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^[a] (/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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