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, spouse = {{marriage, Nia Hill, 2013 , children = 2 , website = {{URL, https://billburr.com William Frederic Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer, and director. He started his career as a stand-up comedian before expanding his career as an actor on stage and screen. As a comedian he is known for his sharp confrontational observational humor often tackling subjects such as
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and the absurdities of the human condition. He has received nominations for a
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and a
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. In 2017, ''
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'' ranked him 17th on its list of the "50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time". Burr's most notable stand-up comedy specials include '' You People Are All the Same'' (2012), '' I'm Sorry You Feel That Way'' (2014), '' Walk Your Way Out'' (2017), and ''Paper Tiger'' (2019). He has also hosted the '' Monday Morning Podcast'' every Monday and Thursday since 2007, and co-founded the All Things Comedy network in 2012. He received a
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nomination for ''Paper Tiger'' and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series nomination for the
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series '' Immoral Compass'' (2021). Burr created, co-wrote, and voiced the lead character in the
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animated sitcom '' F Is for Family'' (2015–2021). His other notable roles include various characters in ''
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'' (2004), Patrick Kuby in the
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'' (2011–2013), Migs Mayfeld in ''
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in the film '' Unfrosted'' (2024). He made his feature-length
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as the co-writer, director, and star of the comedy film '' Old Dads'' (2023) and has had supporting roles in '' Daddy's Home'' (2015), '' Daddy's Home 2'' (2017), and '' The King of Staten Island'' (2020). He made his Broadway debut in the 2025 revival of the
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play '' Glengarry Glen Ross''.


Early life and education

William Frederic Burr{{cite interview , title=Mohr Stories with Bill Burr #1 , date=February 24, 2013 , access-date=December 23, 2015 , last=Mohr , first=Jay , subject-link=Bill Burr , interviewer=Jay Mohr , work=Mohr Stories , url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyE7WAK3EsE , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427132818/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyE7WAK3EsE , archive-date=April 27, 2020 , time=1:22 , url-status=live , quote="What is your middle name?"
"Frederic with a 'c'...no 'k.'"
was born in
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on June 10, 1968, the son of nurse, Linda Ann, and dentist, Robert Burr. He is of German and Irish descent, and was raised
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He graduated from Canton High School in 1987. After attending
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for two semesters, he graduated from
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in
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in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in communications. He worked in warehouses before starting his comedy career, later stating that he enjoyed the freedom of the job: "If my boss gave me a rough time, I could just get on a forklift and just, like, drive away."{{cn, date=May 2025{{primary source inline, date=May 2025


Career


1992–2009: Stand-up comedian and podcast

Burr first performed stand-up comedy at the age of 23 on March 2, 1992.{{time needed, date=January 2025{{time needed, date=January 2025 He moved to New York City in 1994. He started to appear in numerous shows performing standup such as ''
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'' in 2000, ''
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'' in 2003, '' Just for Laughs'' in 2004, '' One Night Stand'' in 2005, and '' Live at Gotham'' in 2006. Also during this time, he co-starred in the TV series '' Townies'' in 1996, appeared in '' Two Guys and a Girl'' in 1998 and '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' in 2002. He gained prominence as a regular on
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series ''
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'' in 2004 on
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. On September 9, 2006, Burr performed at the Tweeter Center in
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, across the
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, as part of Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour. After the crowd booed several comedians before him, Burr took the stage, also receiving boos. Forgoing the rest of his planned material, Burr unleashed a 12-minute expletive-laden rant in which he repeatedly attacked the crowd and the city of Philadelphia, especially its sports teams.{{cite news , last=Valania , first=Jonathan , date=2017-12-06 , title=The Mouth That Roared: Q&A With Comedian Bill Burr, The Man Who Told Philadelphia To Go F*ck Itself, Hard, And Lived To Tell , url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mouth-that-roared-qa_b_4242841 , work=
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"I was just annoyed because I was sitting there going like, this is one of the greatest comedy line-ups, as far as up-and-coming guys, that I've been around," Burr said. "And these fucking people are treating everyone like shit. And, you know, I'm a defensive, fucking angry dude anyways, so it was just the perfect storm."{{cite web , last=Tanenbaum , first=Michael , date=2017-11-30 , title=Comedian Bill Burr explains his epically profane 'Philly rant' at '06 show , url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/comedian-bill-burr-explains-his-epic-philly-rant-2006-show/ , website=Philly Voice , access-date=2025-01-18 By the rant's end, Burr managed to win over the majority of the crowd and received a standing ovation. In 2017, Burr expressed some regret over the incident, saying, "I wasn't a professional. What I should have done was I should have kept my head in the game to survive it." ''
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'' called the rant a "watershed moment in the history of comedy". Since May 2007, Burr has recorded a weekly one-hour podcast, '' Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast'', in which he speaks about his experiences, current events, going on tour, and sports, and offers advice to questions submitted by the listeners. The podcast is available on Burr's website,
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, and on the All Things Comedy network he co-founded in 2012. He is sometimes joined by his wife Nia Hill and has featured guests and interviews with other comedians.{{citation needed, date=January 2025 In the 2008 video game ''
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'', Burr voiced Jason Michaels of the biker gang The Lost MC in the mission "No Love Lost". In 2009, he reprised his role in the game's expansion pack '' The Lost and Damned''. Burr also appears as a guest on radio shows and other comedians' podcasts, such as '' Opie and Anthony'', '' You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes'', '' The Adam Carolla Show'', ''
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'', '' WTF with Marc Maron'', '' The Nerdist Podcast'', '' The Adam Buxton Podcast'', and ''Nobody Likes Onions''. Burr was also the first guest on Tom Green's podcast. Burr's first hour-long special, ''Why Do I Do This?'' (2008), was filmed in New York.


