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name: "J. Stewart Burns"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-stewart-burns"
fi1m_id: "j-stewart-burns"
imdb_id: "nm0122695"
tmdb_id: 54917
wikidata_id: "Q3072375"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "4 December 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-22T03:19:50.903705+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# J. Stewart Burns

## Identity

J. Stewart Burns

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-stewart-burns
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-stewart-burns
- **IMDb ID:** nm0122695
- **TMDB ID:** 54917
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3072375
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Stewart_Burns, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3072375, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122695/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54917

Writer. Born 4 December 1969.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 4 December 1969
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Also known as:** Joseph Stewart Burns
- **Frequently works with:** [Matt Groening](https://film.one/person/matt-groening.md), [Al Jean](https://film.one/person/al-jean.md), [Bill Odenkirk](https://film.one/person/bill-odenkirk.md), [Brian Kelley](https://film.one/person/brian-kelley.md), [Carlos Baeza](https://film.one/person/carlos-baeza.md), [Christine Nangle](https://film.one/person/christine-nangle.md), [Dan Vebber](https://film.one/person/dan-vebber.md), [David Silverman](https://film.one/person/david-silverman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Stewart_Burns, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3072375, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122695/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54917

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Futurama*](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md) (81)

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## Biography

J. Stewart Burns, also credited as Joseph Stewart Burns, is an American television writer and producer. He was born on 4 December 1969. He is best known for his work on the animated series *The Simpsons* (1989–present) and *Futurama* (1999–present), and has also written for *Unhappily Ever After* (1995–1999) and *Beavis and Butt-Head* (1993–1997).

Burns attended Harvard University, where he contributed to the *Harvard Lampoon*. He holds an M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. He began his professional writing career on *Beavis and Butt-Head* before joining the staff of *The Simpsons* and *Futurama*.

Burns has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program: for *Futurama* in 2002 and for *The Simpsons* in 2006, 2008 and 2019. He has also written for video games including the 2003 *Futurama* game and *Spyro: A Hero's Tail* (2004), and developed *The Simpsons: Tapped Out*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Yellow Mirror* (2026), Co-Executive Producer
- *Simpsley* (2026), Co-Executive Producer
- *Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition* (2026), Co-Executive Producer
- *The Simpson: Yellow Planet* (2025), Author
- *The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful* (2024), Co-Executive Producer
- *The Most Wonderful Time of the Year* (2024), Writer
- *Welcome to the Club* (2022), Writer
- *Futurama* (1999), series, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *Unhappily Ever After* (1995), series, as J. Stewart Burns, Elmo, Singing Stuffed Animal (voice)
- *Beavis and Butt-Head* (1993), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

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