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name: "David J. Burke"
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born: "8 November 1948"
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# David J. Burke

Writer. Born 8 November 1948 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 8 November 1948, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

## Biography

David J. Burke is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He was born on 8 November 1948 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Burke wrote the teleplay for an episode of *Miami Vice* (1987). He contributed scripts to *Crime Story* (1986), *Wiseguy* (1987–1990), *seaQuest DSV* (1993–1995) and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2000–2001), and created the series *Tribeca* (1993). He has also directed episodes of several television series and the feature films *Edison* (2005) and *Animal* (2005).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, miamivice.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Writer, Teleplay
- *Edison* (2005), Director, Screenplay
- *La Femme Nikita* (1997), Writer
- *seaQuest DSV* (1993), Writer, Director
- *Crime Story* (1986), Writer
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), Writer
- *Animal* (2005), Director
- *The Taking of Beverly Hills* (1991), Screenplay

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