
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.

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as Religious Zealot #6
1980

as Jim Abrahams
2022

as Face on Cutting Room Floor
1988

as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
1984

as Postman (uncredited)
1991

as Various
1977

as Self
2015

1993

as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
2019

as Himself
1983
1993

as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
2019

as Self
2015

1993

as Postman (uncredited)
1991

as Face on Cutting Room Floor
1988

as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
1984

as Himself
1983

as Religious Zealot #6
1980

as Various
1977
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