Max Burnett

Max Burnett
Born (1969-07-24) July 24, 1969 (age 55)
Dallas, Texas, United States
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Emily Burnett
(m. 2008)

Max Burnett (born July 24, 1969) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer who has been active in film and television since 1991. He directed the football sleeper hit Possums in 1998[1][2]

In 2008 he created and executive produced the Nickelodeon series The Troop along with Chris Morgan and Greg Coolidge. Filmed in Vancouver, The Troop started airing in the fall of 2009. He won a Writers Guild of America Awards 2009 for his pilot script of The Troop entitled "Welcome to the Jungle" and was nominated for another Writers Guild of America Awards 2011 for his Troop script "Oh, Brother." Burnett is the older brother of composer Justin Burnett. As a producer of Alexa & Katie he was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards in 2019 and 2020 and won a Television Academy Honor in 2019.

  1. ^ Wooley, John (2011-11-28). Shot in Oklahoma: A Century of Sooner State Cinema. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 417–. ISBN 9780806184098. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ Eisner, Ken (June 29, 1998). "Possums". Variety.