John Earl Burnett

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John Earl Burnett (born 31 May 1962; age 63) is a camera operator, editor and producer who worked as First Assistant Camera Operator on the additional photography/VFX unit on the first through third seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Born in Burbank, California, Burnett appeared as Hall Roosevelt in Eleanor and Franklin (1976, featuring Mimi Cozzens and makeup by Michael Westmore). He then started to work as assistant camera operator for additional photography and second units on projects such as the television series The Greatest American Hero, The Fall Guy, Remington Steele, The A-Team, Hardcastle and McCormick, Automan, Riptide, Hunter, Cover Up, MacGyver, L.A. Law, Beauty and the Beast, Wiseguy, and Alien Nation.

Film work include An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982, with William Shatner and Marcy Lafferty), Mr. Mom (1983, starring Terri Garr), Gremlins (1984, starring Zach Galligan and with Dick Miller and Keye Luke), Protocol (1984, starring Chris Sarandon), Cocoon (1985), Top Gun (1986), Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987, with David Graf, Scott Thomson,Brian Tochi and Carolyn Scott), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Loverboy (1989, with Kirstie Alley), and Lethal Weapon 2 (1989).

Burnett worked as first assistant camera operator on Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989), Taking Care of Business (1990, written by J.J. Abrams and with Gates McFadden and John de Lancie), F/X2 (1991), Child's Play 3 (1991, with Brad Dourif), the pilot episode of P.S.I. Luv U (1991), Wolf (1994, with Christopher Plummer), and Boogie Boy (1998). He also worked as second unit director of photography on Bed & Breakfast (1991), Trading Favors (1997), Acts of Betrayal (1997, starring Matt McColm and second unit director Scott Leva), Love Object (2003), and the television series Wanted (2005, with second assistant director Michael Risner).

Between 2006 and 2011, Burnett was supervising producer for Hollywood Close Ups Inc and contributed to the television specials Academy Awards Movie Magic (2007) and Summer Movie Magic (2007). Since 2006 he has been serving as SR Partner for the company Redux Beverages LLC and since 2012 as Executive Producer for Wall Street West Productions.

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