Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

January 17, 1973 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

Burnie Burns

Biography

Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns (born 1973) is an independent filmmaker living in Texas. His most notable 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 quickly acclaimed for its humor and originality, eventually elevating Burns to the status of an Internet celebrity. Such visibility allowed him to create one of the few successful machinima film-houses in the industry, Rooster Teeth Productions. Burns even attracted the attention of video game giant Electronic Arts, who asked him to create a promotional series using their new game, The Sims 2. The result, The Strangerhood, has received mixed reviews. 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 several film festivals, including Sundance and The Sydney Film Festival. He currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two sons.

Known For

Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts

The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey

The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2

The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures

Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth

The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time

Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles

Transformers: War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom