Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 24
Director 10
self 6
Writer 5
Producer 3
TV Shows 2
Jim Abrahams
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
TV
8
Self - Filmmaker & Founder, Charlie Foundation
FAT: A Documentary (2019)
Movie
Self
Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
Movie
Writer
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Movie
5.44
Director
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Movie
Director
...First Do No Harm (1997)
Movie
Writer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Movie
5.89
Director
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994)
Movie
Director
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Movie
5.94
Self
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (1993)
Movie
Executive Producer
Brain Donors (1992)
Movie
Director
Hot Shots! (1991)
Movie
6.8
Producer / Writer
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Movie
5.83
Postman (uncredited)
Oscar (1991)
Movie
5.36
Director
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Movie
2
Executive Producer
Cry-Baby (1990)
Movie
4
Writer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Movie
5.52
Face on Cutting Room Floor
Coming to America (1988)
Movie
7.1
Director
Big Business (1988)
Movie
6.67
Director
Ruthless People (1986)
Movie
6
Director
Top Secret! (1984)
Movie
5.78
Self
Cocaine Blues (1983)
Movie
Writer
Police Squad! (1982)
TV
3.5
Director
Airplane! (1980)
Movie
5.58
Writer
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Movie
Self - Director
Hot Shots: The Making of an Important Movie
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.24
Based on 1.59 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1991
2022
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1944-05-10 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceShorewood, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJames S. "Jim" Abrahams
AwardsWriters Guild of America Award
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