Kevin Burns Biography (1955-)
Full name, Kevin Joseph Burns; born June 18, 1955, in Schenectady, NY; son ofJoseph Irving and Ann Marie (maiden name, Bechard) Burns. Addresses:Agent: Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director, writer
- Birth Details
- June 18, 1955
- Schenectady, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Director
- (And producer) I Remember Barbra (documentary short film), 1981
- Television Executive Producer
- Specials
- Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1995
- (And director) The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
- (And director) Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-Up (documentary), Artsand Entertainment, 1995
- (And director) Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- (And director) Carol Burnett: Just to Have a Laugh (documentary),Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Carmen Miranda: The South American Way (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Alice Faye: The Star Next Door (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- (And director) TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction (documentary), USA Network, 1997
- (And director) TV Guide Looks at Christmas (documentary), USA Network, 1997
- Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style (documentary; also known as A&E Biography, Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- (And director) Monster Mania (documentary), AMC, 1997
- Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Jimmy Stewart (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Jane Russell (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- (And director) Hollywood Aliens and Monsters: A Century of Science-Fiction Drama (documentary; also known as To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill and Hollywood Aliens and Monsters), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- (And director) Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century-Fox Film Vaults (documentary), AMC, 1997
- Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Alan Alda: More than Mr. Nice Guy (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- (And director) 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (documentary),AMC, 1997
- Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (documentary), AMC, 1998
- Roddy McDowall: Hollywood's Best Friend (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Rex Harrison (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Myrna Loy: A Class by Herself (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Loretta Young (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- John Wayne: American Legend (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,1998
- Ida Lupino: Through the Lens (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- (And director) A Hollywood Christmas, syndicated, 1998
- Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- George C. Scott (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Gene Hackman: Portrait of an Artist (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand by (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Doris Day: It's Magic (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Donna Reed: I'll Take the Moon (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War (documentary), AMC, 1998
- Gary Grant (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Beyond Titanic (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- (And director) Behind the Planet of the Apes (documentary), AMC, 1998
- Anthony Quinn (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Ann-Margret: Sugar and Spice (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- William Holden: An Untamed Spirit (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Tim Conway: Just Clowning Around (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Susan Sarandon: Rebel with a Cause (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Robert Wagner: Hollywood's Prince Charming (documentary), Arts andEntertainment, 1999
- Ray Walston: No Antennae, Please (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Raquel Welch (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Nicolas Cage: Wild at Heart (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,1999
- The Nicholas Brothers: Flying High (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Martha Raye: In Love and War (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- John Ford: An American Icon (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,1999
- Hollywood's Hot Wheels (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Hollywood Spies on Spies (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take One (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Hollywood Goes to Court (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Hollywood behind the Badge: A Century of Cinema Cops and Detectives (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Hidden Hollywood II: Treasures from the 20th Century-Fox Film Fault (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Hayley Mills (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Fred Gwynne (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Ethel Merman: There's No Business Like Show Business (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Donald O'Connor: Make `Em Laugh (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- The Bunny Years (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Between Heaven and Hell: Hollywood Looks at the Bible (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Barbara Eden: Out of the Bottle (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- (And director) The Attack of the 50-Foot Monstermania (documentary), AMC, 1999
- Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,2000
- Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Shirley Jones: Hollywood's Musical Mom (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Sally Field: Defying Gravity (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Maureen O'Hara: Wild Irish Rose (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- James Garner: A Maverick Spirit (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- (And director) Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (documentary), AMC, 2000
- (And director) Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (documentary), AMC, 2000
- Henry Winkler: Hollywood's Coolest Character (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Frances Farmer: Paradise Lost (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (documentary), AMC, 2000
- Ernest Borgnine: Hollywood's Uncommon Character (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Don Knotts: Nervous Laughter (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Dick Powell: Thanks a Million (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Diahann Carroll: No Strings (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,2000
- Deborah Kerr: Getting to Know Her (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- (And director) Bride of Monster Mania (documentary), AMC, 2000
- Al Lewis: Forever Granpa (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Adam West: Behind the Cowl (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,2000
- (And director) 20th Century-Fox: The Blockbuster Years (documentary), AMC, 2000
- Tim Burton: Trick or Treat (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,2001
- The Omen Legacy (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Mitzi Gaynor: Hollywood's Cockeyed Optimist (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Matthew Broderick (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Lee Marvin: Hollywood's Straight Shooter (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Janet Gaynor: A Star was Born (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Jackie Gleason: The Great One (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Jack Palance: From Grit to Grace (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- (And director) Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take Two (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Hidden Hollywood III: Return of the 20th Century-Fox Vaults (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Florence Henderson: Here's the Story (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Eddie Albert: A Passion for Life (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Dustin Hoffman: First in His Class (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Dennis Franz: Out of the Blue (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- (And director) Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Charlie Sheen (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Bobby Vinton: A Melody of Love (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Al Pacino: Inside Out (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- AMC Backstory: Valley of the Dolls (documentary), AMC, 2001
- AMC Backstory: The Long Hot Summer (documentary), AMC, 2001
- (And director) Inside the Playboy Mansion (documentary), Arts andEntertainment, 2002
- Television Director
- Specials
- TV Guide Looks at Cops, 1998
- Television Executive Producer
- Series
- (And director) Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1987
- Famous Families, Fox Family, 1998
- History vs. Hollywood (also known as History through a Lens), History Channel, 2001-
- Backstory (also known as Hollywood Backstories), AMC and syndicated, 2001
- Movies
- Alien Nation: Dark Horizon, Fox, 1994
- (And director) Lost in Space Forever, 1998
- Pilots
- The Time Tunnel, Fox, 2002
- WRITINGS
- Television Specials
- The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
- Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Monster Mania (documentary), AMC, 1997
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century-Fox Vaults (documentary), AMC, 1997
- 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (documentary), AMC, 1997
- A Hollywood Christmas, syndicated, 1998
- Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War (documentary), AMC, 1998
- Behind the Planet of the Apes (documentary), AMC, 1998
- Hidden Hollywood II: Treasures from the 20th Century-Fox Film Vault (documentary), AMC, 1999
- 20th Century-Fox: The Blockbuster Years (documentary), AMC, 2000
- Hidden Hollywood III: Return to the 20th Century-Fox Vaults (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Inside the Playboy Mansion (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,2002
- Television Series
- Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1987
- Television Episodes
- "Gentlemen's Agreement," Backstory, AMC, 1999
- Wrote additional episodes of Backstory, AMC.
- Television Movies
- Lost in Space Forever, 1998