This article is about the television director. For the British actor, see James Burrows (actor). For the New Zealand rugby player and soldier, see Jim Burrows (soldier). For the Queensland politician, see Jim Burrows (politician).
James Burrows
Born
(1940-12-30) December 30, 1940 (age 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education
Oberlin College (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation
Television director
Years active
1965–present
Notable work
Cheers Will & Grace The Mary Tyler Moore Show Taxi
Spouses
Linda Solomon
(m. 1981; div. 1993)
Debbie Easton
(m. 1997)
Children
4
Parent
Abe Burrows
3 Sisters Entertainment
Company type
Joint venture
Industry
Television production
Founded
1995
Founder
James Burrows and NBC Productions
Divisions
3 Princesses and a P
James Edward Burrows (born December 30, 1940),[1] sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows,[2] is an American television director. Burrows has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. He was honored with the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 and NBC special Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows in 2016.
Burrows started his career with The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1974.[3] Burrows has directed over 50 television pilots and co-created the television series Cheers (1982–1993). He has also formed 3 Sisters Entertainment, a joint venture with NBC. He is known for directing numerous episodes of comedy shows such as The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and The Big Bang Theory.
He executive produced the Emmy Award-winning ABC specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience including Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" in 2019, "All in the Family" and "Good Times" in 2019, and "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes" in 2021. He directed episodes for the revivals of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (2017-2020), and the Paramount+ Frasier.
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