Kevin Burns
Kevin Burns | |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Education | Hamilton College Boston University |
Occupation(s) | Producer, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1981–2020 |
Kevin Burns (June 18, 1955 – September 27, 2020), was an American television and film producer, director, and screenwriter. His work can be seen on
Biography
Early life
Born on June 18, 1955, Burns grew up in
Career
While at Fox, Burns co-founded Foxstar Productions, the production unit responsible for creating a series of Alien Nation movies for television. In 1994, while serving as senior vice-president of Foxstar, he founded Van Ness Films, a non-fiction and documentary production unit. That same year, he met Jon Jashni, a Fox film executive who shared his interest in the works of legendary Hollywood producer Irwin Allen.[2]
In 1999, Burns officially made a transition from his role as a studio executive to that of a full-time producer. While still under a production deal at
In 1999, Burns also created
In 2002, Burns received his first of two Emmy Awards as executive producer for
Since 2010, Burns and his company Prometheus Entertainment have produced The History Channel TV series Ancient Aliens, America's Book of Secrets,[7][8] and The Curse of Oak Island, as well as the reality TV series Kendra on Top for WEtv, and other non-fiction series and specials.
Along with his business partner Jon Jashni, Burns played an integral part in the development and creation of the Lost in Space reboot for Netflix and was serving as executive producer on the show.
Death
Burns died on September 27, 2020, of cardiac arrest at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.[9]
Awards and nominations
- Nominated: Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program, Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (1996)
- Won: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational), Biography(2002)
- Nominated: Outstanding Nonfiction Series, Biography (TV Series)(2006)
- Nominated: Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)
- Nominated: Outstanding Nonfiction Special, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)
- Nominated: Outstanding Nonfiction Series, Biography (TV Series)(2007)
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)
- Won: Outstanding Special Class Special, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2003)
- Nominated: Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes, Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
- Won: Best Original Retrospective Documentary, *Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
- Won: Best Behind the Scenes Program (New for DVD), Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2005)
International Monitor Awards
- Won: Documentaries – Director, Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1998)
Student Academy Awards, US
- Won: Documentary, I Remember Barbra (1981)
Filmography
Film | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | |||
I Remember Barbra | 1981 | Yes | Yes | No | |
In Our Hands | 1982 | No | Yes | No | |
Meet Bertice | 1993 | No | Yes | No | |
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon | 1994 | No | Yes | No | uncredited |
Biography | 1995-2005 | Yes | Yes | Yes | director 1995-1997 writer 1996-1997 |
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen | 1995 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Alien Nation: Body and Soul | 1995 | No | Yes | No | uncredited |
A Hollywood Christmas | 1996 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Alien Nation: Millennium | 1996 | No | Yes | No | |
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies | 1996 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Monster Mania | 1997 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | No | Yes | No | |
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults | 1997 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Twentieth Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | 1997 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters | 1997 | Yes | No | No | |
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | 1998 | No | Yes | No | |
Beyond Titanic | 1998 | No | Yes | No | |
Behind the Planet of the Apes | 1998 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Lost in Space Forever | 1998 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited | 1998 | Yes | No | No | |
TV Guide Looks at Cops | 1998 | Yes | No | No | |
TV Guide Looks at Christmas | 1998 | Yes | No | No | |
Famous Families | 1998 | No | Yes | No | 17 episodes |
The Bunny Years | 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
Who Knew? | 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
Bride of Monster Mania | 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania | 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
Hollywood's Hot Wheels | 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
Hollywood Screen Tests | 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 | 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints | 2000 | No | Yes | No | |
