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Edward Burns
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American actor and director
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Edward Burns is an American actor, screenwriter, and film producer. Born in 1968 in Woodside, Queens County, New York, he began his work period in 1995. He is educated at the State University of New York at Oneonta, the State University of New York at Albany, Hunter College, and the State University of New York. Burns speaks and writes in English.
He has received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. His notable works include *The Corner*, *Kid from Marlboro Road*, *Questioning Minds : Volumes I and II*, and *Nice Guy Johnny*. He is married to Christy Turlington and was previously in an unmarried partnership with Maxine Bahns. They have two children.
Burns resides in Long Island and Valley Stream. He identifies with Catholicism. His writing language is English. He is male and holds United States citizenship.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 39
Top works
- The Corner
- Kid from Marlboro Road
- Questioning Minds : Volumes I and II
- Nice Guy Johnny
- The corner
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Film & TV
Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA
Edward Fitzgerald Burns (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker. He first came to attention for The Brothers McMullen (1995), his ultra low-budget independent film that went on to be a worldwide hit. Other film appearances include Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Holiday (2006), Man on a Ledge (2012), Friends with Kids (2012), and Alex Cross (2012). Burns directed…
Known for
- Finnegan's Foursome2026
- The Family McMullen — Barry McMullen2025
- Tales from The Ryder Cup — Narrator (voice)2025
- Millers in Marriage — Andy2024
- The Eisen Hour — Self - Guest2021
- Bridge and Tunnel — Artie2021
- Amazing Stories — Bill Kaminski2020
- Professionals2020
- Seaver — Narrator (voice)2019
- Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies — Jim2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Burns
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Woodside
- Spouse
- Christy Turlington
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Official website
- www.edwardburns.net
- Image
- Edward Burns at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Valley Stream
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- Commons category
- Edward Burns
- date of birth
- 1968-01-29
- unmarried partner
- Maxine Bahns
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Edward Burns
- writing language
- English language
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