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Bill Burr Biography

Birth Name:
William Burr
Birth Place:
Canton, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actor, comedian

Fast Facts

  • Did 300 stand-up shows a year early in his career
  • Voice is featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV
  • In 2009, was the first stand-up comedian to appear on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  • Joined comics Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa to produce, write and star in a 2011 comic short called Cheat, which was a hit at the Tribeca Film Festival
  • Received the 2011 Comedian of the Year Award from the Boston Comedy Festival
  • Contributed material to the 2011 and 2012 ESPYs
  • With fellow comedian Al Madrigal, launched Allthingscomedy
  • com in 2012, which features a selection of podcasts by stand-up comics
  • Given the Alumni Award of Distinction by his alma mater Emerson College in 2013

Relationships

  • Robert Burr Jr. -- Brother
  • Robert Burr -- Father