Bo Burnham
Biography
Bo Burnham is an American comedian and musician who also works as an actor, writer and director. He first drew attention in 2006, when the comedic songs he posted on YouTube went viral and made him one of the earliest stars of the site. After the albums Bo fo Sho and Bo Burnham, he moved into stand-up, mixing songs with traditional routines in the specials Words Words Words, what. and Make Happy. He co-created and starred in the MTV series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous and published a poetry collection, Egghead. He wrote and directed his first feature, Eighth Grade (2018), which earned Writers Guild and Directors Guild awards, and he acted in Promising Young Woman (2020). His special Inside (2021) won a Peabody Award and three Emmy Awards, while its song All Eyes on Me won a Grammy. The Inside Outtakes (2022) followed.
36years old
Turns 37 on August 21in 312 days
- Born Hamilton
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Robert Pickering Burnham (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 12 years2010 to 2022
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A first
In January 2008, Burnham taped a London set for Comedy Central's The World Stands Up, which aired June 30. At 17, he became the youngest person to perform on the show.
Behind the award
Burnham's first feature as writer and director, Eighth Grade, won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing by a First-Time Feature Filmmaker.
A role that slipped away
In March 2021, Burnham was cast as Larry Bird, the Boston Celtics legend, in HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. He left the series in August 2021 because of scheduling conflicts.
Early training
Burnham was accepted to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for experimental theater, deferred for a year to pursue comedy, and never attended.
Behind the camera
Burnham directed Jerrod Carmichael's HBO special 8 and Chris Rock's Netflix special Tamborine, saying much of directing is getting out of the performer's way.
Bo Burnham movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Bo Burnham made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Anupam Kher's page
Molly Shannon's page
Scarlett Johansson's page
Demi Moore's page
Jennifer Coolidge's page
Christopher StorerDirector, 2 films, 2013 to 2016
All films by Christopher Storer
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2018 to 2021, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2021 | Emmy Award | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | Writers Guild of America Award | Won | |
| 2018 | Directors Guild of America Award | Won | |
| 2018 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.