Burr Steers

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Burr Steers
Hugh D. Auchincloss (grandfather)
Nina S. Gore (grandmother)
Thomas Gore
(great-grandfather)

Burr Gore Steers[1] (born October 8, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. His films include Igby Goes Down (2002) and 17 Again (2009). He is a nephew of writer Gore Vidal.

Family

Steers was born in Washington, D.C.

Hugh D. Auchincloss,[5] a cousin of Louis Auchincloss. Nina is also the stepsister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and younger half-sister of the writer Gore Vidal.[6] Steers is a relative of vice president Aaron Burr, the third Vice President of the United States.[1][7] Steers's great-grandfather Thomas Gore served as Oklahoma's first Democratic senator, from 1907 until 1921 and from 1931 until 1937, while his great-great-grandfather Oliver Burr Jennings was a founder of Standard Oil. Steers's godfather was former Virginia Senator John Warner
.

His brother

Michael Whitney Straight.[8]

Education

Steers grew up living in

GED and attended New York University.[1]

Career

Steers has had minor roles in a few of

Pulp Fiction and providing one of the radio voices in Reservoir Dogs.[9] He also has appeared in The Last Days of Disco,[9] Fix[10] and Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid.[11]

He wrote and directed

coming-of-age film that starred Kieran Culkin and Susan Sarandon.[3] Steers also was the screenwriter of the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, which starred Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. He has directed episodes of the television series Weeds, The L Word, Big Love, and The New Normal.[9] Steers also directed the 2009 teen comedy film, 17 Again starring Zac Efron.[12]

In 2010 Steers directed the drama

William Broyles and Stephen Harrigan.[13][14][15]
Steers directed the 2016 film adaptation of the parody novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.[16][17]

Filmography

Year Title Writer Director Producer Actor Notes
1989 Intruder[18] Yes
Billy the Kid[11] Yes
1990
The New Adam-12[19]
 Yes
Room for Romance Yes
1992 Reservoir Dogs[9] Yes voice work
1993 Silk Stalkings[20] Yes
Naked in New York[21] Yes
1994 Pulp Fiction[9] Yes
1998 Fix[10] Yes
The Last Days of Disco[9] Yes
2002 Igby Goes Down[3] Yes Yes
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days[22] Yes
2005 The L Word[23] Yes 1 episode
Weeds[9] Yes 1 episode
2007 Big Love[9] Yes 1 episode
2009 17 Again[12] Yes
2010
Charlie St. Cloud[12]
 Yes
2012 The New Normal[9] Yes 1 episode
2013 Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia[24] Yes
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies[16] Yes Yes
2018 Elemental: Hydrogen Vs. Hindenburg[25] Yes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Film; A Family's Legacy: Pain and Humor (and a Movie)", New York Times, September 15, 2002.
  2. ^ Baskin, Ellen (August 28, 2002). "A Family Resemblance; The creator of 'Igby Goes Down' drew on the genteel poverty of his past". Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Holden, Stephen (September 13, 2002). "FILM REVIEW; On the Outs With Almost Everything". The New York Times.
  4. ^ The Kennedy White House: Family Life and Pictures, 1961-1963 By Carl Sferrazza Anthony, page 149
  5. ^ "Steers, Newton Ivan, Jr. (1917-1993)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  6. ^ "First Lady Biography: Jackie Kennedy". First Ladies' Biographical Information. Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  7. ^ "Ascending Steers". The Age. Melbourne. May 11, 2003.
  8. ^ *Nigel West and Oleg Tsarev, The Crown Jewels: The British Secrets at the Heart of the KGB Archives (London: HarperCollins, 1998; New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999), pg., 130.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i Eisenberg, Eric (January 26, 2016). "The Pulp Fiction Scene That Burr Steers Kept Screwing Up, And Why". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b New York Times Staff (2016). "Fix (1997)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0786463725
    . Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  12. ^ a b c Radish, Christina (July 30, 2010). "Director Burr Steers Exclusive Interview CHARLIE ST. CLOUD; Plus Updates on THIS MEANS WAR and EMPEROR". Collider. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  13. ^ Bettinger, Brendan (June 26, 2013). "17 AGAIN Director Burr Steers Will Depict a Teenage Julius Caesar in EMPEROR: YOUNG CAESAR". Collider. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  14. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 26, 2010). "Burr Steers To Direct Julius Caesar Film Based On Conn Iggulden Novels". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  15. Screen Daily
    . Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  16. ^ a b Cook, Tommy (Feb 3, 2016). "Burr Steers on the Elaborate "Oner" He Cut from 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'". Collider. Retrieved Feb 7, 2016.
  17. ^ Whittaker, Richard (Feb 4, 2016). "Adapting Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved Feb 7, 2016.
  18. ISBN 978-0786455010
    . Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  19. ^ "New Adam-12". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Silk Stalkings (TV Series)". filmaffinity.com. Film Affinity USA. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Ascending Steers". Washington Post. May 11, 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  22. ^ New York Times Staff (2015). "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  23. ISBN 0743291336
    . Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  24. ^ Holden, Stephen (May 22, 2014). "An Intellectual and His Lofty Contempt". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  25. ^ "Burr Steers Director". www.dga.org. Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

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