Jim Abrahams (b. 1944)

Alias:
James S. "Jim" Abrahams

Birthplace:
Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA

Born:
May 10, 1944

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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Characters:
1993  Hot Shots! Part Deux

Director:
1980  Airplane!
1984  Top Secret!
1986  Ruthless People
1988  Big Business
1990  Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1991  Hot Shots!
1993  Hot Shots! Part Deux
1994  An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
1997  ...First Do No Harm
1998  Jane Austen's Mafia!

Executive Producer:
1980  Airplane!
1984  Top Secret!
1986  Ruthless People
1988  Big Business
1988  The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1990  Cry-Baby
1990  Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1991  Hot Shots!
1992  Brain Donors
1993  Hot Shots! Part Deux
1994  An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1997  ...First Do No Harm
1998  Jane Austen's Mafia!

Producer:
1980  Airplane!
1984  Top Secret!
1986  Ruthless People
1988  Big Business
1988  The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1990  Cry-Baby
1990  Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1991  Hot Shots!
1991  The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1992  Brain Donors
1993  Hot Shots! Part Deux
1994  An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1997  ...First Do No Harm
1998  Jane Austen's Mafia!

Screenplay:
1980  Airplane!
1984  Top Secret!
1986  Ruthless People
1988  Big Business
1988  The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1990  Cry-Baby
1990  Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1991  Hot Shots!
1991  The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1992  Brain Donors
1993  Hot Shots! Part Deux
1994  An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1997  ...First Do No Harm
1998  Jane Austen's Mafia!
2006  Scary Movie 4

Writer:
1977  The Kentucky Fried Movie
1980  Airplane!
1984  Top Secret!
1986  Ruthless People
1988  Big Business
1988  The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1990  Cry-Baby
1990  Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1991  Hot Shots!
1991  The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1992  Brain Donors
1993  Hot Shots! Part Deux
1994  An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1997  ...First Do No Harm
1998  Jane Austen's Mafia!
2006  Scary Movie 4

Creator:
1982  Police Squad!

Producer:
1982  Police Squad!

Writer:
1982  Police Squad!

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