Geordi La Forge
LeVar Burton as Geordi LaForge
Geordi La Forge, a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and is the Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise-D and later the USS Enterprise-E, both under captain Jean-Luc Picard. He is played by LeVar Burton, and was named after George La Forge, a Star Trek fan who died from muscular dystrophy.
He wears a VISOR, a half-moon shaped device allowing La Forge, who was born blind, to see. Sometime between and he received ocular implants which replaced the VISOR, giving him a more 'normal' appearance.
Geordi was born February 16, 2335 at the African Confederation, Earth to parents Captain Silva La Forge and Commander Edward M. La Forge. He attended Starfleet Academy from 2353 to 2357.
In 2357 he was assigned as an ensign aboard the USS Victory under Captain Zimbata. After his first cruise, he was transferred to the USS Hood for her 2361-64 cruise, during which he was promoted once, to Lieutenant (Junior Grade). On the Hood La Forge knew the young spitfire XO Will Riker only professionally, but the two would develop a close friendship during their later years together on the Enterprise. 2364 he was named chief con officer, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) under Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
In 2365 he was promoted to a full lieutenant and transferred from command to the operations division and named chief engineer and in 2366 he was promoted again to lieutenant commander (sometime between seasons two and four).
In 2372 he was transferred to the new Sovereign class Enterprise after the previous Enterprise was destroyed in Star Trek: Generations.
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