As Actor
FAT: A Documentary
2019
6.2
Jim Abrahams
Acting
Birth date
May 10, 1944
Birth place
Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
Death date
November 26, 2024
Biography
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Kareem: Minority of One
2015
7.2
As Writer
Scary Movie 4
2006
5.5
As Director, As Writer
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
5.5
As Director
...First Do No Harm
1997
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
6.6
As Actor
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
5.5
As Director, As Writer
Hot Shots!
1991
6.6
As Director
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
6.2
As Writer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
7.3
As Director
Big Business
1988
6.4
As Director
Ruthless People
1986
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Top Secret!
1984
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Airplane!
1980
7.3
As Writer
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
6.2