When Cheers introduced Kirstie Alley’s character, Rebecca Howe, fans were eager, and maybe a little nervous to see who could possibly fill the shoes left behind by Shelley Long’s Diane Chambers. No ...

When actor Kirstie Alley died of cancer in December, tributes poured in thick and fast from her former "Cheers" co-stars. But ...

If ever there was a person who deserves the word “legendary” in front of their name, it would be James Burrows, a TV icon who has directed most of the signature comedy series of the past half-century.

Just because everybody knows your name, it doesn't mean they will laugh at your jokes. "This must have happened to you all at Saturday Night Live," he mused to Armisen. "All week long on Cheers we ...

When Woody Harrelson first joined the cast of “Cheers,” Ted Danson committed a lot of time trying to “outdo” his new cast member. While talking with “Cheers” co-creator and director James Burrows on ...

Ted Danson speaks onstage during the Environmental Media Association IMPACT Summit (Credit: Getty Collection) Ted Danson took some useful advice from James Burrows when the legendary director was ...

A rare "Friends" cast gathering, sans Matthew Perry, spurred a flurry of stories last month. But what drew the five pals together – a tribute to the great TV director James Burrows – garnered less ...

NBC celebrated the director with "Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows" on Sunday night. A scene from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in which "Happy omemaker" Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White) ...