Geordi La Forge[a] /ˈdÊ'É"Ë rdi ləˈfÉ"Ë rdÊ'/ 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. Portrayed by LeVar Burton, he served as helmsman of the
USS Enterprise-D in the first season, then occupied the role of the
chief engineer for the rest of the series and in the films. La Forge
has been blind since his birth and uses technological devices that
allow him to see â€" a VISOR in the series and the first film,
replaced by ocular prosthetic implants in the last three films.Gene
Roddenberry created the character in honor of George La Forge, a
quadriplegic fan of the original Star Trek series, who died in 1975.
He was not the first to honor La Forge in the Star Trek franchise; a
character directly named for George La Forge was written into the 1980
Star Trek novel The Galactic Whirlpool by David Gerrold.A casting call
was placed with agencies for the role, which described him as friends
with Data, and specified that La Forge should have "perfect diction
and might even have a Jamaican accent" and instructed those agencies
not to submit "any 'street' types." Geordi La Forge Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter