Burnie Burns

For other people named Michael Burns, see Michael Burns (disambiguation).

Burnie Burns
Burnie Burns at ROFLCon.
Born	Michael Justin Burns January 18, 1973 (1973-01-18)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, Writer, Film Producer, Film Director
Years active	2003-present
Employer	Rooster Teeth Productions
Spouse	Jordan Burns
Children	2
Website
http://roosterteeth.com/ http://roosterteeth.com/burnie

Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns (born 1973) is an independent filmmaker living in Austin ,Texas. His best known contributions have been in Machinima, although he has also worked with live-action. In April 2003, Burns, along with several of his friends, created the Internet machinima series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles. Filmed using the video games Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo: Reach, Red vs. Blue was acclaimed for its humor and originality, making Burns an Internet celebrity^{[citation needed]}. Such visibility allowed him to create one of the few successful machinima film-houses in the industry, Rooster Teeth Productions.^{[citation needed]} Burns attracted the attention of video game company Electronic Arts, who asked him to create a promotional series using their new game, The Sims 2. The result was The Strangerhood. Burns also premiered P.A.N.I.C.S., a mini-series that utilizes the F.E.A.R. game engine. He has appeared at the Sundance and The Sydney Film Festival.^{[citation needed]}

Background

Burnie was born in the Yorkshire, England area. Burns attended The University of Texas at Austin, in Austin, Texas, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Computer Languaging and Development Science.^{[citation needed]} While there he volunteered at K29HW-D, Texas Student Television, and learned about video production. He went on to become the President of the tech support company teleNetwork Partners, and eventually broke out to form his independent company Rooster Teeth Productions. Burns currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife and two sons.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Main article: Rooster Teeth Productions

After the first season of Red vs. Blue, Burns, voicing the character of Church, became a celebrity in the machinima community. As the director, writer, and lead actor of the series, he is the driving force behind the series. His series earned three awards at the 2003 Machinima Film Festival — Best Picture, Best Writing, and Best Independent Machinima Film — and was nominated for three others. The series completed its 100-episode run on June 28, 2007. Burns regularly attends conventions featuring Red vs. Blue and has made several appearances on G4techTV. Some of the appearances he has made include: Comic Con San Diego, Armageddon, New York Comic Con, and starting in 2011 RTX. He also appeared on the Discovery Channel mini-series "Rise of the Video Game" along with Gus Sorola. He also makes frequent appearances on the "The Rooster Teeth Podcast" along with Geoff Ramsey and Gus Sorola.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1995	Porked	Actor
1997	The Schedule	Writer, director, producer
1999	The great man from the south	Writer
2003	Red vs. Blue Season One	Church (voice), Lopez (voice), Tex (voice, episodes 11 and 12), Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound designer, Visual effects
2004	Red vs. Blue Season Two	Church (voice), Lopez (voice), Vic (voice), Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound designer, Visual Effects
2005	PANICS	Bravo 1 (voice), Alpha Team commander (voice), Producer
2005	Red vs. Blue Season Three	Church (voice), Lopez (voice), Vic (voice), The Red Zealot (voice), Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound designer
2006	Red vs. Blue Season Four	Church (voice), Lopez (voice), Vic Jr. (voice), Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound designer
2006	The Strangerhood Season One	Griggs (voice), Tobar (voice), Tovar (voice), Writer, Director, Producer
2007	Red vs. Blue Season Five	Church (voice), Lopez (voice), Vic Jr. (voice), Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Designer
2007	Halo 3	UNSC Marine (Cameo appearance)
2008	Red vs. Blue: Reconstruction	Church (voice) Lopez (voice) Writer, Co-Director, Producer
2009	Captain Dynamic	Writer, Producer
2009	Red vs. Blue: Recreation	Lopez, Church (voice), Writer
2009	Rooster Teeth Shorts - Season 1	Writer, producer, himself
2010	Red vs. Blue: Revelation	Church (voice), Writer, Co-Director
2010	Rooster Teeth Shorts - Season 2	Writer, Producer, Himself
2010	Immersion	Himself
2010-2011	Rooster Teeth Shorts - Season 3	Writer, Producer, Himself
2011	Red vs. Blue: Season 9	Writer, Co-Director, Producer, Church, Lopez (voice)
2011	O Brave New World	Himself
2012	Red vs. Blue: Season 10	Writer, Co-Director, Producer, Church, Lopez (voice)

External links

• Burnie Burns at the Internet Movie Database