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Kevin Burns Biography

Birth Name:Kevin Burns

Birth Place:Schenectady, New York, United States

Profession Producer, Writer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Won a Documentary Director award at the 1998 International Monitor Awards for "To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill․"
  • Graduated from Hamilton College with honors in 1977, majoring in History and English Literature, and went on to complete his graduate work at Boston University
  • Taught film production at Boston University after graduating from the institution and headed a school program that let students produce commercials, PSAs, documentaries and other projects for real-world clients
  • Created Prometheus Entertainment, which specializes in producing documentaries, reality programming and non-fiction programming, as well as specials
  • Teamed with film executive Jon Jashni to pursue their shared interest in the films of producer Irwin Allen, developing and producing remakes of and sequels to his works
  • Broke the world record for owning the largest collection of memorabilia from "The Munsters․"
  • Was president of his college's chapter of the Delta Phi fraternity

Awards

  • 1981Gold Hugo-Best Short Film: nominated
  • 1981Gold Hugo-Best Short Film: nominated
  • 1981Achievement Award-Documentary: winner
  • 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program: nominated
  • 2001Video Premiere Award-Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes: nominated
  • 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational): winner
  • 2005DVDX Award-Best Behind the Scenes Program (New for DVD): winner
  • 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming: nominated