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- Muppet Show Book
- Wood Pellet Smoker and Grill Cookbook
- Pro Tactics : Muskie
- Traeger Grill Bible : 2 BOOKS in 1
- Big Angle
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Francis Burns (November 15, 1933 – January 26, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, and producer. During the 1960s he was part of two stand-up comedy partnerships, first with George Carlin and later Avery Schreiber. By the 1970s he had transitioned to working behind the camera as a writer and producer on such comedy series as The…
Known for
- Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter — Himself2011
- The Pitts — Mystery Man #12003
- Sour Grapes — Eulogist1998
- The Detectives — Bouncer1993
- Animaniacs — Sid the Squid (voice)1993
- Double Vision — Angry Cab Driver1992
- Darkwing Duck — Police Officer / Bank President (voice)1991
- Sunday Pursuit — Taxi driver1990
- The Simpsons — Edward Christian (voice)1989
- CBS Summer Playhouse — Bud Stone1987
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
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- 2,459
- Total plays
- 5,032
John Francis Burns (November 15, 1933 – January 27, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, voice actor, writer and producer. During the 1960s, he was part of two comedy partnerships, first with George Carlin and later with Avery Schreiber. He is also known for his short stint as Warren Ferguson, Barney Fife's replacement on The Andy Griffith Show in 1965. By the 1970s, he had transitioned to working behind the camera as a writer and producer on such comedy series as The Muppet Show and Hee Haw.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Family name
- Burns
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Image
- Jack Burns 1971.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1933-11-15
- Commons category
- Jack Burns
- date of death
- 2020-01-27
- name in native language
- Jack Burns
- birth name
- John Francis Burns
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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