2010–2019: Acting roles and comedy specials

Burr's special ''Let it Go'' was recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco and premiered on
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on September 18, 2010. That same year Burr appeared in the comedy film '' Date Night'' as Detective Walsh. On April 18, 2011, he guest hosted the '' Hollywood Babble-On'' podcast alongside Ralph Garman. He also appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons of
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'' as Patrick Kuby from 2011 to 2013. A later special, '' You People Are All the Same'', premiered in 2012 as a
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exclusive. Burr's stand-up special ''You People Are All the Same'' (2012) was the first to premiere exclusively on Netflix. He played Mark Mullins in the 2013
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'' The Heat''. In 2014, Burr filmed his fourth hour-long special '' I'm Sorry You Feel That Way'' at the
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Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Unusual for modern comedy specials, the film was shot in
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. All Things Comedy was officially launched on October 1, 2012, with a roster of 11 podcasts including Burr's own '' Monday Morning Podcast'', ''The Long Shot Podcast'' by
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, and ''Skeptic Tank'' by Ari Shaffir. By 2014, the network had six dozen members and over 50 podcasts.{{Cite web , last=Seabaugh , first=Julie , date=July 3, 2014 , title=L.A.'s New Wave of Indie Comedy Labels , url=http://www.laweekly.com/publicspectacle/2014/07/03/las-new-wave-of-indie-comedy-labels , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707040016/http://www.laweekly.com/publicspectacle/2014/07/03/las-new-wave-of-indie-comedy-labels , archive-date=July 7, 2014 , access-date=September 30, 2014 , website=
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The network was started by comedians Al Madrigal and Bill Burr with ''The Daily Show'' on the All Things Comedy website. The network was established as an artist owned cooperative, which Madrigal and Burr emphasize as an important aspect of the collective. ''All Things Records'' was started in March 2014 and released three albums in the months following its creation including ''Believe in Yourself'' by Sam Tripoli, ''Live at the Comedy Castle'' by Brian Scolaro, and ''This Will Make an Excellent Horcrux'' by Jackie Kashian. Madrigal sees the network as a way of improving representation of Latin American people in media. For instance, the network hosts Spanish-language podcasts such as '' Leyendas Legendarias'' and ''El Dollop''. ''All Things Comedy'' also partnered with
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to produce a documentary about Patrice O'Neal in addition to three comedy specials. Burr voiced lead character Frank Murphy in '' F Is for Family'', which premiered on
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on December 18, 2015. The show, an
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he created and co-wrote, drew on Burr's stand-up and the absurdity of
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. Season 4 of the series debuted on Netflix on June 12, 2020. Burr writes and executive produces the series along with Michael Price.{{cite press release , url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/f-is-for-family-original-animated-series-from-bill-burr-coming-exclusively-to-netflix-455379242.html, title=F is for Family: Original, Animated Series From Bill Burr Coming Exclusively to Netflix, publisher=PR Newswire, date=October 23, 2014, access-date=November 23, 2014, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704153458/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/f-is-for-family-original-animated-series-from-bill-burr-coming-exclusively-to-netflix-455379242.html, archive-date=July 4, 2018, url-status=live Burr's fifth hour-long special, '' Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out'', debuted on Netflix on January 31, 2017. He appeared in the third episode (titled "Bill Burr") of the second season of the HBO series '' Crashing''. Burr's sixth hour-long special, ''
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'', debuted on Netflix on September 10, 2019. He premiered a new podcast co-hosted with fellow comedian Bert Kreischer, called the ''Bill Bert Podcast'', in October. In December, he played Migs Mayfeld in two episodes of the
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''.


