17 Facts About Ed Burns

Edward P Burns was born on January 29,1946 and is an American screenwriter and television producer.

Ed Burns has worked closely with writing partner David Simon.

Ed Burns served in the US Army infantry during the Vietnam War.

Ed Burns then served in the Baltimore Police Department for twenty years.

Ed Burns has said that he stumbled into teaching with little preparation because of the intense demand for teachers in inner-city schools.

Ed Burns found the experience profoundly challenging because of the emotional damage that the vast majority of his students had already experienced before reaching the classroom.

Ed Burns saw his primary role as instilling caring behavior in his pupils.

Ed Burns was a producer, writer, and co-creator of the HBO series The Wire.

Ed Burns had often faced frustration with the bureaucracy of the police department, which Simon equated with his own ordeals as a police reporter for The Baltimore Sun.

Ed Burns has called education the theme of the fourth season.

Ed Burns was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fifth season.

Simon and Ed Burns collaborated to write the series finale, "-30-".

Ed Burns traveled to Africa to film a miniseries as a producer and writer for Generation Kill for HBO Network.

Ed Burns drew from his experience as a writer for The Wire.

Simon and Ed Burns wrote for both shows and had similar ideas in characterization for the show.

Ed Burns co-created the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America with Simon.

Ed Burns is an executive producer and writer for the HBO miniseries We Own This City.