James Burrows Upcoming Appearances
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Birthday: December 30, 1940
A sharp reporter (Alison La Placa) doing a story on the Boston singles scene represents the ultimate challenge to Sam s reputation as a ladies man when she fails to fall for his smug, self-centered come-ons. Sam: Ted Danson. Diane: Shelley Long.
Full Show InfoAt Joe and Larry s commitment ceremony, Will chides Grace for mooching, while Jack and Karen have to give up their vices. Joe: Jerry Levine. Larry: Tim Bagley. Minister: Wanda-Lee Evans.
Full Show InfoA marital crisis upsets Grace, who reluctantly confides in Will after leaving Leo in Cambodia; nursing school flusters Jack, intimidated by a no-nonsense instructor (Lea Delaria) who gets set straight by Karen.
Full Show InfoWill and Grace are shocked when their seemingly happily married friends announce over dinner that they re splitting up. Then Will gets another jolt when their waiter turns out to be his ex-boyfriend (Bobby Cannavale), who was once a cop.
Full Show InfoWill, Karen and Grace journey to Los Angeles, where Jack is set to receive an award for “Best Local Cable Gay Talk Show Host.” While Grace becomes starstruck in the celebrity-saturated city, Will chances upon his friend James (Taye Diggs).
Full Show InfoAfter his wife (Jean Kasem) kicks him out of the house, Carla s sleazy ex-husband (Dan Hedaya) comes crawling back to Cheers to try and win back Carla s affection. Rhea Perlman, Ted Danson.
Full Show InfoWill feigns interest in sports to score with Matt (Patrick Dempsey), the cute sportscaster he met while shopping; Grace plays crazy to scare Jack and Karen. Mr. Zamir: Marshall Manesh. Roger: Tony Carreiro. Mike: Stan Cahill.
Full Show InfoWill s romance becomes strained because Matt (Patrick Dempsey) is still in the closet. Roger: Tony Carreiro. Mike: Stan Cahill.
Full Show InfoAs Grace prepares for her green-card marriage to James (Taye Diggs), she frets that Karen is going too far by organizing an overly lavish wedding spectacle that includes a performance by Hall and Oates.
Full Show InfoGrace reluctantly decides to tell Leo (Harry Connick Jr.) that she s pregnant with his child. Meanwhile, a blissful Will settles in with James (Taye Diggs)---until he discovers something unexpected about his new beau.
Full Show InfoNorm s boss (Richard Roat) catches him goofing off at Cheers and, instead of firing him, promotes him to company hatchet man, a position in which the big guy excels with his unique approach to firing employees. Twitchell: Raye Birk.
Full Show InfoA quirky nun (Ellen DeGeneres) buys Grace s lemon of a car; Jack thinks he s half black; and Karen hustles to keep Rosario as her maid. Beverley Leslie: Leslie Jordan. Mr. Zamir: Marshall Manesh.
Full Show InfoVariations on the dating game find Will cold to a fawning beau (Peter Jacobson) and Grace hot for Karen s handsome nephew (Paul Satterfield). Mrs. Pressman: Shirley Prestia. Karen: Megan Mullally. Ben: Bill Idelson. Jack: Sean Hayes.
Full Show InfoWhile hanging out in a bar, Jack proudly introduces Will to his hot new boyfriend (Shawn Christian), who promptly makes a pass at Will while Jack isn t looking. Meanwhile, Grace s “liberal guilt” causes her to hire an incompetent Iranian assistant.
Full Show InfoBritney Spears guest stars as Amber-Louise, a vitriolic right-winger who s brought in to cohost Jack s talk show after a conservative conglomerate takes over OutTV. But Jack soon learns that Amber-Louise may harbor a secret.
Full Show InfoDiane agrees to go to Europe with Frasier when he s offered a teaching post at the University of Bologna. This is the last original episode featuring Nicholas Colasanto as Coach. Sam: Ted Danson. Carla: Rhea Perlman.
Full Show InfoPart 1 of two. Grace learns that Will s father (Sydney Pollack) is having an affair with a “colleague” (Lesley Ann Warren). Meanwhile, Karen thinks Stan s a cheater too---and plots to catch him in the act. Ian: Joel McHale.
Full Show InfoConclusion. Grace learns that Will s father (Sydney Pollack) is having an affair with a “colleague” (Lesley Ann Warren). Meanwhile, Karen thinks Stan s a cheater too, and plots to catch him in the act. Ian: Joel McHale.
Full Show InfoConclusion. The Karen-Lyle affair founders, thanks to willful Lorraine (Minnie Driver); the Jack-Stuart liaison loses luster, giving Will and Grace a chance to resell the guys apartment for a much higher price. Lyle: John Cleese.
Full Show InfoOn the day of his father s funeral, a grieving Will can t let go of the terrible argument the two of them had right before his dad passed away. Meanwhile, Grace s anxiety over impending motherhood worsens.
Full Show InfoWith Diane off in Europe, Carla wants Sam to hire a waitress who won t invite romantic entanglements, and a mature Englishwoman (Lila Kaye) appears to fit the bill---until Sam meets her lovely daughter (Camilla More). Sydney: Rhonda Shear.
Full Show InfoPoker-playing Grace gains the upper hand on Will and pals; catty Karen sharpens her claws for a snippy socialite (Christine Ebersole). Jack: Sean Hayes. Rob: Tom Gallop. Karen: Megan Mullally. Joe: Jerry Levine. Grace: Debra Messing.
Full Show InfoGrace s new piano strikes sour notes with Will; Jack s juicy novel-in-progress turns Karen on. Rocco: Philipp Karner. Mr. Zamir: Marshall Manesh. Larry: Tim Bagley. Heidi: Gigi Rice. Jack: Sean Hayes.
