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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-10 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA

Jim Abrahams

Biography:

Jim Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School. He was 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.

Known For

Acting

2022

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as Jim Abrahams

2019

FAT: A Documentary as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker

2015

Kareem: Minority of One as Self

1993

Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

1991

Oscar as Postman (uncredited)

1988

Coming to America as Face on Cutting Room Floor

1984

Top Secret! as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

1983

Cocaine Blues as Himself

1980

Airplane! as Religious Zealot #6

1977

The Kentucky Fried Movie as Various

Production

1997

...First Do No Harm as Producer

1994

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Executive Producer

1992

Brain Donors as Executive Producer

1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear as Executive Producer

1990

Cry-Baby as Executive Producer

1988

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! as Executive Producer

1984

Top Secret! as Executive Producer

1982

Police Squad! as Producer

1980

Airplane! as Executive Producer

Directing

1998

Jane Austen's Mafia! as Director

1997

...First Do No Harm as Director

1994

An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet as Director

1993

Hot Shots! Part Deux as Director

1991

Hot Shots! as Director

1990

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael as Director

1988

Big Business as Director

1986

Ruthless People as Director

1984

Top Secret! as Director

1982

Police Squad! as Director

1980

Airplane! as Director

Writing

2006

Scary Movie 4 as Screenplay

1998

Jane Austen's Mafia! as Screenplay

1993

Hot Shots! Part Deux as Screenplay

Hot Shots! Part Deux as Characters

1991

Hot Shots! as Writer

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear as Original Series Creator

1988

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! as Writer

1984

Top Secret! as Screenplay

1982

Police Squad! as Writer

1980

Airplane! as Writer

1977

The Kentucky Fried Movie as Writer

Creator

1982

Police Squad! as Creator