2020–present: Career expansion and Broadway debut

In 2020, he appeared in
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's comedy film '' The King of Staten Island'', and promoted the film on October 10 by hosting
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'' for the first time with musical guest
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. In March 2022, it was announced that Burr would co-write, direct, and star in the comedy film '' Old Dads'', his feature-length directorial debut; it was released on Netflix in 2023 to mixed reviews. A few months later, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series nomination for the dark comedy series ''Immoral Compass'' (2021–present). His seventh stand-up special, ''Live at Red Rocks'', was released on July 12. On August 21, 2022, Burr became the first comedian to perform at
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, in front of a sold-out crowd of around 35,000 people (and replied to fans that he did not count them himself to confirm). It was also the largest comedy show in the history of Boston. He has had sold-out shows at
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on November 14, 2015, and then again on November 11, 2023, the
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on June 6, 2018, and consecutive shows on March 4 and 5, 2019. He holds the record for the most consecutive sold-out shows at Boston's
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, where he performed 19 sold-out shows in a row, almost doubling the record of 10 set by
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. Burr sold out 20,000 seats at the Los Angeles Forum on September 28, 2018. In September 2021, he sold out
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. In 2023, he performed at the 5,000-seat ancient Roman amphitheater, the
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in Athens, Greece. In 2024, Bill performed in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 60,000 at
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where he followed
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for the
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's Patriots Hall of Fame ceremony. In 2023, Burr had a cameo role as the voice of pastor Nick Saint Angelo in the episode " the wizard" of
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series '' Barry''. In 2024 he was cast in a supporting cameo role as
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in the
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directed satirical comedy '' Unfrosted'' which debuted on
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. Chris Evangelista of '' SlashFilm'' wrote that among the films numerous cameos, Burr's performance was "particularly memorable". In 2024 he returned for the second time to host ''
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'' with musical guest Mk.gee. Burr hosted the first episode since the
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results with Jesse Hassenberger of ''
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'' writing, "Burr seemed to have been booked as the
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Emeritus, a blunt-spoken comic willing to speak some possibly-uncomfortable truths, regardless of election results". In 2025, he released his eighth comedy special, ''Drop Dead Years'' on
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. Sean McCarthy of ''Decider (website), Decider'' wrote, "Burr may continue to rub some people the wrong way, but that’s always been a part of his comedic ethos, and if you can listen to what he’s actually saying, there’s a lot not only worth considering, but also worth laughing about." It was announced that Burr would make his Broadway (theatre), Broadway debut in the 2025 revival of the
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play '' Glengarry Glen Ross'' acting opposite Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk. Burr was recommended to director Patrick Marber for the production by Nathan Lane, who was originally approached for the role but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Lane stated, the revival had to have an "all star cast and the first person you should cast is Bill Burr" adding, "he's the leading comedian in America, a wonderful actor and sounds like a
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-character". Burr received positive reviews for his Broadway debut with David Rooney of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' describing his performance as "a knockout" adding, "It’s no surprise that the seasoned comic has flawless timing." Mark Kennedy of ''The Associated Press'' declared that he "almost steals the show" citing his casting as "perfect", while adding that Burr "turns out to be the most comfortable with Mamet’s tricky dialogue." Upon not receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Helen Shaw of ''Vulture (magazine), Vulture'' stated, "How did Burr not get nominated? He's actually giving a performance where this show makes sense again" adding, "The sound of the play, the energy of the play makes sense in him and he moved the play from being an antique piece into something that feels present".