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect | 2000 | No | Yes | No | |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years | 2000 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Backstory | 2000 | No | Yes | Yes | producer 55 episodes writer 2 episodes |
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | 2001 | No | Yes | No | |
The Omen Legacy | 2001 | No | Yes | No | |
History vs. Hollywood | 2001 | No | Yes | No | 16 episodes |
The Time Tunnel | 2002 | No | Yes | No | |
Inside The Playboy Mansion | 2002 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s | 2002 | No | Yes | No | |
The Alien Saga | 2002 | No | Yes | No | |
Monsterama | 2003 | No | Yes | No | 24episodes |
Hell Up in Hollywood: Soul Cinema and the 1970s | 2003 | No | Yes | No | |
50 Greatest TV Animals | 2003 | No | Yes | No | |
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | 2003 | No | Yes | No | |
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second: The Ultimate Journey Through Sex in Cinema | 2003 | No | Yes | No | |
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration | 2003 | No | Yes | No | |
Monsterama: Munsters Collectibles | 2003 | No | No | Yes | |
Monsterama: Aurora Model Kits | 2003 | No | No | Yes | |
The Robinsons: Lost in Space | 2004 | No | Yes | No | |
Just the Facts | 2004 | No | Yes | Yes | |
50 Greatest Movie Animals | 2004 | No | Yes | No | |
Love Hollywood Style | 2004 | No | Yes | No | |
Animal Icons | 2004 | No | Yes | No | 17 episodes |
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | 2004 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Ultimate Super Heroes | 2005 | No | Yes | No | |
Ultimate Super Villains | 2005 | No | Yes | No | |
Ultimate Super Vixens | 2005 | No | Yes | No | |
The Girls Next Door | 2005-2009 | No | Yes | No | |
Poseidon | 2006 | No | Yes | No | |
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
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2006 | Yes | Yes | No | |
The Science of Superman | 2006 | No | Yes | No | |
Hollywood Science | 2006 | No | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
High Maintenance 90210 | 2007 | No | Yes | No | 6 episodes |
Spider-Man Tech | 2007 | No | Yes | No | |
Star Wars Tech | 2007 | No | Yes | No | |
Star Warriors | 2007 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed | 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Food Paradise | 2007-2013 | No | Yes | No | 52 episodes |
Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest | 2008 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Batman Unmasked | 2008 | No | Yes | No | |
Batman Tech | 2008 | No | Yes | No | |
Vegas Revolution | 2008 | No | Yes | No | 6 episodes |
The Valkyrie Legacy | 2008 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Kendra | 2008-2011 | No | Yes | No | |
Ladies or Gentlemen | 2008 | Yes | Yes | No | |
The Face is Familiar | 2009 | Yes | Yes | No | |
Angels & Demons: Decoded | 2009 | No | Yes | No | |
Bridget's Sexiest Beaches | 2009 | No | Yes | No | |
Holly's World | 2009-2011 | No | Yes | No | 19 episodes |
The President's Book of Secrets | 2010 | No | Yes | No | |
Ancient Aliens | 2010-2020 | No | Yes | No | |
Hef's Runaway Bride | 2011 | No | Yes | No | |
Civilization: Lost | 2011 | No | Yes | No | |
How Playboy Changed the World | 2012 | Yes | Yes | No | |
The Godfather Legacy | 2012 | Yes | Yes | No | |
America's Book of Secrets | 2012-2013 | No | Yes | No | 33 episodes |
Birth/Mothers | 2012 | No | Yes | No | |
Kendra on Top | 2012-2017 | No | Yes | No | |
Bible Secrets Revealed | 2013-2014 | No | Yes | No | 6 episodes |
Target: Earth | 2013 | No | Yes | No | |
Secret Societies of Hollywood | 2013 | No | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
In Search of Aliens | 2013 | No | Yes | No | 10 episodes |
The Curse of Oak Island | 2014-2020 | No | Yes | No | |
Cesar Millan: Love My Pit Bull | 2014 | No | Yes | No | |
Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color | 2015 | No | Yes | No | |
The Secret Life of: America's Tallest Buildings | 2017 | No | Yes | No | |
Vanished | 2017 | No | Yes | No | |
The Tesla Files | 2018 | No | Yes | No | |
The Curse of Civil War Gold | 2018 | No | Yes | No | |
Lost in Space | 2018 | No | Yes | No |
References
- ^ Filmreference.com
- ^ a b "Kevin Burns Biography". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (September 24, 2004). "'Fox 2000 dives into 'Voyage': Haythe set to sail script on 'Sea'". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ "'The Girls Next Door' DVD For Release in January". Buddytv.com. October 17, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ "E! gets 'High Maintenance'". Variety. December 13, 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ Ball, Ryan (May 3, 2007). "History Channel Reveals Star Wars Legacy". animationmagazine.net. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ "America's Book of Secrets", IMDb.
- ^ Randall Unger (September 18, 2012). "The History Channel Unveils Some of America's "Secrets"". JustPressPlay.
- ^ Evan, Greg (September 28, 2020). "Kevin Burns Dies: 'Ancient Aliens' Creator, 'Lost In Space' Reboot Co-Producer Was 65". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
External links
- Kevin Burns at IMDb
- Kevin Burns discography at Discogs