Despite decades of experience in the entertainment industry as a beloved TV host and actor, LeVar Burton was more than nervous to begin his long-awaited stint“I was absolutely petrified,” Burton said in a promotional video for the hit quiz show, whose first episode hosted by Burton airs Monday at 7 p.m. Pacific on CBS. “And I don’t know that that feeling ever went away.”
“My standard of excellence is so intense that my initial approach was to try and be as good as Alex was,” Burton told previous “Jeopardy!” guest hosts Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos on Monday’s installment of “Good Morning America.”“Good Morning America” co-anchors Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos and Fox sportscaster Joe Buck will also fill in as “Jeopardy!” guest hosts.
As Burton’s highly anticipated “Jeopardy!” moment approaches, more than 257,000 fans — who grew up watching the revered performer on “Reading Rainbow,” “Roots” and other seminal productions — haveIn recent years and months, Burton has repeatedly stated his aspirations to take up the coveted mantle on social media, in interviews and in correspondence with the show’s producers. In other words, he and his loyal fandom are not messing around.
With his upcoming “Jeaopardy!” appearance, Burton joins a long line of recent guest hosts, including Roberts, Stephanopoulos, Mehmet Oz, Anderson Cooper, Savannah Guthrie, Sanjay Gupta and Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers — who hasThis week won’t mark the first time Burton has taken the “Jeopardy!” stage. In 1995, the Grammy-winning narrator raked in a whopping $14,500 for the Somalia Foundation as the winner of “Celebrity Jeopardy!”Toward the back of LeVar Burton’s L.A.
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Eh . . . . day 1, LeVar was a bit hyper and nervous - willing to give him a chance to calm down and relax into the role. Will evaluate him at week's end, against others who've done a great job w/ their guest hosting. Jeopardy SonyPictures MRichTV
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