Style and influences

Burr has been referred to as a "comedian's comedian" by observers of the American stand-up comedy circuit. ''
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'' magazine called him "the undisputed heavyweight champ of rage-fueled humor". Burr often portrays himself as "that loud guy in the bar" with "uninformed logic".{{cite news, last1=Richardson, first1=Jay, title=Bill Burr: Breaking out of stereotype, url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/theatre-comedy-dance/bill-burr-breaking-out-of-stereotype-1-3216408, work=The Scotsman, date=December 2, 2013, access-date= February 5, 2017, location = Scotland, archive-date=March 22, 2016 , archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160322073423/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/theatre/bill-burr-breaking-out-of-stereotype-1-3216408, url-status=live In an interview with ''
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'', he stated, "I'm the 'dude, bro' guy." According to the ''Montreal Gazette'', he is "a cynic and a contrarian who has never paid any heed to
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". ''The New York Times'' in 2013 called him "one of the funniest, most distinctive voices in the country for years".{{cite news, last1=Zinoman, first1=Jason, title=This Guy's No Puppy Hugger: Bill Burr's Irate Comedy Style, url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/arts/bill-burrs-irate-comedy-style.html, work=The New York Times, date=November 7, 2013, access-date=February 26, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501090757/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/arts/bill-burrs-irate-comedy-style.html, archive-date=May 1, 2017, url-status=live In 2022, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' described the variety and effectiveness of Burr's comedy and referred to his "mastery of the medium".{{Cite web , last1=Hibberd , first1=James , date=April 28, 2022 , title=Bill Burr: "I've Made Every Mistake You Can Make" , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/bill-burr-interview-career-snl-gina-carano-1235134000/ , access-date=October 27, 2022 , website=The Hollywood Reporter , archive-date=September 18, 2022 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918205158/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/bill-burr-interview-career-snl-gina-carano-1235134000/ , url-status=live In 2013, Burr listed Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Sam Kinison, and Patrice O'Neal as the five greatest stand-up comedians of all time.


Personal life


Marriage and family

Burr is married to Nia Renee Hill,{{citation , title = Nia's Twitter , access-date = February 3, 2017 , url = https://twitter.com/niasalterego , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170213233834/https://twitter.com/niasalterego , archive-date = February 13, 2017 , url-status = live who sometimes appears as a guest on his podcast.{{cite web, last1=Bromley, first1=Patrick, title=Bill Burr - Biography, url=http://comedians.about.com/od/comediansal/fl/Bill-Burr-Biography.htm, publisher=about.com, access-date=August 7, 2015, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403121858/http://comedians.about.com/od/comediansal/fl/Bill-Burr-Biography.htm, archive-date=April 3, 2015, url-status=dead They reside in Los Angeles and have two children: a daughter born in 2017Burr in {{cite interview , title=Bill Burr on New Baby & The Patriots , date=January 24, 2017 , access-date=January 29, 2017 , last=Kimmel , first=Jimmy , subject-link=Bill Burr , interviewer=Jimmy Kimmel , work=Jimmy Kimmel Live , url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0V3P3j1Xsg , time=00:06 , quote=...Friday morning [January 20] , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205101900/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0V3P3j1Xsg , archive-date=February 5, 2017 , url-status=live . At 04:24 added, "She lay on my chest the whole time", confirming gender. and a son born in 2020.


Interests

Burr is a drummer and licensed helicopter pilot. He has named John Bonham, Dave Lombardo, and Nicko McBrain as his favorite drummers. He is a fan of rock music, rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal bands such as AC/DC, Gojira (band), Gojira, Karnivool, Iron Maiden,{{Cite web, url=https://metalinjection.net/celebrity-metalheads/bill-burr-being-a-big-fanboy-talking-about-iron-maiden, title=Here's BILL BURR Being A Big Fanboy Talking About IRON MAIDEN, first=Robert, last=Pasbani, date=September 18, 2019, website=Metal Injection, access-date=December 6, 2019, archive-date=December 27, 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227234407/https://metalinjection.net/celebrity-metalheads/bill-burr-being-a-big-fanboy-talking-about-iron-maiden, url-status=live Meshuggah, Metallica, Ministry (band), Ministry, Pantera, Slayer, Tool (band), Tool, The Mars Volta, and Led Zeppelin. He enjoys smoking cigars. He quit drinking alcohol in 2018.


