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James Edward Burrows, sometimes known as Jim Burrows, is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s. Burrows has directed over 50 television pilots and co-created the long-running television series Cheers.
Birth Name
James Edward Burrows
Born
Monday, 30 December 1940
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Frasier Inside the Series | Self - Interviewee | 2023 |
| Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) / Self | 2023 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Will & Grace | customer at 'Queers' | 2017 |
| Daily Blast Live | Self | 2017 |
| The Nineties | Self - Executive producer, 'Cheers' / Director, 'Frasier' | 2017 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| The Eighties | Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers' | 2016 |
| Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg | Self | 2016 |
| Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Frasier Inside the Series | Self - Interviewee | 2023 |
| Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) / Self | 2023 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Will & Grace | customer at 'Queers' | 2017 |
| Daily Blast Live | Self | 2017 |
| The Nineties | Self - Executive producer, 'Cheers' / Director, 'Frasier' | 2017 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| The Eighties | Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers' | 2016 |
| Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg | Self | 2016 |
| Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016 |
| Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | Self - Director / Self | 2009 |
| The Comeback | Jimmy Burrows | 2005 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| Friends | Director | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest / Self | 1994 |
| Cheers | Self | 1982 |
| Phyllis | Telephone Man | 1975 |
| Rhoda | Agent | 1974 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Maintenance Man | 1972 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes' | 2021 |
| Will & Grace | 2017 |
| Superior Donuts | 2017 |
| Man with a Plan | 2016 |
| Crowded | 2016 |
| The Millers | 2013 |
| Partners | 2012 |
| Mike & Molly | 2010 |
| Romantically Challenged | 2010 |
| Gary Unmarried | 2008 |
| Back to You | 2007 |
| The Class | 2006 |
| Will & Grace | 1998 |
| The Tortellis | 1987 |
| Cheers | 1982 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | Won |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Nominated |
| 1998 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Informational Special | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
