Burt Kearns
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Burt Kearns is a television and motion picture producer, journalist, writer, screenwriter and author, possibly best known for his controversial 1999 tabloid television memoir, Tabloid Baby.
Formed the production company Frozen Television (later Frozen Pictures) with veteran producer Brett Hudson, formerly of the Hudson Brothers, in 2000. Produced many television shows and series under Frozen banner, including the documentary series Adults Only: The Secret History of The Other Hollywood and The Secret History of Rock ‘n’ Roll with Gene Simmons for Court TV, All The Presidents' Movies with Martin Sheen for Bravo, the Showtime late night series My First Time, and episodes of the Court TV series, Mugshots.
Directed and produced the 2007 Frozen Pictures documentary film, Basketball Man, about the life and legacy of basketball's inventor, Dr. James Naismith.
Wrote and produced the 2006 Burt Reynolds movie, Cloud 9, along with Hudson and Academy Award winner Albert S. Ruddy.
Produced the documentary films Death of A Beatle (2000) and Bin Laden’s Escape (2005) (with Parco Productions). Directed and produced the documentary, Boxing: A Different Look for Showtime and Hollywood Animal Crusaders (featuring John Travolta, Cher, Don Johnson & Esai Morales) for Animal Planet. Co-producer of the HBO documentary Panic, starring Kim Basinger. Producer of Fox Television special, When Good Pets Go Bad 2 and executive producer of the syndicated series, Strange Universe.
Made international headlines, including front page stories in The New York Times and USA Today, when he created and edited the website, saintmychal.com, chronicling, and inherently promoting, the canonisation of NYC Fire Department chaplain and September 11th hero, Rev. Mychal Judge.
A graduate of Fairfield University, he has been a newspaper reporter and editor and became a New York City television news producer in the early 1980s. He helped develop the tabloid television genre, as producer of shows like A Current Affair (1989-1990), Hard Copy (1990-1993) and Premier Story (1994).
Returned to tabloid genre in 2005, working once again with mentor Peter Brennan, as consulting producer to short-lived revival of A Current Affair.
Married to television journalist, producer, host and personality Alison Holloway.
