Jennifer Aniston calls James Burrows an American treasure, but the master of the TV sitcom has never been as famous as the shows he directed.
When it came time to recreate classic sitcoms for Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel recruited some of the biggest names in show business and asked Burrows to direct them.
"We wanted the best guy there is, and there's no question about it," is how Kimmel put it to Burrows on "Jimmy Kimmel Live.""I was nervous about that, because it's not what I do," Burros said."He's the kind of person that's so supportive he'll let you try anything," actress Marilu Henner said. "And then he'll also whisper something in your ear. It's like, 'OK, let me try that.
Burrows has collected half a century's worth of stories in a new book, tales like the time he directed the pilot of "Friends" and knew he had a hit -- so he flew the cast to Vegas. "'This is your last chance at anonymity, this is your last shot at it,'" he recalled telling them. "I said, 'You'll be able to walk through this casino and nobody will recognize you,' and that really is what happened. No one recognized them, and now they can't go out of their house."
But they still came to pay tribute to the one-time Broadway baby, son of writer and director Abe Burrows . He said growing up the son of a legend was difficult, but writing the book helped because it showed him the nature of his own success."Because that's how my father worked," he said. "He was tenacious with what he wanted, but he got it through kindness."
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