Brian Burns

Brian Burns is an American screenwriter and producer. 2Early life Burns was born and raised in Long Island, New York, in the Gibson area of Valley Stream, New York. He attended Chaminade High School and graduated from Hewlett High School. He graduated from the University of Maryland where he majored in Film. He is the son of Edward J. Burns, New York City Police Sergeant and former Spokesman for the NYPD. He is also the brother of American filmmaker Edward Burns. 2Career After graduating, Burns moved to Washington DC to pursue a career in political journalism. He served as a copy writer and Segment Producer while covering Capitol Hill and the Clinton White House for The Fox Morning News at Washington D.C.'s affiliate WTTG. Burns then wrote and produced the popular political roundtable discussion, Off the Record which aired as part of The Fox Morning News. Burns then returned to New York City where he made the transition from political journalism to Hollywood screenwriter when, along with his brother, he created That's Life and The Fighting Fitzgeralds, which starred Brian Dennehy and Connie Britton. In 2002, Brian wrote and directed You Stupid Man starring David Krumholtz, Milla Jovovich, William Baldwin and Denise Richards. The film premiered on October 18 at the Hamptons International Film Festiva