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Edward Burns

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1968

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Producer

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In short · Writing since 1916, 12 decades active, 66 credits.

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Biography

Edward Burns is an American actor and filmmaker who gained recognition for writing, directing, and starring in the independent film *The Brothers McMullen* (1995), which achieved international success. He has appeared in a variety of films, including *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), *The Holiday* (2006), *27 Dresses* (2008), *Man on a Ledge* (2012), *Friends with Kids* (2012), and *Alex Cross* (2012). Burns has also directed several films, such as *She's the One* (1996), *Sidewalks of New York* (2001), and *The Fitzgerald Family Christmas* (2012). On television, he has portrayed notable roles, including Bugsy Siegel in the TNT crime drama *Mob City* and Terry Muldoon in TNT's *Public Morals*.

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