Jerry Zucker

Personal Info

Know For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-03-11 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Jerry Zucker

Biography

Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American director, known for comedy spoof films, and the hit film Ghost. Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte (d. 2007) and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer. He graduated from Shorewood High School. Zucker's early career work started with Jim Abrahams and brother David Zucker at the Kentucky Fried Theatre on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles where they honed their comedic skills doing skits in front of a live audience. From there the three went on and together co-directed Airplane! in 1980 and then went on to do Top Secret! in 1984, and Ruthless People in 1986. In 1...

Acting

1995

Your Studio and You

as Jerry Zucker

1984

Top Secret!

as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

2015

Asthma

as Gus' Father

1980

Airplane!

as Ground Crewman #1

2002

Making Rat Race

as Himself

Production

1990

Ghost

as Director

1980

Airplane!

as Director

1980

Airplane!

as Executive Producer

1995

First Knight

as Director

1995

First Knight

as Producer

1984

Top Secret!

as Screenplay

1984

Top Secret!

as Director

1986

Ruthless People

as Director

1992

Brain Donors

as Executive Producer

2001

Rat Race

as Director

2001

Rat Race

as Producer

1995

1980

Airplane!

as Writer

1993

My Life

as Producer

1984

Top Secret!

as Executive Producer

2002

1979

Rock 'n' Roll High School

as Second Unit Director

2011

1994

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1000 Miles

as Producer

2010

Fair Game

as Producer

1991

1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Original Series Creator

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