Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | December 30, 1940 |
Birth Place | Los Angeles, CA |
Age | 83 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Net worth: $600 million (2024)
James Burrows, the renowned director based in California, is expected to have a net worth of approximately $600 million by 2024. With an impeccable career spanning decades in the entertainment industry, Burrows has earned worldwide recognition for his exceptional work. He has directed numerous successful television series, including critically acclaimed sitcoms like Friends, Cheers, and Will & Grace, among many others. His contributions to the television industry have not only earned him acclaim but also contributed significantly to his impressive net worth. James Burrows' exceptional talent and knack for bringing out the best in actors have solidified his status as a sought-after director, and his net worth is a testament to his extraordinary success.
About
Veteran television director with more than 50 TV pilots to his name who co-created the NBC series Cheers. He directed every episode of Will & Grace and is also notable for directing Taxi, Friends and Frasier, among numerous other classic sitcoms.
Before Fame
He is an alumus of Oberlin College and Yale School of Drama. He worked as a dialogue coach on O.K. Crackerby! before becoming an assistant stage manager for the play Holly Golightly where he met Mary Tyler Moore.
Trivia
NBC aired a tribute called Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows in February of 2016. He was nominated for an Emmy Award every year between 1980 and 2005, except for 1997, on his way to winning 10 of them in addition to 4 Directors Guild of America Awards out of 15 nominations.
Family Life
He was married to Linda Solomon from 1981 to 1993 with whom he had three children. He later married Debbie Easton. He is the son of playwright and director Abe Burrows.
Associated With
He directed John Mahoney in Frasier, and in a 1998 adaptation of the play The Man Who Came to Dinner.