Jim Abrahams

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-10 (80 years old)

Deathday

2024-11-26

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 pa...

Acting

1980

Airplane!

as Religious Zealot #6

1983

Cocaine Blues

as Himself

1984

Top Secret!

as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

1988

Coming to America

as Face on Cutting Room Floor

1991

Oscar

as Postman (uncredited)

2019

FAT: A Documentary

as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker

Production

1980

Airplane!

as Executive Producer

1980

Airplane!

as Director

2006

Scary Movie 4

as Screenplay

1993

1993

1993

1984

Top Secret!

as Director

1984

Top Secret!

as Screenplay

1986

Ruthless People

as Director

1998

1998

1991

Hot Shots!

as Director

1997

1988

Big Business

as Director

1994

1980

Airplane!

as Writer

1992

Brain Donors

as Executive Producer

1984

Top Secret!

as Executive Producer

1991

Hot Shots!

as Writer

1990

Cry-Baby

as Executive Producer

1991

1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Original Series Creator

1997

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