Kevin Burns
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