David Zucker

Personal Info

Know For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-10-16 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

David Zucker

Biography

David S. Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized as the director and writer of the critically successful 1980 film Airplane! as well as being the creator of The Naked Gun franchise and for directing Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.

Acting

1977

The Kentucky Fried Movie

as Man (segment "His New Car") / Technician #2 (segment "Eyewitness News") / Grunwald (segment "Courtroom")

1998

BASEketball

as Man with Shooting Hot Dog (uncredited)

1995

Your Studio and You

as David Zucker

1994

1984

Top Secret!

as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

2006

Scary Movie 4

as Zoltar (voice)

2013

Scary Movie 5

as Packer Fan (uncredited)

1980

Airplane!

as Ground Crewman #2

Production

2003

Phone Booth

as Producer

1980

Airplane!

as Director

1980

Airplane!

as Executive Producer

2003

2003

2006

Scary Movie 4

as Director

2013

Scary Movie 5

as Writer

2003

Scary Movie 3

as Director

2008

1996

High School High

as Producer

1996

High School High

as Screenplay

1984

Top Secret!

as Screenplay

1984

Top Secret!

as Director

1986

Ruthless People

as Director

1992

Brain Donors

as Executive Producer

1995

2008

2008

1998

BASEketball

as Screenplay

1998

BASEketball

as Producer

1998

BASEketball

as Director

1980

Airplane!

as Writer

2008

The Onion Movie

as Producer

1984

Top Secret!

as Executive Producer

2013

Scary Movie 5

as Producer

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Star of Malta

as Director

-

Star of Malta

as Writer

2008

Superhero Movie

as Producer

1993

1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Original Series Creator

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