Brian Burns is an American screenwriter and producer.

Early life and education

Burns was born and raised in Long Island, in the Gibson area of

Valley Stream, New York Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population in the Village of Valley Stream was 37,511 at the 2010 census. The incorporated Village of Valley Stream is within the Town of Hempstead, a ...

. He attended

Chaminade High School Chaminade High School is a Roman Catholic Marianist college preparatory high school for boys in Mineola, New York, United States. Chaminade’s main campus is also home to Saragossa Retreat Center, one of their three retreat houses. Athletic ...

, and graduated from

Hewlett High School George W. Hewlett High School (also known as Hewlett High School, or HHS, and replacing Woodmere High School) is a four-year public high school in Hewlett Bay Park, New York, United States. Located in the Five Towns area of Long Island, it is th ...

and from the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the Flagship un ...

where he majored in Film. His father is Edward J. Burns, a New York City Police Sergeant and former Spokesman for the

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, and his brother is the American actor and filmmaker

Edward Burns Edward Fitzgerald Burns (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director best known for appearing in several films including ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), ''15 Minutes'' (2001), '' Life or Something Like It'' (200 ...

Career

After graduating from college, Burns moved to Washington, D.C. to pursue a career in

political journalism Political journalism is a broad branch of journalism that includes coverage of all aspects of politics and political science, although the term usually refers specifically to coverage of civil governments and political power. Political journa ...

. He served as a copy writer and Segment Producer while covering

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and the Clinton White House for ''The Fox Morning News'' at Washington, D.C.'s affiliate

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. Burns then wrote and produced the popular political roundtable discussion, '' Off the Record'', which aired as part of ''The Fox Morning News''. Burns then returned to

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, where he made the transition from political journalism to Hollywood screenwriter. Along with his brother, he created '' That's Life'' and ''

The Fighting Fitzgeralds ''The Fighting Fitzgeralds'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 6 until May 15, 2001. It was created by filmmaker Edward Burns and his brother Brian. Premise "Fitz", a widower and former firefighter, wants to en ...

'', which starred

Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in o ...

and

Connie Britton Constance Elaine Britton ( Womack; born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film '' The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on th ...

. In 2002, Brian wrote and directed ''

You Stupid Man ''You Stupid Man'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film written and directed by Brian Burns and starring Milla Jovovich, David Krumholtz, William Baldwin, Denise Richards, Dan Montgomery Jr., and Jessica Cauffiel. Storyline Owen is beginning to ge ...

'', starring David Krumholtz,

Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an America ...

, and Denise Richards. The film premiered on October 18 at the

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. Burns spent the next several years in

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while serving as a writer and Supervising Producer on the HBO hit series '' Entourage'', for which he wrote several episodes, including the fan favorite, "Return of the King", colloquially known as "The Yom Kippur Episode". Burns received two Emmy nominations and multiple

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nominations for his work on ''Entourage.'' He then returned to New York to serve as Executive Producer of the popular CBS police procedural '' Blue Bloods'', starring

Tom Selleck Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations ...

. Burns has been with show since its inception, has written over 30 episodes, and was nominated for the prestigious Humanitas Award for his ''Blue Bloods'' episode titled " The Job", that centered on the events of 9/11. Burns wrote '' Daddy's Home'' (2015), a

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

comedy starring

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 20 ...

and

Mark Wahlberg Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, and former rapper. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, thre ...

. The film was said to be loosely based on Burns' experience upon becoming a stepfather. Burns wrote ''The Fight Before Christmas'' - a comedic screenplay - which is being produced by

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and Broad Green Pictures.

Personal life

Brian Burns and

are brothers. They are each married to a Turlington sister. Brian is married to Kelly Turlington Burns. His brother is married to supermodel

Christy Turlington Christy Nicole Turlington Burns (born January 2, 1969) is an American model and humanitarian. She represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014, and also represents Maybelline. Turlington was named one of ''Glamour''s ...

Burns. Together, Brian and Kelly have two children, Mack Burns and Parker Burns. They reside in

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the List of co ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Brian Living people People from Valley Stream, New York American male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Television producers from New York (state) George W. Hewlett High School alumni University System of Maryland alumni Screenwriters from New York (state)