United Kingdom, June 21 -- Jennifer Aniston has paid an emotional tribute to her "father figure" James Burrows following his death.

The acclaimed television director - whose credits included The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Will and Grace, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Two and a Half Men, Mike and Molly and The Big Bang Theory - passed away on Friday (19.06.26) at the age of 85, and Jennifer admitted she felt the "pressure" to craft a message that matched the love he had always shown her and her co-stars while making Friends.

She wrote on Instagram: "Oh boy . [broken heart emoji] Papa Burrows. The hardest thing about writing this is that you spent a lifetime making people feel loved, and now it feels impossible to put all of t...