Jim Abrahams
| Jim Abrahams | |
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| Born | May 10, 1944 Shorewood, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter |
Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer.
Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School.[1] He is known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abrahams later produced movies on his own such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux.
Abrahams and his wife Nancy also founded The Charlie Foundation To Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy to inform the epilepsy community of the efficacy of the ketogenic diet.
[edit] Filmography
- The Kentucky Fried Movie (with David Zucker and Jerry Zucker) (1977)
- Airplane! (1980) (Co-Director/Co-Writer, with David Zucker and Jerry Zucker)
- Police Squad! (1982) (TV) (Co-Creator, with David Zucker and Jerry Zucker)
- Top Secret! (1984) (Co-Director/Co-Writer, with David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Martyn Burke)
- Ruthless People (1986) (Co-Director with David Zucker and Jerry Zucker)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (with David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Pat Proft) (1988)
- Big Business (1988) (Director only)
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) (Director only)
- The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (with David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Pat Proft) (1991)
- Hot Shots! (1991) (Director/Co-Writer, with Pat Proft)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) (Director/Co-Writer, with Pat Proft)
- The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (with David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Pat Proft) (1994)
- …First Do No Harm (1997) (TV) (Director only)
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) (Director/Co-Writer, with Greg Norberg and Michael McManus)
- Scary Movie 4 (with Pat Proft and Craig Mazin) (2006)
[edit] References
- ^ "25 years and still laughing: 'Airplane!' maintains its cruising altitude with a non-stop zany attitude", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 11, 2005. Accessed September 17, 2007. "The event is in honor of the volunteer service and philanthropy of Louise Abrahams Yaffe and her son Jim Abrahams, who wrote and directed "Airplane!" with fellow Shorewood High School and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates David and Jerry Zucker."
[edit] External links
- Jim Abrahams at the Internet Movie Database
- Bio at The New York Times
- The Charlie Foundation
- Charlie's Story
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