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Jun 28, 2022 · James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. The 81-year-old has directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms, including fan favorites such as “Friends,” “Cheers,” and Will & Grace."
Nov 2, 2023 · Friends director James Burrows mourned the loss of actor Matthew Perry in an exclusive Today show interview this morning. “I had to have a couple of days to just let it soak in,” Burrows said ...
Feb 22, 2016 · Burrows has won 10 Emmys and been nominated 41 times. He is married to hair stylist Debbie Easton, who also worked on Friends . To see how his actors are honoring the legendary director, watch ...
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Nov 2, 2023 · James Burrows, who directed the first episode of Friends, also recalled Matthew Perry's comedy magic as Chandler Bing following his death. The storied television director spoke on the 'Today' show ...
Dec 6, 2017 · During that time, he made a fortuitous connection — the star of the ill-fated Broadway production Holly Golightly, Mary Tyler Moore. Some years later, while staging regional theater, Burrows caught Moore’s smart new television sitcom, and a vision of his future clicked. “They were doing 30-minute plays once a week in front of a live audience.
He is the son of Abe Burrows, a well-known composer, director and writer. The legendary sitcom director has spent five decades making America laugh. In his memoir, Directed by James Burrows, out June 7, 2022, readers will find never-revealed stories behind the casting of the dozens of great sitcoms he directed, details as to how these memorable ...
Aug 31, 2023 · Friends director James Burrows never found Helen Baxendale, who played Ross Geller’s wife, “particularly funny,” and felt she lacked chemistry with actor David Schwimmer.. That’s one of ...
