Geordi La Forge

Geordi La Forge
Geordi La Forge
	LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
First appearance	"Encounter at Farpoint" (1987) ; (The Next Generation);
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.

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