James Burrows, prolific comedy director behind ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85

LOS ANGELES >> Comedy director James Burrows, the 11-time Emmy-winning director who co-created “Cheers” and helped turn such long-running sitcoms as “Taxi,” “Friends,” “Will & Grace” and “The Big Bang Theory” into fan favorites, has died, his family confirmed to People. He was 85.

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