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LONNIE BURR was born to vaudeville dance team Dot & Dash and won modelling awards, amateur contests and started in radio by the age of four in Los Angeles. He landed his first "paying gig" by 5 in 1948 and by 1949 had worked in films, TV, commercials and was cast as the child lead in the radio soap "Dr. Paul".

His first stage lead was in 1951 at 8 in "The Strawberry Circle" at the Pasadena Playhouse; the same year he did the eponymous lead in "The Holy Terror" segment of "The Range Rider".

After shooting "Father Knows Best" at 11 in 1955, Lonnie was signed as one of the origninal Mousekteers on "The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955-59) and was one of the 4 boys of 39 kids to last the entire filming of the series. The MMC has run in every decade since, its last airing on Vault Disney, The Disney Channel, 1995-2002.

At 14, after the MMC was cancelled, Lonnie left performing to finish high school and achieved an AB and MA in Theatre Arts by 20. He completed a year toward a Ph.D. in English literature and, as non-degree oriented graduate work, he studied philosophy and art. As a child, he took classes in acting, voice and dance: ballet (6 years), tap & jazz (8 years).

After his first full length play was produced at UCLA and he became published and won an award as a poet in the late 60s, Lonnie added writing in most media as a career pursuit; he had already begun directing and choreographing professionally and later worked as an educator in acting, for Theatre/TV/Films/Commercials, dancing, directing and writing.

As of 2003, Lonnie is a veteran of 25 films (from "Hans Christian Andersen" past "Hook" and "Lionheart"), over 300 TV roles including "The Mickey Mouse Club" and recurring roles on "The Ruggles" (1949-50) and "Falcon Crest", 49 Theatre roles on Broadway, off-Broadway, stock and regional Theatre, over 100 radio shows, numerous commercials and industrials and Voice Overs (National Museum of Air & Space etc.) and hundreds of live performances in venues ranging from the Hollywood Bowl to small cabarets - all as an actor or actor/dancer/singer. Since the 70s Lonnie has appeared on dozens of TV and radio talk shows, national and local.

Lonnie has written for the stage, films, television, newspapers, magazines and emags, radio and live variety shows. He has choreographed in all media and directed stage and radio shows.

Lonnie's latest book is TWO FOR THE SHOW: Great 20th Century Comedy Teams (1900-2000). His most recent poetry collection, THE GRAVITY OF FINITY II (2000), is a retrospective of 30 years of published and awarded verse. Lonnie's tape: 50 YEARS OF LONNIE BURR (1950-2000) includes him (with more or less hair) with the Lone Ranger, Elvis, Anntte Funicello and Annette O'Toole, Jean Claude Van Damme, Angela Lansbury and other folks. All are available at his website:

WWW.MOUSEKETEERLONNIEBURR.COM

You may reach Lonnie at: lonniemmc@aol.com