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 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.
tvWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Jim Abrahams · 2022 · 7.6
movieFAT: A Documentary
as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker · 2019 · 6.4
movieKareem: Minority of One
as Self · 2015 · 7.2
movieHearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
as · 1993 · 5.5
movieOscar
as Postman (uncredited) · 1991 · 6.3
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as Face on Cutting Room Floor · 1988 · 6.9
movieTop Secret!
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited) · 1984 · 7.1
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as Himself · 1983 · 7.0
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as Religious Zealot #6 · 1980 · 7.3
movieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
as Various · 1977 · 6.2