Full Show InfoIn a juicy, change-of-pace role, “The Sopranos” costar Edie Falco portrays a cutthroat real-estate dealer and lesbian who s a threat to Will and Grace s business ventures. Psychic John Edward appears in a subplot involving Karen. Monet: Chloe Sevigny.
Full Show InfoDivorce angst ruffles Grace in this two-parter s conclusion, which also concerns Jack s plan for a has-been commercial star (Victor Garber), signed up as an OutTV spokesman. Rip Taylor has a cameo as his irrepressible self.
Full Show InfoChandler s novelist mother (Morgan Fairchild) visits---and hits on Ross; Phoebe and Monica fall for the same guy. Paolo: Cosimo Fusco. Chandler: Matthew Perry. Monica: Courteney Cox.
Full Show InfoWill and Grace are shocked when their seemingly happily married friends announce over dinner that they re splitting up. Then Will gets another jolt when their waiter turns out to be his ex-boyfriend (Bobby Cannavale), who was once a cop.
Full Show InfoWill, Karen and Grace journey to Los Angeles, where Jack is set to receive an award for “Best Local Cable Gay Talk Show Host.” While Grace becomes starstruck in the celebrity-saturated city, Will chances upon his friend James (Taye Diggs).
Full Show InfoA bicycling adventure tests Will and Grace while up in the Catskills with Leo (Harry Connick Jr.) and his pal in a quest for Halloween pumpkins. Kim: Jason Marsden. Dr. Kaplan: Reginald VelJohnson. Will: Eric McCormack.
Full Show InfoGene Wilder plays Will s boss, a forceful yet easily rattled senior partner who is determined to make changes in the firm. Gary: Jamie Kaler. Will: Eric McCormack. Karen: Megan Mullally. Jack: Sean Hayes.
Full Show InfoWhen her ex-principal (Camila Ashlend) starts to frequent the bar, Carla tries to persuade her old classmates to help her get revenge on the woman she considers the “most wretched creature on Earth.” Mo: Ellen Gerstein. Donna: Catherine Paolone.
Full Show InfoWoody Harrelson plays a rude neighbor whose obnoxious behavior is really getting to Grace. Sylvia: Ellen Albertini Dow. Scott: Branden Williams. Zamir: Marshall Manesh. Grace: Debra Messing. Will: Eric McCormack.
Full Show InfoFalse assumptions vex Grace, who s attending a funeral; and Jack, who s getting all dolled up for a gay-cabaret awards event. Alice: Alex Kapp Horner. Gabe: Todd Stashwick. Minister: Noel Conlon. Myrtle: Patricia Place. Grace: Debra Messing.
Full Show InfoSpeeding lands Karen a ticket from a stoic cop (Bobby Cannavale), whose court appearance holds a surprise for Will. Another revelation stems from Jack s mistrust of Stuart, espied in a movie theater with a much younger fellow.
Full Show InfoThe platonic pair find life even messier without each other after Grace moves...across the hall. Meanwhile, Karen informs Jack (Sean Hayes) that his marriage-for-show to Rosario must go on in order to keep her maid in America. Rob: Tom Gallop.
Full Show InfoFrasier proposes to Diane and before she accepts, she makes a last-ditch phone call to Sam to give him a chance to profess his love and stop the wedding. Waiter: Martin Ferrero. Corelli: James V. Christy. Stewardess: Susan Kase.
Full Show InfoBebe Neuwirth plays herself in a spoof that finds Jack and Karen bemoaning the ends of “Frasier,” “Friends” and “Sex in the City.” Meanwhile, Will s challenged by a fling with a cop (Bobby Cannavale). Nonny: Sharon Osbourne.
Full Show InfoGrace (Debra Messing) gives Will a run for his money when she enters his unopposed race to be named tenant-board president. Meanwhile, Jack hits the jackpot when Karen tries to buy his forgiveness after she loses his Guapo. Rosario: Shelley Morrison.
Full Show InfoThe gang learns that Coach has passed away (because of the death of actor Nicholas Colasanto) and meets his replacement, Indiana farmboy Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson).
Full Show InfoAnxieties plague the romance between Grace and the annoying Nathan (Woody Harrelson); and between Will and a much younger guy (Branden Williams). Val: Molly Shannon. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally.
Full Show InfoGrace s live-in lover (Woody Harrelson) resents her rapport with Will. Elliot: Michael Angarano. Earthquake: Chris Hogan. Grace: Debra Messing. Will: Eric McCormack.
Full Show InfoGrace meets Vince, but abruptly leaves shortly after; Jack auditions replacements for Karen because he thinks her marriage will end their friendship. Vince: Bobby Cannavale. Phyllis: Amy Farrington. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally.
Full Show InfoBored with Rob and Ellen s low-rent tastes, Grace and Will dump them for a pair of highbrow downtowners (Tamlyn Tomita, Steve Valentine). Meanwhile, Karen helps Jack face his painful past during a trip to her kid s grade school. Rob: Tom Gallop.
Full Show InfoWhen the gang learns that homesick Woody is pining for his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss), they bring her to Boston, but it seems his head is filled only with thoughts of---food.
Full Show InfoThe new lawyer in Will s firm is the same lout (Adam Goldberg) who bullied him as a child; Nathan s birthday flusters Grace, who s outdone in the gift department by Karen (Megan Mullally). Nathan: Woody Harrelson.
Full Show InfoSofthearted Grace steps out to a dance---with Jack s dateless 12-year-old son; demanding Karen cries wolf to Will once too often. Elliot: Michael Angarano. Nancy: Landry Allbright. Connie: Kari Lizer. Agent Pembleton: James Healy Jr.
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