Bryan Burk
{{short description|American film and television producer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Bryan Burk
| image = Bryan Burk in 2021 A.jpg
| caption = Burk in 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|30}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| occupation = Film producer, television producer,
| years_active = 1994–present
}}
Bryan Burk (born December 30, 1968) is an American film and television producer.
He is mostly known for producing movies in collaboration with J. J. Abrams, including the Star Trek reboot series, the Mission: Impossible films Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and the TV series Alias, Lost, Fringe, and Person of Interest. His only work outside of producing was co-writing the Fringe episode "There's More Than One of Everything".
Career
Born to a Jewish family,[https://variety.com/2009/film/features/abrams-keeps-it-all-in-the-fan-family-1118010053/ Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton] October 16, 2009 |"We’re all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci” Burk is a graduate of USC's School of Cinema-Television in 1991.{{cite web|url=https://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/hotsheet/fallmovies2015.cfm |title=Fall Movie Preview 2015 |website=USC School of Cinematic Arts |access-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125171515/https://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/hotsheet/fallmovies2015.cfm |archive-date=January 25, 2016 }} He began his career working with producers Brad Weston at Columbia Pictures, Ned Tanen at Sony Pictures and John Davis at FOX. In 1995, he joined Gerber Pictures, where he developed TNT's Emmy-winning James Dean.{{Cite web|url=http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z248z5z4&bioid=2778 |title=Bryan Burk Bio |publisher=Fox Broadcasting Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216110526/http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z248z5z4&bioid=2778 |archive-date=December 16, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2015}}
Together with J. J. Abrams, he founded the production company Bad Robot Productions in 2001.{{cite web|title=J. J. Abrams not worried about writer's block on Fringe |url=http://shows.ctv.ca/Fringe/article/JJ-Abrams-not-worried-about-writers-block-on-Fringe#c_0 |publisher=CTV |first=Tyrone |last=Warner |date=May 11, 2010 |access-date=November 25, 2015|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726213716/http://shows.ctv.ca/Fringe/article/JJ-Abrams-not-worried-about-writers-block-on-Fringe |archive-date=July 26, 2010 }} As Executive Vice President of the company, Burk serves as executive producer for all of their television and film productions.
In 2009, Burk co-wrote the story of the season one finale of Fringe, "There's More Than One of Everything", with Akiva Goldsman, while Jeff Pinkner and J. H. Wyman wrote the teleplay.
He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, and Jeff Pinkner.
Filmography
=Feature films=
Producer
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- Cloverfield (2008)
- Morning Glory (2010)
- Super 8 (2011)
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
- 10 Cloverfield Lane{{cite news |url=http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-121514-jj-abrams-wraps-the-cellar-tom-hiddleston-finishes-i-saw-the-light-more/ |title=On The Set, - Box Office ... Abrams Wraps The Cellar, Tom Hiddleston Finishes I Saw the Light & More |publisher=ssninsider.com |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105339/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-121514-jj-abrams-wraps-the-cellar-tom-hiddleston-finishes-i-saw-the-light-more/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/cloverfield-2-secret-movie-10-cloverfield-lane/ |title=10 Cloverfield Lane Is the Title of J. J. Abrams' Secret Bad Robot Movie |first=Adam |last=Chitwood |work=Collider.com |date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2016}} (2016)
- Star Trek Beyond (2016)
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Executive producer
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- Star Trek (2009)
- Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
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=Television=
Executive producer
Co-producer
- Alias (2001–2006)
References
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External links
{{commons category|Bryan Burk}}
- {{IMDb name|1333357}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Film producers from Los Angeles
Category:Jewish American screenwriters
Category:American television producers
Category:American television writers
Category:American male television writers
Category:USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American Jews
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