When the sitcom “Cheers” ended its 11-year run, its creators, James Burrows ... Mr. Burrows directed episodes of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will ...

“Directed by James Burrows,” co-written with Eddy Friedfeld, makes great binge reading for comedy buffs and aficionados of Must See TV. It’s as difficult to put down as a “Friends ...

By Jackie Strause Managing Editor, East Coast Looking back on the very first episode of Friends, initially known as “The Pilot,” Burrows recalled how inventive Perry was with performing a ...

“Friends” director James Burrows writes in his new memoir that producers nearly recast Ross’ wife Emily, played by Helen Baxendale. In his new memoir “Directed By James Burrows,” he writ ...

And Matthew was awkward. So it was a perfect, perfect meld.” Burrows recalled talking to the cast just before Friends first aired. “I took them to dinner at Spago and this is a true story.

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 ...

Who Is James Burrows? Get to Know the Legendary 'Friends' and 'Cheers' Director And even though casting a new Emily wasn't completely off the table, Burrow wrote that it would have been difficult ...

"Schwimmer had no one to bounce off," Burrows wrote in his memoir "Directed By James Burrows," per People ... out some way of keeping the actor." "Friends" co-creator Marta Kaufmann previously ...

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 ...