Jerry Zucker Biography (1950-)

Born March 11, 1950, in Milwaukee, WI; son of Charlotte Zucker; brother of David Zucker (a director, writer and producer). Career: Producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Kentucky Fried Theatre, Madison, WI, founder (with David Zucker and Jim Abrahams), 1979. Zucker Brothers Productions, founder(with David Zucker), Los Angeles, CA. Awards, Honors: British Academyof Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best screenplay, 1981, for Airplane!(with Jim Abrahams and David Zucker); ShoWest Award, director ofthe year, 1991; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best motion picture--comedy or musical, 1998, for My Best Friend's Wedding(with Ronald Bass). Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, screenwriter, actor
Birth Details
March 11, 1950
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Second unit director, Rock 'n' Roll High School, New World, 1979
  • (With David Zucker and Jim Abrahams) Executive producer and director, Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
  • (With David Zucker and Jim Abrahams) Director and executive producer, Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984
  • (With David Zucker and Jim Abrahams) Director, Ruthless People, Buena Vista, 1986
  • (With David Zucker and Jim Abrahams) Executive producer, The Naked Gun--From the Files of Police Squad!, Paramount, 1988
  • Director, Ghost, Paramount, 1990
  • (With Jim Abrahams and Gil Netter) The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount, 1991
  • (With David Zucker) Executive producer, Brain Donors, Paramount, 1992
  • (With Bruce Joel Rubin and Hunt Lowry) Producer, My Life, Columbia, 1993
  • (With Jim Abrahams and Gil Netter) Executive producer, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994
  • Producer (with Gil Netter and David Zucker) A Walk in the Clouds,Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • Producer and director, First Knight, 1995
  • (With Ronald Bass) Producer, My Best Friend's Wedding, Columbia TriStar, 1997
  • Director, In Your Dreams, 1999
  • Director, A Course in Miracles, 1999
  • Producer, Toddlers, 1999
  • Producer, Imaging Nathan, 1999
  • Producer, The Phone Booth, 2000
  • Film Appearances
  • Man (NYTEX PM), Beaver (Courtroom), and third technician (Eyewitness News), Kentucky Fried Movie, United Films, 1977
  • Ground crewman number two, Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • (With David Zucker and Jim Abrahams) Executive producer and creator, Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
  • Episodic
  • Director, Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
  • Specials
  • Creator, director, and executive producer, Our Planet Tonight, 1987
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • The Naked Gun 2 1/2: Looking Down the Barrel of Comedy, 1991
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • (With David Zucker and Jim Abrahams) Kentucky Fried Movie, UnitedFilms, 1977
  • (With David Zucker and Jim Abrahams) Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
  • (With David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Martyn Burke) Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984
  • (With David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Pat Proft) The Naked Gun--From the Files of Police Squad!, Paramount, 1988
  • The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, 1991
  • The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, 1994
  • Film Lyrics
  • Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984
  • Television Specials
  • Our Planet Tonight, 1987