Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns (born January 18, 1973) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, host, and director previously based in Austin, Texas. He was a co-founder, former chief executive officer, and former chief creative officer of Rooster Teeth.

Feb 5, 2025 · The “new management” in question is actually the original management: Burnie Burns, cofounder, former Chief Creative Officer, and creator of the original series on which the studio was founded,...

Feb 5, 2025 · Burnie Burns, one of Rooster Teeth's co-founders, acquired the Rooster Teeth brand nearly a year after Warner Bros. Discovery shut it down.

On September 26, 2019, Burnie Burns, previously RT’s chief creative officer, was shifting to an executive producer role to lead high-profile projects across the company. He will now be seen much less on-camera and focus on more behind-the-scenes work for the company.

Feb 7, 2025 · Burnie set up Box Canyon Productions in 2023, and it is this mysterious entity (that currently seems to primarily produce Burnie’s podcast) that has purchased RT. Their domain name appears to be a troll post with profanity, but knowing Burnie, that could be intentional.

Oct 2, 2019 · Join Gus Sorola, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, and Burnie Burns in episode 564 as they discuss original concepts vs repeated ideas, company changes, emotional s...

Jan 25, 2017 · The Burnie Vlog, formerly known as the FIRST Member Vlog, was a weekly public vlog created by Rooster Teeth CCO (Chief Creative Officer); Burnie Burns. The vlog was created to celebrate Year of the Rooster on January 27, 2017 …

Aaron and Blaine discover Burnie's dangerous habit. Join FIRST to watch episodes early: http://bit.ly/2tXdvsj» Get your Rooster Teeth merch: http://bit.ly/2w...

Jun 11, 2020 · The end of an era has come to pass: Not just in the Austin creative scene, but in the history of streaming content, as Rooster Teeth cofounder Burnie Burns just announced via his Twitter feed...

Jun 11, 2020 · Burnie Burns has flown the Rooster Teeth coop — and is leaving the United States. Burns, who 17 years ago co-founded Rooster Teeth and served as its longtime creative director, announced his...