James Burrows
1940 - 2026 (age 85) • Directing
James Burrows
James Burrows (December 30, 1940 — June 19, 2026) was an American director and producer.
Known For
The Big Bang Theory
79%
Director
2007
Friends
84%
Director
1994
Two and a Half Men
74%
Director
2003
2 Broke Girls
72%
Director
2011
Frasier
77%
Director
1993
Cheers
76%
Creator
1982
Will & Grace
69%
Executive Producer
1998
3rd Rock from the Sun
75%
Director
1996
Mid-Century Modern
59%
Executive Producer
2025
Mid-Century Modern
59%
Director
2025
Frasier
66%
Director
2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
67%
Self (voice)
2023
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
75%
Director
2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
75%
Executive Producer
2021
B Positive
63%
Director
2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
61%
Director
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
61%
Executive Producer
2019
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
84%
Director
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
66%
Director
2019
The Neighborhood
76%
Director
2018
Will & Grace
75%
Executive Producer
2017
Will & Grace
75%
Director
2017
The Nineties
69%
Self
2017
Superior Donuts
62%
Director
2017
Man with a Plan
67%
Director
2016
Crowded
60%
Executive Producer
2016
Crowded
60%
Director
2016
Safe House
64%
Sam
2015
The Millers
58%
Director
2013
Partners
63%
Director
2012
2 Broke Girls
72%
Director
2011
Cheers
37%
Original Series Creator
2011
$#*! My Dad Says
60%
Director
2010
Better With You
65%
Director
2010
Mike & Molly
67%
Producer
2010
Mike & Molly
67%
Director
2010