Political views

{{multiple issues, section = yes, {{refimprove section, date=May 2025 {{BLP primary sources, section, date=January 2025 Burr's political statements have often garnered widespread attention. He has made various statements in support of gun control, and, seemingly, of Abortion-rights movements, abortion rights, although he stated in his 2022 stand-up special, ''Live at Red Rocks'', that he has a "weird take" on the latter: "Pro-choice always made sense to me because I don't like people telling me what to do. And I always was just like, 'It's your body. Who the fuck am I to tell you what to do with your body?' [...] However, I still think you're killing a baby. That's where it gets weird."{{better source, date=May 2025 Burr has said that he believes
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fails to effectively address the problems it aims to fix, such as racism, because it only focuses on the words people use rather than changing their attitudes. He has also said that political correctness has no answer for, or impact on, other major sociopolitical issues such as the power held by bankers and Pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical executives.{{primary source inline, date=May 2025{{or, date=May 2025 Burr voted for Green Party of the United States, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader in the 2000 United States presidential election, 2000 presidential election.{{cn, date=May 2025{{full, date=May 2025{{primary source inline, date=May 2025 He did not vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 presidential election as he had a negative opinion of both. In 2021, he criticized Florida's Republican Party (United States), Republican governor Ron DeSantis for COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, removing mask requirements in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burr is an outspoken critic of billionaires and health insurance companies. He garnered attention for praising Luigi Mangione, who was charged for Killing of Brian Thompson, the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Clips of him shouting "free Luigi" during his January 2025 appearance on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'',{{cn, date=May 2025 and March 2025 appearance on Complex Networks' ''Sneaker Shopping''{{primary source inline, date=May 2025{{full, date=May 2025) both went Viral video, viral,{{says who, date=May 2025{{cn, date=May 2025 as did an audio clip of him stating that billionaires should be "put down like rabid dogs" during a February 2025 episode of his ''Monday Morning Podcast''.{{cn, date=May 2025


Filmography


Film

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Television

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Showtime at the Apollo ''Showtime at the Apollo'' (formerly ''It's Showtime at the Apollo'' and ''Apollo Live'') is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September 12, 1987, to May 24, 2008. In 2018, the series returned on Fox with Steve Harve ...
'' , Himself , Episode: "Episode #14.8" , , - , 2002 , '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' , Jogger , Episode: "Maledictus" , , - , rowspan="2", 2003 , ''
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'' , rowspan="2" , Himself , Episode: "Bill Burr" , , - , ''I Love the '80s Strikes Back'' , Episode: "1980" , , - , rowspan="3", 2004 , ''
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'' , Various Characters , Recurring cast (season 2) , , - , ''Shorties Watchin' Shorties'' , rowspan="5" , Himself , Recurring cast , , - , '' Just for Laughs'' , rowspan="2" , Episode: "Bill Burr" , , - , rowspan="2", 2005 , '' One Night Stand'' , , - , ''Weekends at the D.L.'' , Episode #1.15 , , - , rowspan="2", 2006 , ''Jamie Foxx Presents Laffapalooza'' , Episode: "Laffapalooza Volume 7" , , - , '' Live at Gotham'' , Himself/Host , Episode #1.4 , , - , 2008 , ''Down and Dirty with Jim Norton'' , rowspan="3" , Himself , Episode #1.3 , , - , 2010 , '' Just for Laughs'' , Episode: "Cheech & Chong" , , - , 2011 , ''Dave's Old Porn'' , Episode: "Bill Burr/Nina Hartley" , , - , 2011–13 , ''
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'' , Patrick Kuby , Recurring cast (Breaking Bad (season 4), seasons 4–Breaking Bad (season 5), 5) , , - , 2012 , ''Funny as Hell'' , rowspan="2" , Himself , Episode #2.3 , , - , 2013 , ''Inside Joke at Moontower'' , 2 episodes , , - , 2013–16 , ''New Girl'' , Bobby , Guest cast (season 2 & 5) , , - , rowspan="3", 2014 , ''Maron (TV series), Maron'' , rowspan="3" , Himself , Episode: "The Joke" , , - , ''Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'' , Episode: "Smoking Past the Band" , , - , ''Wicked Bites'' , Episode: "Comics Come Home XX" , , - , 2014–15 , ''Kroll Show'' , Detective Smart , Recurring cast (season 2–3) , , - , rowspan="2", 2015 , ''The Jim Gaffigan Show'' , rowspan="2" , Himself , Episode: "My Friend the Priest" , , - , ''The Art of...'' , Episode: "The Art of Comedy" , , - , 2015–21 , '' F Is for Family'' , Frank Murphy (voice) , Main cast; also co-creator , , - , 2016 , ''The Simpsons'' , Boston Football Fan (voice) , Episode: "The Town (The Simpsons), The Town" , , - , rowspan="2", 2018 , ''Crashing (American TV series), Crashing'' , rowspan="3" , Himself , Episode: "Bill Burr" , , - , ''Jay Leno's Garage'' , Episode: "Living the Dream" , , - , 2019 , ''The Chef Show'' , Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow/Bill Burr" , , - , 2019–20 , ''
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'' , Migs Mayfeld , Guest cast (season 1–2) , , - , rowspan="3", 2020 , ''Jay Leno's Garage'' , Himself , Episode: "Dare to be Different" , , - , ''
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'' , Himself/Host , Episode: "Bill Burr/
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" , , - , ''The Comedy Store'' , Himself , Main cast , , - , 2020–22 , ''Puppy Dog Pals'' , Butch (voice) , Guest cast (season 3 & 5) , , - , rowspan="3", 2021 , ''Reservation Dogs'' , Garrett Bobson , Episode: "California Dreamin'" , , - , ''30 for 30'' , Himself , Episode: "Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 3 & 4" , , - , ''Immoral Compass'' , Rick , Main cast , , - , 2022 , ''George Carlin's American Dream'' , Himself , Episode: "Part 1" , , - , 2023 , '' Barry'' , Pastor Nick Saint Angelo (voice) , Episode: " the wizard" , , - , 2024 , ''Saturday Night Live'' , Himself/Host , Episode: "Bill Burr/ Mk.gee" , , - , rowspan=2, 2025 , ''Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special'' , Himself , Television special , , - , ''Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Conan O'Brien'' , Himself , Television special , , -


