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Jim Abrahams(I)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Jim Abrahams
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Jim Abrahams was born on 10 May 1944 in Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Airplane! (1980), Top Secret! (1984) and Police Squad! (1982). He is married to Nancy Cocuzzo.
BornMay 10, 1944
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BornMay 10, 1944
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker in Airplane! (1980)
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker in Airplane! (1980)
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker in Airplane! (1980)
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, David Lloyd Austin, Raye Birk, Charles Gherardi, Prince Hughes, David Katz, Robert K. Weiss, and Robert LuJane in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Robert K. Weiss, and Jerry Zucker in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Winona Ryder and Jim Abrahams in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Jim Abrahams at an event for Airplane! (1980)
Jim Abrahams, Robert Hays, David Zucker, and Ben Mankiewicz at an event for Airplane! (1980)
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker in The Directors (1997)

Known for:

Airplane! (1980)
Airplane!
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1980
Top Secret! (1984)
Top Secret!
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1984
Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
Police Squad!
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1993

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Writer

  • Carmen Electra, Craig Bierko, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shaquille O'Neal, and Phil McGraw in Scary Movie 4 (2006)
    Scary Movie 4
    • screenplay
    • 2006
  • Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
    Jane Austen's Mafia!
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
    Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
    • television series: "Police Squad"
    • 1994
  • Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
    Hot Shots! Part Deux
    • characters
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Hot Shots!
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
    • television series Police Squad
    • 1991
  • Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Jeannette Charles, Reggie Jackson, and Nancy Marchand in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
    • television series: "Police Squad"
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Top Secret! (1984)
    Top Secret!
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
    Police Squad!
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane!
    • written for the screen by
    • 1980
  • The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
    The Kentucky Fried Movie
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Big John, Little John (1976)
    Big John, Little John
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1976

Producer

  • Cancer/evolution
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Cory Edwards in Krogzilla (2020)
    Krogzilla
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Late Night Berlin (2018)
    Late Night Berlin
    • creative producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Voice of the Epilepsies (2018)
    Voice of the Epilepsies
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Meryl Streep and Seth Adkins in ...First Do No Harm (1997)
    ...First Do No Harm
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
    Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Johnny Depp and Amy Locane in Cry-Baby (1990)
    Cry-Baby
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Jeannette Charles, Reggie Jackson, and Nancy Marchand in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Top Secret! (1984)
    Top Secret!
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
    Police Squad!
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane!
    • executive producer
    • 1980

Director

  • Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
    Jane Austen's Mafia!
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Meryl Streep and Seth Adkins in ...First Do No Harm (1997)
    ...First Do No Harm
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994)
    An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
    • Director
    • Video
    • 1994
  • Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
    Hot Shots! Part Deux
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1993
  • Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Hot Shots!
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1991
  • Winona Ryder in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
    Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin in Big Business (1988)
    Big Business
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1988
  • Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, and Helen Slater in Ruthless People (1986)
    Ruthless People
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Top Secret! (1984)
    Top Secret!
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
    Police Squad!
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane!
    • Director
    • 1980
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  • Alternative name
    • Kentucky Fried Theatre
  • Born
    • May 10, 1944
    • Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
  • Spouse
    • Nancy Cocuzzo? - present
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