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James Burrows Appreciation: Warren Littlefield Says “There Would Have Been No ‘Must See TV’ on NBC Without Jimmy” (Exclusive)
The NBC exec who first met Burrows in 1979 and presided over NBC Entertainment from 1991 through 1998 describes the legendary TV director, who died Friday, as "America’s greatest and most prolific exporter of the world of laughter and joy."
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According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, James Burrows Appreciation: Warren Littlefield Says “There Would Have Been No ‘Must See TV’ on NBC Without Jimmy” (Exclusive), The NBC exec who first met Burrows in 1979 and presided over NBC Entertainment from 1991 through 1998 describes the legendary TV director, who died Friday, as “America’s greatest and most prolific exporter of the world of laughter and joy.”
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- James Burrows Appreciation: Warren Littlefield Says “There Would Have Been No ‘Must See TV’ on NBC Without Jimmy” (Exclusive)The Hollywood Reporter - 2026-06-20T20:35:52+00:00
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