Posted By: Ejaz Abbasi | February 25, 2019
Edward Burns Biography
Edward Burns is a famous American actor, director, writer and producer. He is well recognized and best known for his performance in a number of movies such as “Saving Private Ryan” that released in the year 1998, “15 Minutes” that released in 2001, “Life or Something Like It” in the year 2002, “A Sound of Thunder” in the year 2005, “The Holiday” in 2006, “One Missed Call” in 2008, “27 Dresses” that was released in the year 2008, “Man on a Ledge” in the year 2012, “Friends with Kids” in the year 2012 and “Alex Cross” in the year 2012. These were some of his famous movies in which he depicted his acting skills. His performance in the movies was brilliant.
His acting skills were greatly acclaimed by the audience as well as by the critics. He earned a lot of name, fame, and popularity due to his performances. He has millions of fan following on his social accounts. Apart from acting, he also directed many famous movies. Some of his popular directed movies include “The Brothers McMullen” that released in the year 1995, “She’s the One” in the year 1996, “Sidewalks of New York” in the year 2001, “Purple Violets” in 2007 and “The Fitzgerald Family Christmas” in the year 2012. Burns is also a fully equipped director, and most of his movies were successful, commercially and publically. He got a positive reception as a director from the audience and critics.
After that, he also tried his acting skills in the television series and appeared in the TNT crime drama series named “Mob City.” In this series, he played the role of Bugsy Siegel. He also performed in TNT’s “Public Morals” as Terry Muldoon. This article will provide you with a lot of information about this multi-talented superstar.
Edward Burns Childhood and Early Life:
Edward Burns was born on 29th January 1968 AD in Woodside, Queens, New York, United States. His father’s name is Edward J. Burns who was a police officer and a public relations spokesman by profession. His mother’s name is Molly Burns who was a federal agency manager by profession. He has two siblings, a brother named Brian and a sister named Marry. Edward is on the second number of the three children. The family is Roman Catholic. The family is of partly Irish and partly Swedish descent. Most of his childhood spent in Valley Stream, New York, on Long Island.
As far as his education is concerned, he, first of all, attended Chaminade High School for a short period. After that, he transferred to Hewlett High School. After completing his studies in the high school, he attended SUNY Oneonta, University at Albany and Hunter College from the year 1987 to 1992.
Edward Burns Career:
After completing his education, Edward immediately started his working career as a production assistant. His first work was Oliver Stone’s film named “The Doors.” After that, he performed like a star in a movie named “The Brothers McMullen” during his working as a gofer at Entertainment Tonight. He not only acted in this movie, but this movie was directed, financed and produced by him and this movie mostly shot in his hometown of Valley Stream. This movie was the breakthrough of his career. In the movie, his performance was very well. The movie big hit commercially as well as critically. His direction and performance very much liked by the audience and the critics.
This movie was the first step of his success and opened a lot of ways for him in the industry. His next big hit was “She’s The One” that released in the year 1996. The movie also directed by him. The co-workers with him in this movie were Amanda Peet, Cameron Diaz, and Jennifer Aniston. His next movie namely “Sidewalks of New York” was appeared on screens in the year 2001. This movie also liked by the public and the critics.
1998-2015
Some of the more movies that were directed and starred by him include “Saving Private Ryan” that released in the year 1998, “Life Something Like It” in the year 2002, “Confidence” in the year 2003 and “Looking for Kitty” that released in the year 2004. These movies also held a good impression on Hollywood. After that, Edward started working in the television series and appeared as a guest on the HBO original series named “Entourage.” He also performed in another series named “Will & Grace” where he portrayed the character of Grace Adler’s boyfriend. His another hit movie named “Purple Violets” released on 20th November 2007.
After the modest success of “Purple Violets,” Edward wrote, “Nice Guy Johnny” that released in the year 2010. After that, in the following year, he wrote, directed and starred in a movie named “Newlyweds.” This movie was also a big hit and got a positive reception from the audience and the critics as well. In the year 2013, he performed in a miniseries named “Mob City.” In this miniseries, he portrayed the character of Bugsy Siegel who was a real-life gangster. His next big hit was “Public Morals” that was wrote, directed, produced and starred by him. This movie released in the year 2015 and earned a lot of name, fame, and popularity for him.
Major Works:
Following are some best works by Edward Burns, and all these are worth seeing:
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Edward Burns Awards and Achievements:
Throughout his career, he nominated many times for the prestigious awards. He won the following awards and nominations:
- Independent Spirit Award for the Best Feature Shared with Dick Fisher – 1995
- Sundance Film Festival Award for the Best Dramatic Film – 1995
- Online Film Critics Society Award for the Best Ensemble Cast Performance – 1999
- Boston Film Festival Award for the Best Director – 2010
Edward Burns Personal Life:
As far as Burns’ personal life is concerned, he married Christy Turlington. She is a model by profession. The couple blessed with two children namely Grace, born in 2003 and Finn, born in 2006. The couple is devout Catholics.
Edward Burns Net Worth:
Edward Burns has an estimated net worth of almost $18 million (estimated in 2017).
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