Kevin Burns
Biography
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Writer, director, and producer Kevin Burns is best known for his work on documentaries and reality television. After graduating from Boston University's film program, his thesis film "I Remember Barbra" won a Student Academy Award. His irreverent documentary about residents of the neighborhood where Barbra Streisand grew up helped open doors for him, and after moving to Los Angeles, he b...
Filmography
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The Godfather Legacy
(2012)
Director
Poseidon
(2006)
Executive Producer
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
(1994)
Executive Producer
Inside the Playboy Mansion
(2002)
Director
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Director
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited
(2001)
Director
Biography
Writer, director, and producer Kevin Burns is best known for his work on documentaries and reality television. After graduating from Boston University's film program, his thesis film "I Remember Barbra" won a Student Academy Award. His irreverent documentary about residents of the neighborhood where Barbra Streisand grew up helped open doors for him, and after moving to Los Angeles, he became a producer at 20th Century Fox Television. While there, he produced several installments of the sci-fi movie series "Alien Nation." He also met Jon Jashni at Fox, and together they formed Synthesis Entertainment. They developed projects based on the work of producer Irwin Allen, including a pilot of the sci-fi show "Time Tunnel" and the film remake "Poseidon." Burns also began producing reality TV shows and documentaries, most notably "The Girls Next Door," a series about Playboy playmates and over a decade's worth of episodes of the popular "Biography" series. He is also known for producing documentaries about the film industry, including "Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies," the special effects themed "Monsterama" series and the Emmy-nominated "Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed." Burns also wrote and directed episodes of "Biography" as well as several other projects he produced.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Godfather Legacy
(2012)
Director
Producer (Feature Film)
Poseidon
(2006)
Executive Producer
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
(1994)
Executive Producer
Director (Special)
Inside the Playboy Mansion
(2002)
Director
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Director
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited
(2001)
Director
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years
(2000)
Director
Bride of Monster Mania
(2000)
Segment Director
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
(2000)
Segment Director
20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000)
Segment Director
20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000)
Director
Attack of the 50-Foot Monster Mania
(1999)
Segment Director
A Hollywood Christmas
(1998)
Director
Behind the Planet of the Apes
(1998)
Director
Monster Mania
(1997)
Director
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures From the 20th Century-Fox Vaults
(1997)
Segment Director
TV Guide Looks at Christmas
(1997)
Director
Hollywood Aliens and Monsters: A Century of Science-Fiction Cinema
(1997)
Director
20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years
(1997)
Director
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction
(1997)
Director
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies
(1996)
Director
Carol Burnett: Just to Have a Laugh
(1996)
Director
Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-Up
(1995)
Director
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
(1995)
Director
Writer (Special)
Inside the Playboy Mansion
(2002)
Writer
Hidden Hollywood III: Return to the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(2001)
Writer
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Writer
20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000)
Writer
Hidden Hollywood II: Treasures From the 20th-Century Fox Film Vault
(1999)
Writer
Behind the Planet of the Apes
(1998)
Writer
Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War
(1998)
Screenplay
A Hollywood Christmas
(1998)
Writer
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures From the 20th Century-Fox Vaults
(1997)
Writer
20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years
(1997)
Writer
Monster Mania
(1997)
Writer
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
(1996)
Writer
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
(1995)
Writer
Producer (Special)
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Special
(2003)
Executive Producer
Inside the Playboy Mansion
(2002)
Executive Producer
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take Two
(2001)
Executive Producer
Charlie Sheen
(2001)
Executive Producer
Eddie Albert: A Passion For Life
(2001)
Executive Producer
Al Pacino: Inside Out
(2001)
Executive Producer
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
(2001)
Executive Producer
Bobby Vinton: A Melody of Love
(2001)
Executive Producer
Janet Gaynor: A Star Was Born
(2001)
Executive Producer
Hidden Hollywood III: Return to the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(2001)
Executive Producer
Matthew Broderick
(2001)
Executive Producer
Tim Burton: Trick or Treat
(2001)
Executive Producer
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Executive Producer
Jack Palance: From Grit to Grace
(2001)
Executive Producer
Lee Marvin: Hollywood's Straight Shooter
(2001)
Executive Producer
Florence Henderson: Here's the Story
(2001)
Executive Producer
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited
(2001)
Executive Producer
The Omen Legacy
(2001)
Executive Producer
Dustin Hoffman: First in His Class
(2001)
Executive Producer
Dennis Franz: Out of the Blue
(2001)
Executive Producer
Mitzi Gaynor: Hollywood's Cockeyed Optimist
(2001)
Executive Producer
Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady
(2001)
Executive Producer
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
(2001)
Executive Producer
Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect
(2001)
Executive Producer
History vs. Hollywood
(2001)
Executive Producer
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
(2001)
Executive Producer
Deborah Kerr: Getting to Know Her
(2000)
Executive Producer
Sally Field: Defying Gravity
(2000)
Executive Producer
Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow
(2000)
Executive Producer
20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
(2000)
Executive Producer
Adam West: Behind the Cowl
(2000)
Executive Producer
Dick Powell: Thanks a Million
(2000)
Executive Producer
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
(2000)
Executive Producer
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years
(2000)
Executive Producer
Frances Farmer: Paradise Lost
(2000)
Executive Producer
Maureen O'Hara: Wild Irish Rose
(2000)
Executive Producer
Cesar Romero: In a Class By Himself
(2000)
Executive Producer
Al Lewis: Forever Granpa
(2000)
Executive Producer
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
(2000)
Executive Producer
Bride of Monster Mania
(2000)
Executive Producer
Diahann Carroll: No Strings
(2000)
Executive Producer
James Garner: A Maverick Spirit
(2000)
Executive Producer
Shirley Jones: Hollywood's Musical Mom
(2000)
Executive Producer
Don Knotts: Nervous Laughter
(2000)
Executive Producer
Henry Winkler: Hollywood's Coolest Character
(2000)
Executive Producer
Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw
(2000)
Executive Producer
Ernest Borgnine: Hollywood's Uncommon Character
(2000)
Executive Producer
Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around
(2000)
Executive Producer
Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Bunny Years
(1999)
Executive Producer
William Holden: An Untamed Spirit
(1999)
Executive Producer
Robert Wagner: Hollywood's Prince Charming
(1999)
Executive Producer
Between Heaven and Hell: Hollywood Looks at the Bible
(1999)
Executive Producer
Fred Gwynne
(1999)
Executive Producer
Tim Conway: Just Clowning Around
(1999)
Executive Producer
Ray Walston: No Antennae, Please
(1999)
Executive Producer
Martha Raye: In Love and War
(1999)
Executive Producer
Hollywood Goes to Court
(1999)
Executive Producer
Hayley Mills
(1999)
Executive Producer
John Ford: An American Icon
(1999)
Executive Producer
Barbara Eden: Out of the Bottle
(1999)
Executive Producer
Donald O'Connor: Make 'em Laugh
(1999)
Executive Producer
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
(1999)
Executive Producer
Hidden Hollywood II: Treasures From the 20th-Century Fox Film Vault
(1999)
Executive Producer
Raquel Welch
(1999)
Executive Producer
Susan Sarandon: Rebel With a Cause
(1999)
Executive Producer
Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act
(1999)
Executive Producer
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take One
(1999)
Executive Producer
Hollywood's Hot Wheels
(1999)
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic
(1999)
Executive Producer
Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story
(1999)
Executive Producer
Hollywood Behind the Badge: A Century of Cinema Cops and Detectives
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Nicholas Brothers: Flying High
(1999)
Executive Producer
Nicolas Cage: Wild at Heart
(1999)
Executive Producer
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
(1999)
Executive Producer
Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost
(1999)
Executive Producer
Hollywood Spies on Spies
(1999)
Executive Producer
Attack of the 50-Foot Monster Mania
(1999)
Executive Producer
Ethel Merman: There's No Business Like Show Business
(1999)
Executive Producer
John Wayne: American Legend
(1998)
Executive Producer
Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By
(1998)
Executive Producer
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
(1998)
Executive Producer
Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell
(1998)
Executive Producer
Loretta Young
(1998)
Executive Producer
Ida Lupino: Through the Lens
(1998)
Executive Producer
Myrna Loy: A Class By Herself
(1998)
Executive Producer
Ann-Margret: Sugar and Spice
(1998)
Executive Producer
A Hollywood Christmas
(1998)
Executive Producer
Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War
(1998)
Executive Producer
Roddy McDowall: Hollywood's Best Friend
(1998)
Executive Producer
Beyond Titanic
(1998)
Executive Producer
Donna Reed: I'll Take the Moon
(1998)
Executive Producer
Gene Hackman: Portrait of an Artist
(1998)
Executive Producer
Anthony Quinn
(1998)
Executive Producer
Doris Day: It's Magic
(1998)
Executive Producer
Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero
(1998)
Executive Producer
Behind the Planet of the Apes
(1998)
Executive Producer
George C. Scott
(1998)
Executive Producer
Cary Grant
(1998)
Executive Producer
Rex Harrison
(1998)
Executive Producer
Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice
(1997)
Executive Producer
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
(1997)
Executive Producer
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
(1997)
Executive Producer
Jimmy Stewart
(1997)
Executive Producer
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
(1997)
Executive Producer
Monster Mania
(1997)
Executive Producer
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
(1997)
Executive Producer
Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style
(1997)
Executive Producer
Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice Guy
(1997)
Executive Producer
Hollywood Aliens and Monsters: A Century of Science-Fiction Cinema
(1997)
Executive Producer
TV Guide Looks at Christmas
(1997)
Executive Producer
20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years
(1997)
Executive Producer
Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero
(1997)
Executive Producer
Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty
(1997)
Executive Producer
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction
(1997)
Executive Producer
Jane Russell
(1997)
Executive Producer
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures From the 20th Century-Fox Vaults
(1997)
Executive Producer
Alice Faye: The Star Next Door
(1996)
Executive Producer
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
(1996)
Executive Producer
Carol Burnett: Just to Have a Laugh
(1996)
Executive Producer
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies
(1996)
Executive Producer
Carmen Miranda: The South American Way
(1996)
Executive Producer
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
(1995)
Executive Producer
Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel
(1995)
Executive Producer
Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-Up
(1995)
Executive Producer
Special Thanks (Special)
Inside the Playboy Mansion
(2002)
Writer
Hidden Hollywood III: Return to the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(2001)
Writer
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Writer
20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000)
Writer
Hidden Hollywood II: Treasures From the 20th-Century Fox Film Vault
(1999)
Writer
Behind the Planet of the Apes
(1998)
Writer
Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War
(1998)
Screenplay
A Hollywood Christmas
(1998)
Writer
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures From the 20th Century-Fox Vaults
(1997)
Writer
20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years
(1997)
Writer
Monster Mania
(1997)
Writer
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
(1996)
Writer
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
(1995)
Writer
Misc. Crew (Special)
Raquel Welch
(1999)
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