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Adam Burns (born in 1969), is a fictional character on the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan. He was played by Matt LeBlanc.

History[]

Before the Show[]

Adam comes from an Italian-American family of his brother Don, of which he is the only one. He is from, and presumably born in New Jersey.

Series[]

Season 1[]

In first episode Adam starts spending more time with his kids when Andi goes back to work.

In Two Tickets to Paradise, Adam two tickets to a Pittsburgh Steelers game, he offers to take his brother and business partner Don as a thank-you for Don covering him at work while he tends to the kids. Andi later sees the tickets and assumes Adam is taking her to celebrate the anniversary of their first date, which was also at a Steelers game, causing Adam to have to decide whom to disappoint.

Adam was accused to Mrs. Rodriguez of slacking in his role as Room Parent because he doesn't have time to make puppets for Teacher Appreciation Day, Adam threatens to transfer Emme into the other kindergarten class. This doesn't sit well with Andi, who considers Mrs. Rodriguez a superior teacher and says she had to do a lot of "butt kissing" to get Emme into her class.

Adam and his brother Don want to turn the garage into a "man cave", but there's a problem – boxes and boxes of junk that Andi refuses to get rid of because they represent family memories.

Season 2[]

In April Fools, He and Andi went back inside the house were they check the box and the kids said "April Fools", then Andi was scared out of her. Joe didn't have the money for the fake dog poop.

Personality[]

Adam is generally good-natured and well-meaning, but not-so-bright. He loves food, family, friends, jam, and gardening.

Adam is a stereotypical man who worked with his brother at the Burns Brother Construction businessman, under-educated, and constantly looking for work.

Family[]

  • Husband of Andi
  • Father of Kate, Teddy and Emme
  • Co-owner of Burns Brothers Construction.
  • Don's younger brother

Trivia[]

  • Adam is fiercely the father of three kids.
  • Adam is 50 as of 2018 same as Joey.
  • Adam is right-handed.
  • Adam is a mummy's boy.
  • Adam is a fun loving father who loves his kids dearly.
  • Adam actually has great buttocks like the Jenners especially in jeans. He works out doing squats to enhance his glutes.
  • Perhaps the character of Adam Burns is a reference to Joey Tribbiani, also played by Matt LeBlanc. Joey, like Adam, was constantly looking for a new job, he was stereotypical and unsuccessful.
  • Adam is like Joey when it comes to his food loving way.
  • Adam is youngest child of Joe and Bev Burns and younger brother of Don Burns.
  • Adam is a great lover to Andi Burns.

Photos[]

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