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If all space invaders looked like this, we'd be in trouble.
Model and Dancing with the Stars contestant Joanna Krupa
Team Edward or Team Jacob?
AKA: James E. Burrows, Jim Burrows, James Edward Burrows
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 12/30/1940
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
The undisputed king of contemporary TV comedy directors, Burrows is so admired by the industry that his skills and instincts are in constant demand for the launching of new sitcoms. He co-created, executive produced and directed nearly every episode of "Cheers" (NBC, 1982-93), a beloved series already hailed as a classic. Prior to that triumph, Burrows was a principal director on the equally esteemed ensemble comedy "Taxi" (ABC, 1978-82). A TV director's creative input is strongest at the beginning of a series; by collaborating on the pilot, a director can help establish both the characters and 
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Spent about five years working as a stage manager for his father, playwright-director Abe Burrows
1967
First theater job, assistant stage manager on "Holly Golightly", an unsuccessful Broadway production based on Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's", starring Mary Tyler Moore and Richard Chamberlain; first met Moore
Served as stage manager on the road company of "Cactus Flower"
Served as stage manager on the Broadway production of "Forty Carats"
Directed for off-Broadway dinner theater
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