Theatre

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Podcast

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Video games

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'' , Jason Michaels (voice) , , - , 2009 , ''Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' , Jason Michaels (voice) , , -


Comedy specials and albums

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'' ,
Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American Cable television in the United States, cable television channel, channel owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks, network division's Paramount Media Networks#MTV Entertainment Group, MTV Ente ...
, TV , , - , 2005 , '' One Night Stand'' ,
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, TV , , - , 2008 , ''Why Do I Do This?'' , Image Entertainment , CD release / DVD , , - , 2010 , ''Let It Go'' , Image Entertainment , CD Release / DVD , , - , 2012 , '' You People Are All the Same'' , Netflix , Streaming / DVD , , - , rowspan="2", 2014 , ''Live At Andrew's House'' , Third Man Records , Limited vinyl release , , - , '' I'm Sorry You Feel That Way'' , Netflix , Streaming , , - , 2017 , '' Walk Your Way Out'' , Netflix , Streaming , , - , 2019 , ''Paper Tiger (2019 film), Paper Tiger'' , Netflix , Streaming / Vinyl , , - , 2021 , ''Live From Madison Square Garden'' , All Things Comedy , Vinyl release , , - , rowspan="2", 2022 , ''Friends Who Kill'' ,
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, Streaming , {{cite web , author = DiLillo, John , date = June 22, 2022 , url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bill-burr-new-netflix-special-2022-release-date , title=Bill Burr is Back with 'Live at Red Rocks' , website=
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.com , access-date=July 2, 2022 , archive-date=July 2, 2022 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702003257/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bill-burr-new-netflix-special-2022-release-date , url-status=live
, - , ''Live at Red Rocks'' ,
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Awards and nominations

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, , Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Best Comedy Album , , ''Paper Tiger (2019 film), Paper Tiger'' , , {{nom , , align=center, , - , - , 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2022 , , Primetime Emmy Award , , Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, Outstanding Actor in a Short form Series , , '' Immoral Compass'' , , {{nom , , align=center, , - , 2025 , Broadway.com Audience Awards , Favorite Featured Actor in a Play , '' Glengarry Glen Ross'' , {{pending , align=center, {{cite web, url= https://www.broadway.com/buzz/205627/death-becomes-her-maybe-happy-ending-oh-mary-and-more-earn-nominations-for-the-2025-broadwaycom-audience-choice-awards/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadgSl1mKgnzyA85rdMmH3eNB4vhfOddCpVyB8eFXpREp4F0LlPWjJrspKhMgQ_aem_NPw-15czWOTLm4M-YSTzXA, title= Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, Oh, Mary! and More Earn Nominations for the 2025 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, website= Broadway.com, accessdate= May 5, 2025 , -


References

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External links

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