# Michael R. Burns

> Michael Burns is an American entertainment executive who joined the board of directors of Lionsgate in 1999 and became Vice Chairman of Lionsgate in March 2000, a position he continues to hold. During his 27-year tenure, Lionsgate has grown from a fledgling independent studio into a diversified global entertainment company. In May 2025, Lionsgate’s studio business and STARZ streaming business separated into two independent, publicly-traded companies, Lionsgate and STARZ, and Mr. Burns became non-Executive Chairman of STARZ’s Board of Directors while remaining Vice Chairman of Lionsgate.

*American banker*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/michael-r-burns

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1958-08-21
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 73.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122800/ (@nm0122800)

## Sources
- [ميخائيل ر. بورنس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%B1._%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3)
- [Michael Burns (executive)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Burns_(executive))
- [Michael Burns](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Burns)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3856128)

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