Agreed….
LeVar Burton (Geordy on Star Trek TNG(
Actually he has a resume for film work…
1976 Almos' a Man Dave Alternative title: Richard Wright's Almos' a Man
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar Cap Jackson
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid Billy Peoples Ghetto Child
1978 One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story Ron Leflore The Man of Passion
Battered Andrew Sinclair
1979 Dummy Donald Lang
1980 The Hunter Tommy Price
1981 The Acorn People Rodney
Grambling's White Tiger Charles 'Tank' Smith
1983 Emergency Room Ray Walden
1984 Booker Davis
1985 And the Children Shall Lead Glenn Scott Alternative title: PBS Wonderworks: And The Children Shall Lead
The Midnight Hour Vinnie Davis Alternative title: In The Midnight Hour
1986 The Supernaturals Private Michael Osgood
Liberty Robert Johnson
1987 A Special Friendship Ben Summer
1988 Roots: The Gift Kunta Kinte Alternative title: A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift
1993 Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland Fire Chief J. Alan Mathers Alternative title: Firestorm: A Catastrophe In Oakland
1994 Parallel Lives Dr. Franklin Carter
Star Trek Generations Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1996 Yesterday's Target Winstrom
Star Trek: First Contact Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1999 Our Friend, Martin Martin, Age 26 (voice)
2000 Dancing in September Himself
2001 Ali Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
2003 Blizzard Night Watchman Elf Directed by Burton
2008 Reach for Me Nathaniel
2009 Taken in Broad Daylight Mike Timbrook
Superman/Batman Public Enemies Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning (voice)
2011 And They're Off Himself
2012 Rise of the Zombies Dr. Dan Halpern Television movie
2015 Practice Makes Perfect Principal Healy
2018 In Saturn's Rings Narrator Documentary, Premier 4 May 2018
Note on the Grammys and how to get tickets….
Green sock anon is a member or guest of a member of the NARAS….
How can I get tickets for the Grammy awards (without buying on an exchange site like StubHub)?
3 Answers
Kevin Auman
Kevin Auman, Music Business Professor at Montreat College (2000-present)
Updated Oct 25 2018
First, I should make clear that the Grammy awards is a closed event. Only nominees, special guests of the academy, and voting members (along with a limited number of their guests) are invited to come to the Grammy awards. Even as a member, it is very difficult to get tickets. I have been a voting member for many years, but have found it very difficult to get tickets.
Members must buy tickets which start at $200 and go up from there depending on where you sit. To purchase a ticket, you have to take the original invitation that was sent to you, fill it out (including credit card information) and if you really want a chance of getting a ticket, fax it (yes fax it) to the academy precisely at the moment when ticket requests will be accepted. You then have to wait to learn if you’ve managed to get tickets.
It used to puzzle me (and other members I’ve spoken with) that it is so nearly impossible to buy tickets when there are only a few thousand voting members, particularly when you consider that the awards show is often held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles which seats nearly 20,000 for concerts. However, when you look at the ever growing number of categories and resulting nominees, then add guests, and then consider that seating is reduced for broadcast production equipment and staging, it starts to make sense.
If you see tickets somewhere they are very likely counterfeit because if a member tries to resell their ticket to a third party they could lose their membership. It’s not easy to become a voting member. Few members would want to be banned from the academy.
Speaking of counterfeit tickets, this is an ongoing problem. You should never ever buy tickets through Craigslist or a similar source for any show, not just the Grammys. People lose money daily from counterfieters this way.
An interesting note about the academy and it’s voting membership: Most members are folks like me. That is, men and women who don’t live in LA, aren’t famous, but do the day to day behind the scenes work of producing all kinds of recordings that entertain, inspire and educate.