Bo Burnham

Bo Burnham

  • Birthday: 1990-08-21
  • Place of birth: Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Also know as: Robert "Bo" Burnham

Biography

Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American comedian, musician, actor, film director, screenwriter, and poet. He began his career on YouTube in March 2006, with his videos gaining more than 300 million views as of March 2021. Burnham signed a four-year record deal with Comedy Central Records and released his debut EP, Bo fo Sho, in 2008. His first full-length album, Bo Burnham, was released the following year. At the age of 18, he became the youngest person to record a half-hour comedy special with Comedy Central. In 2010, his second album, Words Words Words, was released along with his first live comedy special of the same name on Comedy Central. His third album and second comedy special, what., was released in 2013 on his YouTube channel and Netflix. He finished in first place at the 2011 Comedy Central Stand-up Showdown. His third stand-up comedy special, Make Happy, was released exclusively on Netflix in 2016. His fourth comedy special, Bo Burnham: Inside, premiered on Netflix in 2021. In 2013, Burnham co-created and starred in the MTV television series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous and released a book of poetry called Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone. His first feature film as a writer and director, Eighth Grade, was released in 2018 to widespread critical acclaim; among other accolades, it received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. In 2020, Burnham starred as Ryan Cooper in the film Promising Young Woman.

Filmography

Bo Burnham: What.

2013

As Self

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Self

YouTube Live

2008

As Himself

American Virgin

2009

As Rudy

The Big Sick

2017

As CJ

Rough Night

2017

As Tobey

Funny People

2009

As Yo Teach Cast Member

Hall Pass

2011

As Bartender

Production

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Director of Photography

Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes

2022

As Director of Photography

Beau Is Afraid

2023

As Thanks

Bo Burnham: What.

2013

As Director

Bo Burnham: Make Happy

2016

As Director

Jerrod Carmichael: 8

2017

As Director

Eighth Grade

2018

As Director

Chris Rock: Tamborine

2018

As Director

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Director

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Editor

Jerrod Carmichael: 8

2017

As Executive Producer

Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words

2010

As Executive Producer

Bo Burnham: What.

2013

As Executive Producer

Gay Kid and Fat Chick

0000

As Producer

Sermon on the Mount

2019

As Executive Producer

Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw

2019

As Executive Producer

Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One

2020

As Executive Producer

Home Videos

2019

As Executive Producer

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Producer

Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

2022

As Executive Producer

Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind

2022

As Executive Producer

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Original Music Composer

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Sound Editor

Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes

2022

As Original Music Composer

Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes

2022

As Sound Editor

Sesame Street

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As Original Music Composer

Bo Burnham: Make Happy

2016

As Original Music Composer

Bo Burnham: What.

2013

As Writer

Bo Burnham: Make Happy

2016

As Writer

Eighth Grade

2018

As Screenplay

Gay Kid and Fat Chick

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As Writer

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

As Writer

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