- Burns wed Christy Turlington in San Francisco Saturday in front of family and friends -- The Catholic ceremony took place at the Saints Peter and Paul's Church in North Beach followed by a reception at the Asian Art Museum. (June 9, 2003)
- In SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK (2001), his role as the school sweater Tommy is wearing in the scene where Maria (Rosario Dawson) comes to tell him she's pregnant, is of the school Ed Burns attended as a child.
- The names Rieben reads off the dog tags are all friends of actor Ed Burns (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN-1998).
- The painting of the house in Tommy's (Ed Burns) home office is that of the house Ed Burns grew up in on Long Island, as featured in THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1995).
- Sometimes Credited As: Edward J. Burns
- Co-owns the Irish Twins production company with his brother, Brian.
- Worked for Entertainment Tonight as a gopher.
- During the scene in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN when Ed is looking through a bag of dog tags, he spouts of names of his own good friends.
- A good Irish-Catholic, Ed was once an alter boy.
- The bedroom scenes in THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN were filmed in Ed's own childhood bedroom.
- Nickname: Eddie
- While working as a go-for at Entertainment Tonight, he financed (for about 15G's), produced, and directed his first film ... THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1995) in his spare time. Once completed, he got a copy to Robert Redford during an appearance he made at ET. Soon after, Mr. Burns quit his job at ET.
- Is the middle child.
- Purchased the late John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Manhattan loft on N. Moore Street for over $2 million. (2000)
- Favorite Sports: basketball, golf, fishing
- Favorite Baseball Team: The Mets
- Trade Mark in own Films: reference to 'Brooklyn, NY'
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1999)
- When Steven Spielberg tapped him to co-star with Tom Hanks in the WWII drama SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, it marked the first time Burns had acted under another director or spoken dialogue he had not written.
- Got his role in LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT (2002) after Edward Norton dropped out of the project.
- Has the same birthday (January 29) as ex-girlfriend Heather Graham.
- Is an Irish-American.
Quotes- "If all goes well, I'll be making films for the rest of my life, so I don't feel the need to make my $100 million box-office classic right now. I've made two movies. I don't know a thing about filmmaking. Ten years from now, when I've made another 10 movies, maybe I'll have the chops to make a great film."
- "I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that 'do what makes you happy' thing in check."
Awards- PGA Golden Laurel Awards: Nova Award - Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures, THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1996)
- NATO/ShoWest: Screenwriter of the Year (1996)
- Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic), THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1995)
- Independent Spirit Award: Best First Feature, THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1995)
- Deauville Film Festival: Jury Special Prize, THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1995)
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