James Edward Burrows (b. December 30, 1940, Los Angeles) is a prolific American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s. He is a graduate of Oberlin College. Burrows has directed for many shows including: *1970s - "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Bob Newhart Show", "Rhoda", "Laverne & Shirley", "Taxi". *1980s - "Cheers" (which he also created), "Valerie". Wikipedia
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