Michael "Burnie" Burns was born in Rochester, NY and grew up in Houston, TX. The son of a Catholic priest and a Catholic nun, Burnie's early life was directed toward the medical profession. As a state champion in medical terminology, he focused his academic career in high school on attending the University of Notre Dame. When his family couldn't afford to send him after his acceptance, Burnie chose instead to attend the University of Texas. While there, his studies led him to switch his focus from pre-med to computer science. In his free time, he dabbled in film. At Texas Student Television, a student-produced television station out of the university, he founded the longest-running student program in the world, Sneak Peek, where he reviewed movies, discussed entertainment news and even interviewed a young Adam Sandler. Burnie wrote and directed his first feature film, The Schedule (1997), in his final year of university with his friends and future Red Vs. Blue partners Joel Heyman and Matt Hullum. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science he accepted the position of President of teleNetwork. There, his co-workers included future RvB collaborators Dan Godwin, Geoff Ramsey and Gus Sorola. In 2003 he started the hit web series Red Vs. Blue and founded Rooster Teeth Productions. Burnie lives in Austin, TX and is a member of the International Academy of Web Television. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Dominic Dobrzensky and Eddy Rivas

Produces (in part) the popular web series, "Blood Gulch Chronicles" at www.redvsblue.com Started the longest-running student television series in the world, "Sneak Peek", while at Texas Student Television. Owns Burnie.com. Was a member of the XBOX console beta group.