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LeVar Burton Shares Friends To Know And Ways To Grow on Twitter

Where: Toronto, Canada
March 19, 2009 at 2:53 PM | by kjb | 0 Comments

To us, he’s right up there with Big Bird and Mr. Rogers. To others, he’ll always be the Chief Engineer aboard the USS Enterprise. Although we love Reading Rainbow—who knew it only ended a couple years ago—he’s most famous for his Emmy-nominated roll in Roots.

We’re talking about LeVar Burton of course, and he’s taking the Twitter world by storm. No simple mundane postings here—he’s mastered the ReTweet, is always up for a chat, and most importantly he's hosted Tweet-Ups abroad. No wonder he’s got over 150,000 followers.

Earlier this month LeVar was in Toronto as a guest on the talk show The Hour—it’s a little like Leno or Letterman and is hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. Even before LeVar boarded the plane to TO he was thinking about what to do once his feet hit the ground.

Contemplating a Tweetup in TORONTO this evening. Anyone know of a place that serves up a decent pint in Yorkville?

After getting some suggestions on where the cool kids hangout in the Yorkville neighborhood, things were ready to go. We’re just a little jealous that we weren’t around to have a beer or two with the man who entertained us many a weekday afternoon—remember that episode when they went to the dairy farm—what a classic.

Tweetup IN TO. @5:15 Hemmingway's on Cumberland.

Apparently things went well, and the local media outlets even picked up the story. Of course LeVar thanked everyone involved—and let us know that he was back safe in sound in SoCal.

One of the best things about a road trip is coming back home again. Thanks Toronto...!

He’s still keeping busy with some acting gigs, and is currently performing in a play called The Caterer—which he lets us know is a big change since he’s been behind the cameras for the last twenty years or so. Best of all, he’s pretty good about signing off for the night—a true sign of a Twitter addict—complete with a Reading Rainbow reference.

Early day tomorrow, so I'll say my G'nights now. G'nightch'all... I'll see you next time, but... you don't have to take MY word for it...!

Just like Shaq, LeVar is up for some real life interaction—you just have to be in the right city at the right time. We're saving up to buy him a drink, and wish him the best as he tries to stop smoking.

If you're following LeVar Burton on Twitter, then follow Jaunted! Similarly, if you do Tweetups when traveling abroad, let us know how it went.

Related Stories:
· LeVar Burton [Twitter]
· LeVar Burton Comes To Toronto, Takes Over Twitter [National Post]
· Twitter coverage [Jaunted]

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