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If ever there was a person who deserves the word “legendary” in front of their name, it would be James Burrows, a TV icon who has directed most of the signature comedy series of the past half-century. He has won 11 Emmys on 47 nominations, five DGA Awards…

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 on the NBC morning show. “He was part of a family and he was the first one to not be part of that family anymore."…

When James Burrows was called the Spielberg of sitcom directors, Steven Spielberg wrote him to say he wished to be known as the James Burrows of film directors. The son of the famed playwright, director and producer Abe Burrows, James Burrows grew up around the business but initially planned to have…

Tonight, the doctor is in again as Kelsey Grammer returns to the small screen as Frasier Crane in the Paramount+ comedy Frasier. The sequel series, with an almost entirely new cast, will drop the first two episodes of Season 1 at midnight PT. The titular character made his television debut in Season…

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 the revelations in his memoir, Directed By James Burrows, a collection of memories from the veteran…

Frasier Crane is going back to where everyone knows your name. Related Stories News Kelsey Grammer Reveals Why David Hyde Pierce Is Not Returning To 'Frasier' Sequel…

The 12th season of the ATX TV Festival will take place June 1-4, 2023 in Austin, Texas, and has announced its first round of programming. The festival will present its annual "Achievement in Television eXcellence" Award to director, producer, creator, and author James Burrows. He will attend for a…

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and Ryan McPartlin are set as series regulars in Hungry, NBC's multi-camera comedy pilot starring and executive produced by Demi Lovato. Additionally, multi-Emmy-winning sitcom helmer James Burrows will direct the pilot, which comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner's Hazy Mills…

EXCLUSIVE: Venerable sitcom director James Burrows has been tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot episode of ABC's straight-to-series multi-camera comedy starring Alec Baldwin, Kelsey Grammer and Alec Mapa, from Modern Family co-creator/executive producer Chris Lloyd, executive producer Vali Chandrasekaran…

Venerable multi-camera comedy directors Andy Ackerman and James Burrows are back on pilot duty with projects at CBS. Ackerman is helming and executive producing Fam and Pandas In New York, while Burrows is directing and executive producing Here Comes the Neighborhood.  All three pilots are from CBS TV Studios and…

Sitcom veteran James Burrows is set to direct and executive produce NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot Relatively Happy (previously Happy Peppers), from Will & Grace creator Max Mutchnick and Friends alum Jeff Astrof. The project is being eyed as a potential companion to the new season of Will & Grace, which Burrows also…

With a bit of Elton John, some Muppets, Priyanka Chopra, some Frozen and Harrison Ford offering a sneak peek at the Star Wars stuff coming to the theme parks, The Wonderful World Of Disney: Disneyland 60 (1.8/6) topped a mixed Sunday among adults 18-49. The 8-10 PM special about the happiest place on Earth also saw a…