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Jim Abrahams

Shorewood, Wisconsin, USABorn May 10, 1944

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.

Filmography10

Jane Austen's Mafia!

Jane Austen's Mafia!

1998
...First Do No Harm

...First Do No Harm

1997
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet

An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet

1994
Hot Shots! Part Deux
B

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993·1 grade
Hot Shots!
B

Hot Shots!

1991·1 grade
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990
Big Business

Big Business

1988
Ruthless People
C

Ruthless People

1986·1 grade
Top Secret!
A-

Top Secret!

1984·1 grade
Airplane!
A

Airplane!

1980·5 grades

Television1

Police Squad!

Police Squad!

1982