American director James Burroughs, who directed several episodes of the sitcom “Friends“ (1994-2004), has died at the age of 85, Deadline reported.
Born on December 30, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, Burroughs moved to New York with his family as a young child. Early in his career, Burroughs worked in theater in San Diego, and later turned to television work, including at ABC and NBC. During his 50-year television career, he directed 236 episodes of “Cheers“ (1982-1993), 75 episodes of “Taxi“ (1978-1982) and 15 episodes of “Friends“.
Burroughs also worked on the series “Two and a Half Men“ (2003-2015), “The Big Bang Theory“ (2007-2019) and many others. During his career, the director has won 11 “Emmy“ awards.