Kevin Burns

Kevin Burns, 2013

Kevin Burns (born June 18, 1955 in Schenectady , New York , USA , † September 27, 2020 in Los Angeles ) was an American film producer , television director and screenwriter .

Life

Burns grew up in Niskayuna , New York State. In 1977 he graduated cum laude from Hamilton College in New York City . In 1981 he received a Masters Degree in Film from Boston University's College of Communication . That same year he received a Student Academy Award for his first film, I Remember Barbra (documentary with Barbra Streisand). After graduating, Burns taught film production at a university and was the head of the so-called "Film Unit", a group that should enable students to gain practical experience shooting commercials and documentaries. In 1988 he moved to Los Angeles , where he worked as an executive at 20th Century Fox Television . Burns later worked as a producer or director in many TV productions and films and founded his own production company Prometheus Entertainment in 1999 . He died on September 27, 2020 at the age of 65 due to heart failure.

Filmography (selection)

producer

• 1981: I Remember Barbra
• 1997: Monster Mania
• 1998: Lost in Space Forever
• 1999: The Bunny Years
• 1999: Who Knew?
• 2001: Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
• 2001: The Omen Legacy
• 2002: The Time Tunnel
• 2003: Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
• 2004: The Robinsons: Lost in Space
• 2004: Just the Facts
• 2005–2009: The Girls of the Playboy Mansion
• 2007: Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
• 2009: Ancient Aliens
• 2009: Bridget's Sexiest Beaches
• 2009-2011: Kendra
• 2009–2011: Holly's World
• 2010: Ancient Aliens
• 2010: The President's Book of Secrets

Director

• 1981: I Remember Barbra
• 1996: Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
• 1996: A Hollywood Christmas
• 1997: 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years
• 1998: TV Guide Looks at Cops
• 1998: TV Guide Looks at Christmas
• 1998: Lost in Space Forever
• 2001: Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
• 2002: Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion
• 2004: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
• 2006: Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman
• 2007: Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Screenwriter

• 1998: Lost in Space Forever
• 2001: Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
• 2002: Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion
• 2003: Monsterama: Munsters Collectibles
• 2003: Monsterama: Aurora Model Kits
• 2004: Just the Facts
• 2007: Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Awards

Tabular overview of awards and nominations
year	Award	For	category	result
1981	Student Academy Award	I remember Barbra	documentation	Won
1998	International Monitor Awards	Hollywood Aliens & Monsters	Documentation Director	Won
1996	Primetime Emmy Award	Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies	Outstanding cultural music and dance program	Nominated
2002		Biography	Outstanding nonfiction series	Won
2006			Outstanding nonfiction series	Nominated
2007			Outstanding nonfiction series	Nominated
		Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed	Best script for a nonfiction program	Nominated
			Outstanding nonfiction special	Nominated
			Best director for a nonfiction program	Nominated
2001	DVD Exclusive Awards	Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days	Best new, expanded, or remodeled movie scene	Nominated
		Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood	Best original retrospective documentary	Won
2005		Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy	Best behind-the-scenes program	Won
2003	Daytime Emmy Awards	Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s	Outstanding special class special	Won

Web links

• Kevin Burns in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kevin Burns on TV.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kevin Burns Dies: 'Ancient Aliens' Creator, 'Lost In Space' Reboot Co-Producer Was 65.Retrieved September 29, 2020