Jim Abrahams
Director
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.
Filmography
Airplane!
as Religious Zealot #6 1980
Coming to America
as Face on Cutting Room Floor 1988
Top Secret!
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited) 1984
Oscar
as Postman (uncredited) 1991
The Kentucky Fried Movie
as Various 1977
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self 2015
FAT: A Documentary
as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker 2019
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993