Stephen Burrows

Biography

Steve Burrows is a comedic storyteller.

This multiple award-winning writer/director/performer has been reinventing stereotypes and challenging expectations in film, television, commercials and theatre for two decades.

His original voice - coupled with his edgy, character-driven humor - has made his work a favorite around the world, where his range in comedy is as diverse as the locations of his shoots - London, Rome, Tokyo, Glasgow, Sydney, Bangkok, New Zealand, South Africa and Milwaukee, Wisconsin to name a few.

After graduating from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Burrows began his career in Chicago joining Second City Director Del Close as a member of the critically acclaimed, groundbreaking improvisational comedy group, Baron's Barracudas.

He then moved behind the camera, relocating to L.

and making his first film, The Soldier of Fortune - a short about his actual appearance and subsequent humiliation on The Wheel of Fortune game show.

The film went on to win a slew of film festival awards.

From there, Burrows became a full-time writer and performer for the famed comedy troupe, The Groundlings, leading to stints on everything from Seinfeld to America's Funniest Home Videos to over 200 TV spots - including a litany of appearances on the Super Bowl.

After writing a screenplay for 20th Century Fox, Burrows made his directorial feature film debut with Chump Change, bowing at the prestigious AFI Film Festival to rave reviews.

It then played to sellout crowds at the HBO Comedy Fest in Aspen, winning the Audience Award / Best Feature.

It is there Miramax Films and the Weinstein Brothers acquired Chump Change for distribution.

Burrows then went on to win over 75 awards for writing/directing television commercials on over five continents - including the Cannes Lion, a plethora of Addy and Telly awards - not to mention the New York Festivals Grand Gold for the iconic Accuserv "Paper Tray" ad - a spot which now resides in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

Burrows recently went viral with the award-winning Glass Nickel Pizza Anthology, where popular demand prompted Burrows to take his creation a step further, resulting in The King Kaiser Show - an award-winning sitcom about a show within a show within a show.

Burrows is working on several feature film projects, including a comedy, a drama and a documentary.

Country: United States
Gender: Male
Education: Fashion Institute of Technology
Place of birth: Dayton· Ohio
Birth date: 15 May 1943
Nationality: American

Burrows has won over 100 awards for writing and directing comedy in Film, Television and Commercials worldwide.

Movies

Soul Reaper
2019
Sunrise: Love Again
2018
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
2012
In an era known for protests and sit-ins, the 1973 Grand Divertissement at Versailles, made a statement of its own - a fashion statement.
Miss Marilyn's Menagerie
2012
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
2010
Using archival footage of and interviews about fashion designer and icon Halston (1932-1990), Whitney Smith looks at the 1970s in Manhattan.
The Bank Job
2008
Business is slow for Terry Leather, a London car dealer, married with children.
The Big Jump
2008
The Chinese are planning to knock the earth out of its orbit.
Moonlight & Magic
2007
On the 15th of January 2005, two homeless punks commenced a whirlwind spree of bizarre crimes throughout regional Victoria in Australia.
The King Kaiser Show
2007
Behind-the-scenes of a low rent variety show out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Beer Capital of the World..
Klimt
2006
A character study and a meditation on art in a time of opulence and syphilis.
Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2004
2004
World's Funniest & Cleverest Commercials
2004
Host David Leisure (aka "Joe Isuzu") shows you some of the best commercials made around the world.
World's Greatest Commercials
2002
The best commercials from around the world are highlighted by host Arsenio Hall and supermodel Heidi Klum..
Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials
2001
The stars of the TV series "Yes, Dear" host this countdown of the top 10 Super Bowl commercials, as determined by a USA Today online poll conducted especially for this program.
Chump Change
2000
Chump Change is a 2000 comedy film, written and directed by and starring Stephen Burrows.
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
2000
It’s the show you’ve known and loved for years, but now you can see it as never before!
Woodstock '94
1998
World's Best Commercials 1997
1997
World's Best Commercials 1996
1996
The World's Funniest Videos
1996
Just like America's Funniest Videos but with the weird uncle from full house and a jackelope..
World's Best Commercials 1994
1994
Almost 100 commercials from around the world are shown back to back..
The World's Funniest Commercials
1994
Leslie Nielsen hosts an hour-long look at some of the funniest, craziest commercials from the U.
The Best of America's Funniest Home Videos
1991
The Soldier of Fortune
1991
This short film is about Steve Burrows' actual appearance and subsequent humiliation on The Wheel of Fortune game show, where he is generally considered to be the worst contestant in the history of the show..

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Books

Liberty
Stephen Burrows
Students' Guide to the "Acts of the Apostles"
Stephen Burrows
Remember the Articles of Faith
Stephen E. Burrows
Remember the 10 Commandments Easy as 1,2,3
Stephen E. Burrows
Life without cheap sunglasses
Stephen E. Burrows
Responsible parenting among men and nations
Stephen G. E Burrows
That's the Lawyer
Stephen G. E. Burrows
The Buried Cities of Ceylon : A Guide Book to Anuradhapura and Polonnarua
Stephen Montagu Burrows
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The Buried Cities of Ceylon
Stephen Montagu Burrows
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The Buried Cities of Ceylon : A Guide Book to Anuradhapura and Polonnarua
Stephen Montagu Burrows
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The Buried Cities Of Ceylon
Stephen Montagu Burrows
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The Buried Cities of Ceylon
Stephen Montagu Burrows
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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