Quote: "She likes jewellery, but she knows that I have no taste. A friend of hers or her sister will usually say, 'Christy will probably enjoy one of these items,' but I've got to make the smart choice." Actor/director Ed Burns on planning for his model wife Christy Turlington's 45th birthday in January (14).
Fact: Robert De Niro, Ed Burns and Julianne Moore will be the first celebrities to take a tour through the new 4 World Trade Center building in New York City for a wine tasting event on Thursday (21Nov13). Proceeds from the bash will go to food donation organisation City Harvest. The original building was severely damaged and eventually demolished after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The new complex opened last week (13Nov13).
Quote: "My brother lives in Battery Park, so they were evacuated the day of (the storm), so they came to stay with us. We then lost power but they got their power back on, so all of us went to his apartment." October's Superstorm Sandy brought filmmaker/actor Ed Burns' family together - his brother is married to his wife Christy Turlington's sister, Kelly.
Fact: Actor/director Ed Burns is returning to his journalist roots to pen a regular column on upcoming indie movies for U.S. cable service On Demand's On Demand Weekly website. Burns, who will premiere his new film, Nice Guy Johnny, on the cable channel, has also been added to the company's advisory board.
Fact: Actor Ed Burns' band THE BLUE JACKETS opened for Coldplay when the British group performed at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Quote: "I dated some crazy bitches that did crazy stuff, and once you are in it, you have to get yourself out (of the relationship)." Actor Ed Burns is relieved he married sane supermodel Christy Turlington.
Fact: Actor/moviemaker Ed Burns is to direct a new TV drama pilot about the fashion world, which was co-created by his wife, model Christy Turlington.
Fact: Actor/director Ed Burns is taking modelling tips from his wife Christy Turlington after signing on as the new face of menswear firm Nautica.