LeVar Burton says hosting 'Jeopardy!' full-time isn't for him

LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton Photo credit © Sipa USA

Reading Rainbow fans really wanted LeVar Burton to get the full-time job as the host of Jeopardy. But, he says he's perfectly fine with just getting to guest host the show. That's good enough for him.

When appearing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Burton said he enjoyed his time doing Jeopardy, but he figured out that he didn't want the job for good.

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He also said the whole viral nature of the situation led to him receiving a lot of other job offers.

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