What is Jack Burns?
[[File:Jack Burns 1971.JPG|right|200px]] '''John Francis Burns''' (November 15, 1933 – January 27, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[comedian]], [[actor]], [[screenwriter]], and [[Television producer|producer]]. He was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. During the 1960s, he was part of two [[stand-up comedy]] partnerships, first with [[George Carlin]] and later [[Avery Schreiber]]. He was a writer and producer on such comedy series as ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and ''[[Hee Haw]]''. His television roles included ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' and ''[[Animaniacs]]''. Burns died on January 27, 2020 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] of [[respiratory failure]] caused by [[pancreatic cancer]] at the age of 86.<ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/jack-burns-muppet-show-writer-comedian-dead-dies-86/ Jack Burns, ‘Muppet Show’ Writer and George Carlin Comedy Partner, Dies at 86]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|id=0122698|name=Jack Burns}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Jack}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:Actors from Boston]] [[Category:Writers from Boston]] [[Category:Comedians from Boston]] {{US-actor-stub}}