David Burrows is a producer, director and writer

Writer

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 for both film

Film

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 and television

Television

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Some of his projects from his late-start career

Career

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 include:

Grin & Barrett – a weekly entertainment

Entertainment

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 reality based television

Reality television

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 show focusing on style, fashion

Fashion

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, cuisine

Cuisine

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 and travel

Travel

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 (with a twist of humor) hosted by Texas socialite Angie Barrett.

Two feature-length documentaries

Documentary film

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 America Speaks Out! – which was shot during the 2004 Republican

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 and Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 national political conventions and Walking with Freedom – a music-filled journey following Michael Daniel as he attempts to hike

Hiking

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 2,170 miles of the Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

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Burrows also developed the 2004 Presidential campaign

United States presidential election, 2004

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 spoof, "Electile Dysfunction", for FUSE Music Television as their first successful non-music series to compete with MTV

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's "Rock the Vote" programming.

His production company

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, Barking Harley Productions (named after his Jack Russell Terrier), has also produced several music videos and dozens of television and radio commercials.

Burrows is an alumnus of Baylor University

Baylor University

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 where he began by seeking a law degree

Law degree

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 and then switched to a business major only to drop out to pursue starting his own business. Those included a music DJ business, retirement

Retirement

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 and brokerage sales and even a breast pump

Breast pump

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 rental company. While at Baylor, he also served as state chairman for the College Republicans of Texas and was even supported in his race by the now infamous lobbyist Jack Abramoff

Jack Abramoff

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In 1998, working with Mark Cuban

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's broadcast.com, Burrows headed up the marketing team responsible for the historical Victoria's Secret Fashion Show webcast

Webcast

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 which resulted in over five million viewers. He also worked on the webcast for John Glenn

John Glenn

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's return into space

Space

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As well as producing, he has acted in film and television including: Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

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's Daredevil, CBS' Family Law, the brief CBS

CBS

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 drama LAX and Canada's Star Struck - hosting celebrity interviews during the 2005 Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

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Burrows is co-founder and Vice President of Perfect Attendance, which hosts monthly concerts and rewards teens with donations from corporations such as Six Flags

Six Flags

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, Blockbuster

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 and American Airlines

American Airlines

American Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...

 to motivate high school

High school

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 students to stay in school and improve their grade performance. He is also a member of the Dallas Producers Association, the Sundance Film Producers Conference and a past judge for MTV's VMA awards.

Burrows lives in Dallas with his wife Margaret and their two dogs Harley and Bailey.