Max Burnett (born July 24, 1969) is an American
screenwriter
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...
,
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
, and
producer who has been active in
film
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and
television
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since 1991. He directed the football sleeper hit ''
Possums
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Animals
* Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi
** Common brushtail possum (''Trichosurus vulpecula''), a common possum in Australian urban a ...
'' in 1998
In 2008 he created and executive produced the Nickelodeon series ''
The Troop
''The Troop'' is an action-comedy television series about a trio of teenagers who fight and capture monsters and other supernatural phenomena that invade the fictional town of Lakewood. Created and executive produced by Max Burnett, Greg Cooli ...
'' along with
Chris Morgan and
Greg Coolidge
Gregory Coolidge (born Gregory Kullich; December 28, 1972) is an American writer and filmmaker. He grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and later graduated from the University of Oklahoma. He is best known for writing and directing ''Employee of the Mont ...
. Filmed in Vancouver, ''The Troop'' started airing in the fall of 2009. He won a
Writers Guild of America Awards 2009
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.
Nominees
Names in bold denote the winners.
Film Best Adapted Screenplay
* ''Crazy Heart''
* ...
for his pilot script of ''The Troop'' entitled "Welcome to the Jungle" and was nominated for another
Writers Guild of America Awards 2011
The 64th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2011. Winners were announced on February 19, 2012.
Nominees
Film
Original
''Midnight in Paris'' — Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Cl ...
for his ''Troop'' script "Oh, Brother." Burnett is the older brother of composer
Justin Burnett. As a producer of ''
Alexa & Katie
''Alexa & Katie'' is an American sitcom created by Heather Wordham as a Netflix original series. Matthew Carlson serves as showrunner. The series stars Paris Berelc and Isabel May as Alexa and Katie, a high schooler suffering from cancer and h ...
'' he was nominated for two
Daytime Emmy Awards
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in 2019 and 2020 and won a
Television Academy Honor in 2019.
Filmography
Writer:
* ''
The Other Kingdom
''The Other Kingdom'' is a fantasy sitcom created by Thomas W. Lynch that aired on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Wendell & Vinnie
''Wendell & Vinnie'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from February 16, 2013, to September 22, 2013. The timeslot was Sunday at 8:00pm. Then in "Baseball & Baddads" moved to Thursdays at 8:30pm due to saying "damn". The ...
'' (2013)
* ''The Wilde Life'' (pilot) (2012)
* ''Oddballs'' (pilot) (2011)
* ''
The Troop
''The Troop'' is an action-comedy television series about a trio of teenagers who fight and capture monsters and other supernatural phenomena that invade the fictional town of Lakewood. Created and executive produced by Max Burnett, Greg Cooli ...
'' (2009–2011)
* ''Necessary Evil'' (pilot) (2009)
* ''
Possums
Possum may refer to:
Animals
* Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi
** Common brushtail possum (''Trichosurus vulpecula''), a common possum in Australian urban a ...
'' (1998)
Director:
* ''
Possums
Possum may refer to:
Animals
* Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi
** Common brushtail possum (''Trichosurus vulpecula''), a common possum in Australian urban a ...
'' (1998)
Producer:
* ''
The Troop
''The Troop'' is an action-comedy television series about a trio of teenagers who fight and capture monsters and other supernatural phenomena that invade the fictional town of Lakewood. Created and executive produced by Max Burnett, Greg Cooli ...
'' (2009–2011)
* ''
Alexa & Katie
''Alexa & Katie'' is an American sitcom created by Heather Wordham as a Netflix original series. Matthew Carlson serves as showrunner. The series stars Paris Berelc and Isabel May as Alexa and Katie, a high schooler suffering from cancer and h ...
'' (2018–2019)
* ''
iCarly
''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...
'' (2021-)
Actor:
* ''
Offerings'' - Tim
Awards
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Daytime Emmy Awards
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for Outstanding Young Adult Program for "Alexa & Katie" – nominated (2021)
*
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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for Favorite Kids' TV Show - won (2021)
*
Daytime Emmy Awards
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for Outstanding Young Adult Program for "Alexa & Katie" – nominated (2020)
*
Television Academy Honor for "Alexa & Katie" – won (2018)
*
The Hot List
''The Hot List'' (also styled ''HotList'') was a news, talk and analysis television show and also the flagship program on ESPNEWS. Since its debut in January 2004, the program aired Monday through Friday from 3-6pm ET.
About the show
The show ori ...
for "Memory of Magic" (2014)
*
The Young & Hungry List
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for "Memory of Magic" and "Home" (2014)
*
WGA Award WGA may refer to:
In arts and entertainment:
* Web Gallery of Art
* Writers Guild of Alberta
* Writers Guild of America, an American union
** Writers Guild of America, East
** Writers Guild of America, West
Other uses:
* Wagga Wagga Airport (IATA ...
for Children's Programming for "Oh Brother" ''
The Troop
''The Troop'' is an action-comedy television series about a trio of teenagers who fight and capture monsters and other supernatural phenomena that invade the fictional town of Lakewood. Created and executive produced by Max Burnett, Greg Cooli ...
'' – nominated (2012)
*
The Hot List
''The Hot List'' (also styled ''HotList'') was a news, talk and analysis television show and also the flagship program on ESPNEWS. Since its debut in January 2004, the program aired Monday through Friday from 3-6pm ET.
About the show
The show ori ...
for "The Forgotten Man" (2010)
*
WGA Award WGA may refer to:
In arts and entertainment:
* Web Gallery of Art
* Writers Guild of Alberta
* Writers Guild of America, an American union
** Writers Guild of America, East
** Writers Guild of America, West
Other uses:
* Wagga Wagga Airport (IATA ...
for Children's Programming for "Welcome to the Jungle" ''
The Troop
''The Troop'' is an action-comedy television series about a trio of teenagers who fight and capture monsters and other supernatural phenomena that invade the fictional town of Lakewood. Created and executive produced by Max Burnett, Greg Cooli ...
'' – won (2010)
*
Crystal Heart Award
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– Heartland Film Festival for "Possums" – won (1999)
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
American film directors
American film producers
American male screenwriters
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