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Jerry Zucker

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Jerry Zucker in First Knight (1995)
Jerry Zucker was born on 11 March 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Airplane! (1980), Ghost (1990) and Top Secret! (1984). He has been married to Janet Zucker since May 1987. They have two children.
BornMarch 11, 1950
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BornMarch 11, 1950
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 6 wins & 6 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)
Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, and Jerry Zucker in Ghost (1990)
Jerry Zucker in Ghost (1990)
David Zucker, Robert K. Weiss, and Jerry Zucker 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)
Janet Zucker and Jerry Zucker in Rat Race (2001)
Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, and Jerry Zucker in Rat Race (2001)
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker in The Directors (1997)

Known for:

Airplane! (1980)
Airplane!
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1980
Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
Ghost
7.1
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1990
Top Secret! (1984)
Top Secret!
7.2
  • Producer
  • 1984
Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
Police Squad!
8.4
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • 1000 Miles
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • Late Night Berlin (2018)
    Late Night Berlin
    • creative producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Dear Dumb Diary (2013)
    Dear Dumb Diary
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Mental (2012)
    Mental
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake in Friends with Benefits (2011)
    Friends with Benefits
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in Fair Game (2010)
    Fair Game
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Unconditional Love (2002)
    Unconditional Love
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2002
  • John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, and Amy Smart in Rat Race (2001)
    Rat Race
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2001
  • Julia Roberts in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
    My Best Friend's Wedding
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1997
  • First Knight (1995)
    First Knight
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1995
  • Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
    A Walk in the Clouds
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
    Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • Nicole Kidman and Michael Keaton in My Life (1993)
    My Life
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Brain Donors (1992)
    Brain Donors
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
    • executive producer
    • 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!
    • executive producer
    • 1988

Writer

  • 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
  • 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
  • Our Planet Tonight
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • 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

Director

  • John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, and Amy Smart in Rat Race (2001)
    Rat Race
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2001
  • First Knight (1995)
    First Knight
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1995
  • Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Ghost
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1990
  • Our Planet Tonight
    • segment director
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • 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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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Kentucky Fried Theatre
  • Born
    • March 11, 1950
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Spouse
    • Janet ZuckerMay 1987 - present (2 children)
  • Relatives
    • David Zucker(Sibling)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Gave the commencement address at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the spring of 2003.
  • Quotes
    I love technology, and I love new gadgets. I can no longer figure out how to use any of them, but I love them.
  • Trademarks
      See David Zucker

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