Jim Abrahams
Writing 1944-05-10 Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
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 …
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Airplane!
1980
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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
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Coming to America
1988
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Top Secret!
1984
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Oscar
1991
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The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
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Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
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Kareem: Minority of One
2015
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Cocaine Blues
1983
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FAT: A Documentary
2019