The pride of Olympia, Washington, the Great Burke Kenny (also known as Burke Kenny the Great) took top honors in the full beard, styled moustache category at the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Brighton, England, on September 1, 2007. This was Burke's second WBMC. At the 2005 worlds in Berlin, Burke finished fifth in the same category.
A former pizza delivery professional, Burke is pursuing his studies at Evergreen College.
He is a regular at the High Sierra and Joyce Daze beard contests.