Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams · Arts & Literature
Co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun with the Zucker brothers
1944, Shorewood, Wisconsin, United States — 2024, United States
United States
Jim Abrahams is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun with the Zucker brothers
Jim Abrahams, with brothers David and Jerry Zucker, co-created the deadpan spoof comedies 'Airplane!' (1980) and 'The Naked Gun,' transforming American film parody. He later became an advocate for the ketogenic diet in treating childhood epilepsy after it helped his son. He was Jewish and grew up in Wisconsin.
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Co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun with the Zucker brothers
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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