Geordi La Forge

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge (pronounced /ˈdʒɔrdi ləˈfɔrdʒ/) is a regular character in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its feature films, played 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 TNG-era films. La Forge is naturally blind so one of his trademarks in the series is wearing a VISOR, which is later replaced by ocular prosthetic implants in the last three films. Previous to LeVar Burton being cast as Geordi La Forge, Tim Russ was a serious contender for the role and was almost picked. Russ eventually was cast into Star Trek: Voyager as Tuvok. LeVar Burton auditioned for the role...