Jerry Zucker
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Born: March 11, 1950 (age 76) · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Biography
Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American director, known for comedy spoof films, and the hit film Ghost. Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte (d. 2007) and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer. He graduated from Shorewood High School. Zucker's early career work started with Jim Abrahams and brother David Zucker at the Kentucky Fried Theatre on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles where they honed their comedic skills doing skits in front of a live audience. From there the three went on and together co-directed Airplane! in 1980 and then went on to do Top Secret! in 1984, and Ruthless People in 1986. In 1990, he lent his directorial skills to the dramatic genre with Ghost, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Recent directorial efforts of Zucker's include the 2001 film Rat Race (which re-teamed him with Ghost star Whoopi Goldberg). Like his brother David Zucker, Jerry often cast his mother, Charlotte (who died in 2007), and his sister, Susan Breslau, in small roles in his films. Along with Jim Abrahams, the Zuckers constitute the "ZAZ" team of directors.
Known for
Friends with Benefits
2011
Ghost
1990
Airplane!
1980
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Rat Race
2001
The Naked Gun
2025
Top Secret!
1984
First Knight
1995
A Walk in the Clouds
1995
Photos (1)
Movies (5)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (5)
Directing (8)
Writing (7)
The Naked Gun
Original Film Writer
Airplane!
Writer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Writer
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Original Series Creator
Police Squad!
Writer
Top Secret!
Screenplay
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Writer
Producing (16)
Airplane!
Executive Producer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Executive Producer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Executive Producer
Friends with Benefits
Producer
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Executive Producer
My Best Friend's Wedding
Producer
Police Squad!
Producer
First Knight
Producer
A Walk in the Clouds
Producer
Top Secret!
Executive Producer
Rat Race
Producer
Fair Game
Producer
My Life
Producer
Unconditional Love
Producer
Dear Dumb Diary
Executive Producer
Brain Donors
Executive Producer