Jim Abrahams

  • a.k.a. James S. "Jim" Abrahams

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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. He now lives in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

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Place of Birth
Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA

Credits

Cast

CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
Face on Cutting Room FloorComing to America69% · 4,146
Religious Zealot #6Airplane!73% · 4,265

Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CreatorCreatorPolice Squad!TV78% · 325
DirectingDirectorHot Shots! Part Deux65% · 1,760
Hot Shots!66% · 2,055
Airplane!73% · 4,265
ProductionExecutive ProducerNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult65% · 1,950
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!73% · 3,488
Airplane!73% · 4,265
ProducerThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear68% · 2,102
Police Squad!TV6 Episodes78% · 325
WritingCharactersHot Shots! Part Deux65% · 1,760
ScreenplayHot Shots! Part Deux65% · 1,760
WriterHot Shots!66% · 2,055
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear68% · 2,102
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!73% · 3,488
Police Squad!TV78% · 325
Airplane!73% · 4,265
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