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James Burrows, the director who taught American television how to laugh, dies at 85

The son of a sitcom legend, James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, built the visual grammar of the American multi-camera comedy, and leaves a credits list that reads like a museum of late-twentieth-century American humour.

Camille Aubert · Monexus Culture desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·20 Jun 2026·Live on the wire ↗
A bearded man in a light blue blazer, tan trousers, and red socks sits on a terrazzo bench against a glass block and marble wall.
A bearded man in a light blue blazer, tan trousers, and red socks sits on a terrazzo bench against a glass block and marble wall. @VARIETY · Telegram

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This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burrows
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frasier
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