Bo Burnham is a singer-songwriter and comedian who rose to fame through his satirical songs and videos on YouTube. Burnham's first full-length self-titled album was released in March 2009 by Comedy Central Records.Comedy Central: Bo Burnham
Burnham has a small role in the 2009 Judd Apatow film Funny People, but a major role viral marketing campaign for the movie: a promo for a nonexistent NBC drama called Yo Teach. The "show" Yo Teach is a spoof of inner-city classroom dramas (like Stand and Deliver), in which Burnham plays one of a group of hard-case high school students.TV Squad: Yo Teach ... ! could be the show that saves NBC
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Name
Bo Burnham
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Born
August 1990
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Describes his music as "pubescent musical comedy"
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As of March 2009, Burnham's YouTube videos have received over 37 million hitsComedy Central: Bo Burnham
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Burnham's first EP Bo Fo Sho was released by Comedy Central Records in June 2008Comedy Central: Bo Burnham
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First full-length self-titled album released in March 2009Comedy Central: Bo Burnham
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Parents
Patricia and Scott Burnham
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Patricia Burnham is a staff nurse at a school
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Scott Burnham owns a Massachusetts construction company
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Older brother Pete Burnham is currently attending Cornell University
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Older sibling Samm Burnham is currently attending Suffolk Law School
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Bo Burnham attended the all-boys' Catholic high school, St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, MassachusettsComedy Central: Bo Burnham
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Graduated from St. John's Prep in 2008Comedy Central: Bo Burnham
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Was on the honor roll
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Active in theater and the school's campus ministry programComedy Central: Bo Burnham
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After graduating high school Burnham applied to New York University, University of Southern California and Yale University
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He was accepted to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
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Has deferred his enrollment to focus on his career in entertainment
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Grew up listening to comedians George Carlin and Richard Pryor
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Burnham will be featured on Comedy Central Presents on March 27, 2009Carolinian Online: Internet sensation Bo Burnham... (March 24, 2009)
