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James Burrows: Biography

James Burrows
  • Birth Name: James Edward Burrows
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/30/1940, Capricorn
  • Profession: Director; producer
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  • Fox Plays the Waiting Game | Roush Dispatch | 5/17/2007
    If you could just ignore those pesky months between September and December, Fox would be sitting pretty. The challenge each year for this network is how to schedule a fall start that will live up to the blockbuster spring finish provided by late-arriving shows like American Idol and (even a diminished) 24.In the last of the week’s Upfront presentations, Fox Entertainment president Peter Ligouri made the curious choice of putting himself in the middle of a 24 parody, trading exchanges on the phone with clips of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland, not in attendance in New York this year) from 24, in which Jack addressed “the president.” The ticking-clock (ticking bomb?) metaphor isn’t the most natural fit for a sales presentation, you’d think. And given that the first thing anyone in Los Angeles (where I’ve been the last three weeks) wants to talk to me about is the steep decline in 24’s quality this season, is this really putting your best foot forward?... read more
  • Fox Announces Its Fall Schedule | First Look: Hottest Fall TV | 5/17/2007
    The new dramas premiering this fall are K-Ville, starring Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser as police officers in post-Katrina New Orleans; and New Amsterdam, the first American television project from Oscar-nominated director/producer Lasse Hallström, featuring newcomer Nikolaj Coster Waldau as a unique New York City homicide detective.The new comedy slated for fall is Back to You, from executive producers Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd. Set at a TV news station in Pittsburgh, the sitcom stars Emmy Award-winners Patricia Heaton and Kelsey Grammer, and is directed by James Burrows.The new unscripted series that will premiere this fall include The Search for the Next Great American Band(working title), a reality competition from the producers of American Idol, which will do for undiscovered groups what Idol has done for singers. From the producers of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, Nashville (working title) is an unscripted docu-soap featuring a group of ambitious... read more
  • Heroes, 24, Class: A Busy Monday | Roush Dispatch | 3/6/2007
    For months, the thing about Heroes that bothered me most was Milo Ventimiglia’s hair: specifically, that dreaded dangling forelock Peter Petrelli kept playing with, as if in thrall to a fetish. I’ve long wanted the boy to get a haircut. But not like this!Quite the horrifying climax to the March cliff-hanger (no new episodes until April 23), as Sylar pinned that dupe Mohinder to the ceiling while slicing into Peter Petrelli’s skull to see why Peter ticks like Sylar, only less murderously. Blood drops from Peter’s forehead onto the floor, followed by that hank of hair. I cringed, then I cheered. Well done.The episode was a crackerjack thrill ride with one reversal after another. Simone rising from the dead? Shut up! It’s really Candice, the slinky shape-shifter! Mrs. Bennet betraying her hubby, in cahoots with The Company? Shut up! It’s really Candice, the slinky shape-shifter! What fun.By the way, I love how the writers have evolved HRG from sinister... read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/3/2003
    Since he's TV's most memorable mailman, everyone knows John Ratzenberger's name. But his long-running stint as know-it-a read more
  • Roush Review | 4/29/2002
    Conventional TV wisdom tells us viewing habits are hard to break. But CBS has effectively shattered NBC's iron grip on T read more

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James Burrows: Credits

Title Year Type
This Is England (Actor - Teasing Kid) 2006 Movie
Partners (Director) 1982 Movie
Back to You: A Gentleman Always Leads (Director) Episode
Back to You: A Night of Possibilities (Director) Episode
Back to You: Business or Pleasure? (Director) Episode

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