Burt Kearns

Burt Kearns is an author, journalist, and "show business and pop culture savant" ( Vanity Fair ). His books include Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy and The Show Won't Go On . Kearns has broken major stories as a television and print journalist. He is perhaps best known as an Emmy-winning television and motion picture producer, director, and writer. He has written and produced dozens of nonfiction television series ( Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura and Kardashian: The Man...See more

Burt Kearns is an author, journalist, and "show business and pop culture savant" ( Vanity Fair ). His books include Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy and The Show Won't Go On . Kearns has broken major stories as a television and print journalist. He is perhaps best known as an Emmy-winning television and motion picture producer, director, and writer. He has written and produced dozens of nonfiction television series ( Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura and Kardashian: The Man Who Saved OJ Simpson ), the nonfiction comedy film High There , and documentaries ( Death of a Beatle and Bin Laden's Escape ). He lives in Pacific Palisades, California. See less