Jim Abrahams
Birthday
1944/05/10
Day of death
2024/11/26 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
Also know as
James S. "Jim" Abrahams, 짐 에이브러햄스
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1993) Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
as ---
(1980) Airplane!
as Religious Zealot #6
(1983) Cocaine Blues
as Himself
(1984) Top Secret!
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
(1988) Coming to America
as Face on Cutting Room Floor
(1991) Oscar
as Postman (uncredited)
(2015) Kareem: Minority of One
as Self
(1977) The Kentucky Fried Movie
as Various
(2019) FAT: A Documentary
as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
(2022) Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Jim Abrahams