | Edward La Forge (father) Silva La Forge (mother) Ariana La Forge (sister) Alandra La Forge (daughter) Sidney La Forge (daughter) |
| Origin | Mogadishu, Somalia, Earth |
Geordi La Forge (/ˈdʒɔːrdi lə ˈfɔːrdʒ/ JOR-dee lə FORJ) is a fictional character who appeared in all seven seasons of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its four feature films as well as the third season of Star Trek: Picard. Portrayed by LeVar Burton, he served as helmsman of the USS Enterprise-D in the first season of The Next Generation, then occupied the role of the chief engineer for the rest of the series and in the films before appearing as a commodore in Picard. La Forge has been blind since his birth and uses technological devices that allow him to see – a VISOR in the series and the first film, replaced by ocular prosthetic implants in the last three films and in Picard.