James Burrows, master of the sitcom, dies at 85
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-21 12:31 UTC+10:00
Section: Culture / TV & radio
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous
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James Burrows, the genre-shaping master of the television situation comedy who was a creator of Cheers and directed more than 1000 episodes of that show and other TV classics such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, Frasier, Friends and The Big Bang Theory, died on Friday.
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