Who is Jeremy Burns?
Jere Eugene Burns II was born on October 15, 1954 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, and is an actor known for his work in television and film. Some of the projects he has been involved in during his career include “Dear John”, “Burn Notice” and “Justified” in which he played Dixie Mafia go-between Wynn Duffy.
Jere Burns net worth
How rich is Jere Burns? As of the end of 2019, sources inform us of a net worth of over $5 million earned through a successful acting career.
He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1970, including performing on stage during his career that spans nearly five decades. As he continues his efforts, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Youth, education and early career
There are very few details that have been revealed about Jere’s childhood and family except that he is the son of a dress and cap maker. He grew up in Cambridge and had no real interest in acting career at an early age. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
The public university is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system with more than 30,000 students enrolled each year. It is ranked 70e best national university by US News Report as of 2019. They offer over 200 degrees and their sports teams compete in NCAA Division I. Towards the end of his university studies, he developed a passion for the theater, which led him to move. in Manhattan, taking on stage roles. One of his first projects was the title role in “Don Juan” which premiered at the New York Shakespeare Festival.
Stage career and transition to television
Burns would begin appearing in several Broadway projects over the next few years; his credits include “Hairspray” and “After the Night and the Music”, the latter a three-part one-act play, based on the Howard Dietz song “You and the Night and the Music”. In 1984, he made his television debut in a small role in the ABC series “Mom’s On Strike”, then obtained a recurring role in the popular television series “Hill Street Blues”, in which he played rapist James Fitzsimmons. He also worked on the sci-fi series “Max Headroom”, playing body collector Breughel.
In 1988 he landed one of his most notable roles as the sleazy Kirk Morris in ‘Dear John’ – the NBC show is based on the British sitcom of the same name and ran for four seasons in total. The following year, he was cast in the movie “Hit List” and then appeared as a villain in the mini-series “The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw”. In 1993, he played Vice President of Sales Pete Schmidt in “Bob,” and a conflicted family member in “Greedy.”
Latest career and recent projects
He continued his series of acting projects from the mid-1990s into the 2000s. Some of his projects during this time include “Something So Right”, “Life Size”, “Twice in a Lifetime” and “The King of Queens”. He also had roles in “Surviving Suburbia”, “Psych” and “Grey’s Anatomy”. In 2010, he made an appearance in the series called “Breaking Bad”, playing the role of a group leader for the meeting of Narcotics Anonymous. The show is a crime drama airing on AMC, telling the story of a chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer and, as a result, turns to a life of crime to secure the future of his family before his death.
Jere then had a recurring role on the FX show “Justified», playing the role of Wynn Duffy. The crime drama that aired for six seasons won critical acclaim for its cast’s performances, as well as the direction and writing. During the fifth season of “Burn Notice”, he then played the villainous Anson Fullerton; the show starred Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar and Bruce Campbell. A few of his more recent projects include guest roles on “The X-Files” and “American Dad!”, as well as a minor role in the animated movie “Incredibles 2.”
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— Jere Burns (@JereBurns) June 21, 2016
Personal life and social media
For his personal life, it is known that Burns married Melissa Keeler in 1982 and they dated for 14 years before divorcing. A year later, he married actress Kathleen Kinmont, known for her work in various horror films, but their marriage also ended in divorce after just two years. In 2008 he married for the third time, this time to Leslie Cohen, but divorced 10 years later. He has four children through his marriages.
He is a big fan of extreme sports such as surfing, wakeboarding and skiing, and has also participated in marathons and triathlons. Similar to many actors, he has an online presence through accounts on social media sites. His Facebook account has more than 900 subscribers but he hasn’t been active since 2017, the last post during his career in “Justified”. He also has a Twitter account that has over 2,000 followers, but hasn’t posted anything new to the account since 2016, when he last posted promoting his work with the show “Angie Tribeca,” which he was a part of. from 2016 to 2018.
