Spend a weekend on the slopes and at the slots with this actor/writer/directorwriter/director.
He wanted to be a novelist, then a poet, then a sportswriter, and, finally, a screenwriter. After writing seven rejected scripts, he might have hung up that occupation, too. But Edward Burns, then working as a production assistant at Entertainment Tonight, got aggressive. He borrowed film equipment and sweet-talked friends and family into starring in his first movie, 1994's The Brothers McMullen. The film, which Burns wrote, directed, starred in, and then had to sell, won acclaim at Sundance, grossed $10 million, and launched Edward Burns as The Next Big Thing. His second film, She's the One, starred Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz. Shortly afterward, Burns was part of an ensemble cast that included Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Saving Private Ryan. As an actor, Burns became a standout, and offscreen was romantically linked first with actress Lauren Holly, later with actress Heather Graham. But he hasn't given up his love of writing and directing. Burns is back at both with two films. He appears this month in 15 Minutes, a big-budget studio thriller in which he plays an arson investigator who teams up with a legendary homicide detective, played by Robert De Niro. In May, he co-stars with Graham and Stanley Tucci in Sidewalks of New York, his fourth film as a writer, director, producer, and star. So where does the actor who does it all go to get away from it all? To Lake Tahoe, a resort on the border of California and Nevada with just about everything - skiing, fishing, gambling, mountain climbing, hiking, and more. Here's a weekend on the slopes and at the slots with Eddie Burns.


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