Edward Burns is 55 years old as of 2023.
Burns celebrates his birthday every January 29. He was born on January 29, 1968, in Woodside, New York, United States.
The American actor and filmmaker Edward Burns gained worldwide recognition through his performance in the 1995 ultra-low-budget independent film The Brothers McMullen.
He attended Catholic Chaminade High School before transferring to a public high school.
Following high school, Burns enrolled at The State University of New York at Albany & Oneonta College in New York to major in English literature. But during his junior year, he transferred to Hunter College in Manhattan, studied filmmaking, and began writing short films.
After graduating, he secured a job at Entertainment Tonight, working as a gofer. There he was able to finance, produce, direct, and star in his first film The Brothers McMullen(1995).
Since then Edward Burns has starred in over 30 films, produce 20, directed 17, and has written 18 movies and tv shows.
Burns is married to Christy Turlington and together they share two children.