James Burrows

James Burrows

Born December 30, 1940· Los Angeles, California, USA

† Died June 19, 2026

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Emerging from a Los Angeles Jewish family, he moved to New York as a child, attended the High School of Music & Art, and later earned degrees from Oberlin College and the Yale School of Drama before returning to California to work as a dialogue coach on his father’s series O.K. Crackerby! and to manage stage productions. A breakthrough arrived in 1974 when MT M Enterprises hired him to direct epis…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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