Lilly Burns
American television producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lilly Burns is an American television producer who co-founded Jax Media. In January 2022, she was named president of Imagine Entertainment.[1]
Lilly Burns | |
|---|---|
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | television producer, executive |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Spouse |
Tony Hernandez (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Ken Burns |
| Relatives | Ric Burns (uncle) Sarah Burns (sister) |
| Awards | The Peabody Awards (2014) |
Early life and education
Burns's father is the documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.[2][3] Her uncle, Ric Burns, and sister, Sarah Burns, are also documentary filmmakers.[4][5] She graduated from Columbia University in 2009.[6]
Career
She co-founded Jax Media with Tony Hernandez and John Skidmore in 2011.[7] She won a Peabody Award in 2014 for producing Inside Amy Schumer.[8]
As executive producer, she was nominated for six Emmy Awards for her work on Hack Into Broad City (2014), A Very Murray Christmas (2015), Russian Doll (2019), and Emily in Paris (2020).[9][10] She was also nominated for two Gotham Awards for her work on Search Party and Russian Doll.[11][12]
Personal life
She married Tony Hernandez in 2015.[13] The couple and their two children live in Boerum Hill.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Very Murray Christmas | producer |
| 2017 | The Rundown with Robin Thede | executive producer |
| 2018 | Roseanne | executive producer |
| 2018-present | The Conners | executive producer |
| 2019 | Russian Doll | executive producer |
| 2016–2019 | Broad City | executive producer; director, one episode |
| 2019 | Living with Yourself | producer |
| 2019 | Florida Girls | executive producer |
| 2019 | First Wives Club | executive producer |
| 2019 | Nikki Fre$h | executive producer |
| 2020 | Search Party | executive producer; director, one episode |
| 2021 | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman | executive producer |
| 2015–2021 | Younger | producer |
| 2019–2021 | Desus & Mero | executive producer |
| 2020–present | Emily in Paris | executive producer |
| 2022 | The Pentaverate | executive producer |
| 2022 | Uncoupled | executive producer |
References
External links
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