Who Is LeVar Burton's Wife? All About Stephanie Cozart Burton

LeVar Burton and Stephanie Cozart Burton met on set in 1988

LeVar Burton and his wife Stephanie Cozart Burton had a classic Hollywood meet-cute.

While LeVar starred as Kunta Kinte on Roots: The Gift, his wife was behind the scenes as a makeup artist. The pair met in 1988 on set, dated for around four years and got married in 1992. Two years later, they started their family, welcoming daughter Michaela “Mica” Jean Burton. Stephanie is an animal lover, too, so their family also includes a horse and two dogs.

In a 2013 interview with Serial Optimist, LeVar shared why he loves his wife Stephanie so much. "She’s hysterical. She’s got a wicked sense of humor, also, very morbid. Stephanie is a goddess," he told the outlet. "Fiercely intelligent, stunning to look at. INTENSE in her energy. She’s a goddess. I married a goddess."

Ten years later, LeVar felt the same way. In April 2023, LeVar told PEOPLE, "My wife, she taught me what love looks like, sounds like, tastes like, smells like."

The pair have continued to work together, including on LeVar's popular series Reading Rainbow. And, although his wife is behind the scenes while he is in the spotlight, LeVar has said he wants to focus on his family.

“One of my goals throughout this 45-year career has been to make my family proud. Or maybe, inversely, to not embarrass them. So far, so good,” he told Rolling Stone in 2021.

Here is everything to know about Levar Burton’s wife, Stephanie Cozart Burton.

She is a makeup artist

Stephanie grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and attended Indiana University Bloomington where she majored in sociology. She also studied at Joe Blasco Make-Up School, where she learned her trade.

She has been a makeup artist for numerous films and television shows. She most recently worked on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Talk and Ned and Stacey. Her first cited job was as a makeup artist for the hit sitcom, The Facts of Life.

Stephanie also worked on two iconic projects from the '90s and '00s, the sitcom Girlfriends with Tracee Ellis Ross and the movie White Men Can't Jump with Woody Harrelson.

Per her LinkedIn, Stephanie is the department head of makeup at Netflix for The Upshaws.

She met LeVar on set

In 1988, Stephanie met her future husband on the set of Roots: The Gift. The pair dated for nearly four years before they got married on Oct. 3, 1992. The couple haven't revealed much about their romance, but they have shared photos from their wedding.

In 2019, LeVar posted a picture from their special day on X (formerly Twitter). "27 years ago today I jumped the broom with @StephanieCozart the love of my life!" the TV personality wrote.

She and LeVar share a daughter

Stephanie and LeVar share one child together, a daughter named Mica, who was born on July 8, 1994.

Mica has followed in her dad's footsteps. In 2016, she graduated from the University of Michigan School of Theater and Dance with a bachelor of fine arts in acting. She worked as an actress for Avalon Artists Group and appeared in miniseries and music videos.

Mica even got to act alongside her dad in Star Trek: Picard in 2023. Speaking to PEOPLE that April, LeVar reflected on the joy of bringing his daughter to set. "Mica's grown up with them all," LeVar said of his Star Trek castmates, some of whom were groomsmen at his wedding to Stephanie. Mica added, "My dad drove me to work, and it was just my family on-set, my Star Trek family."

LeVar also has a son, Eian Burton Smith, with Chimara P. Smith.

She was a Playboy Bunny

Stephanie was a former Playboy Bunny and has even shared throwback photos of herself in the iconic Bunny costume.

The makeup artist was one of the original Playboy Bunnies, working at the Los Angeles and Century City Playboy clubs between 1981 and 1986. These days, Stephanie's costume is a fun game of dress-up for her daughter, Mica, who posted on X about trying on the iconic uniform.

She won an Daytime Emmy

While LeVar has three Emmy nominations for his work on Roots (1977), Reading Rainbow (1996) and Roots (2016), his wife is an Emmy winner.

In 2013, she took home a Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding makeup for her work on The Talk.

She is an animal lover

Stephanie often shares photos of her animal family on Instagram. She has two small dogs, Roux and Reani, along with a horse that she and her daughter ride. She has credited them for helping her get through tough times.

"A day at the barn with our 'big dog' is the cure for everything," Stephanie wrote on Instagram about her horse. In another post, Stephanie affectionately called her dogs "Momma's babies."

LeVar and Stephanie have been married for over 30 years

On Oct. 3, 2021, the couple celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary, dedicating Instagram posts to each other.

“29 years ago today @scozartburton and I jumped the broom. Spoiler alert: They lived happily ever after … ♥️🥂♥,” he wrote alongside a photo from their nuptials.

“When ya wake up to roses and diamonds — it’s a good day💖Happy 29th anniversary my love!!,” she wrote on Instagram under a photo of flowers from her husband.

She is brutally honest with her husband

The Reading Rainbow alum shared with The Associated Press, per The Seattle Times, that his wife was on hand to play coach during his guest appearance hosting Jeopardy! in 2021. She even did his makeup for his brief stint on the competition series.

“I came backstage after taping the first episode and I said to Stephanie, ‘Well, how did I do?’ ” he recalled. “She said, ‘Ehhh.’ Now, this is a woman who loves me enough to tell me the truth. She said it wasn’t me.”

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