Lilly Burns is an American television producer who co-founded Jax Media. In January 2022, she was named president of Imagine Entertainment.[1]
Biography
Burns's father is the documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.[2][3] Her uncle, Ric Burns, and sister, Sarah Burns, are also documentary filmmakers.[4][5] She graduated from Columbia University in 2009.[6]
She co-founded Jax Media with Tony Hernandez and John Skidmore in 2011.[7] She won a Peabody Award in 2014 for producing Inside Amy Schumer.[8]
As executive producer, she was nominated for six Emmy Awards for her work on Hack Into Broad City (2014), A Very Murray Christmas (2015), Russian Doll (2019), and Emily in Paris (2020).[9][10] She was also nominated for two Gotham Awards for her work on Search Party and Russian Doll.[11][12]
She married Tony Hernandez in 2015.[13] The couple and their two children live in Boerum Hill.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Very Murray Christmas | producer |
| 2017 | The Rundown with Robin Thede | executive producer |
| 2019 | Russian Doll | executive producer |
| 2016–2019 | Broad City | executive producer; director, one episode |
| 2019 | Living with Yourself | producer |
| 2019 | Florida Girls | executive producer |
| 2019 | First Wives Club | executive producer |
| 2019 | Nikki Fre$h | executive producer |
| 2020 | Search Party | executive producer; director, one episode |
| 2021 | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman | executive producer |
| 2015–2021 | Younger | producer |
| 2019–2021 | Desus & Mero | executive producer |
| 2020–present | Emily in Paris | executive producer |
| 2022 | The Pentaverate | executive producer |
| 2022–present | Uncoupled | executive producer |
References
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (2022-01-10). "Imagine Entertainment Names Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns as Presidents, Overseeing Film and TV (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Ken Burns's American Canon". The New Yorker. 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Ken Burns Brooklyn: Historian Buys in Prospect Heights for $2.75 M." Observer. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Documentary Filmmaker Ric Burns : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Daley, Lauren. "Filmmaker Sarah Burns (daughter of Ken) to screen new documentary at MIT - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Speakers". Columbia College Alumni Association. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Harris, LaTesha (2019-11-13). "Variety to Honor Jax Media Chiefs Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns at New Leaders Event". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Inside Amy Schumer". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire (2020-09-16). "Lily Collins Navigates a New French Life in 'Emily in Paris' Trailer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Lilly Burns". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Gotham Awards 2017: Nods for Greta Gerwig, "Fleabag," "Better Things," & More". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Jacobsen, Kevin (2019-12-03). "Gotham Awards 2019: 'Marriage Story' Named Best Feature, Full List of Winners | Film Trophies". Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ O'Connell, Mikey (2019-07-22). "Jax Media Producers on Surviving Roseanne, Samantha Bee Near-Catastrophes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ McKeough, Tim (2021-11-02). "They Were Looking for a Place With an Elevator. They Found a Lot More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
External links
- Lilly Burns at IMDb