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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Kristi Zea to Frank von Zerneck
David Zucker Biography (1947-)
Born October 16, 1947, in Milwaukee, WI; son of Burton (a real estate developer) and Charlotte (an actress) Zucker; brother of Jerry Zucker (a director, producer, and screenwriter); married; wife's name, Danielle.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist, actor
- Birth Details
- October 16, 1947
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Grumwald, man, and second technician, The Kentucky Fried Movie, United Film, 1977
- First ground crewman, Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
- Davy Crockett, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount,1991
- Teleprompter guy, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994
- Himself, Your Studio and You, Universal, 1995
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Film Work
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Director
- (With others) Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
- (With Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker) Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984
- (With Abrahams and Zucker) Ruthless People, Buena Vista, 1986
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (also known as The Naked Gun), Paramount, 1988
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount, 1991
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For Goodness Sake, 1993
- (Uncredited) High School High, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
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BASEketball, Universal, 1998
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The Guest, Dimension Films, 2001
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Executive Producer
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Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
- (With Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker) Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (also known as The Naked Gun), Paramount, 1988
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount, 1991
- (With others) Brain Donors, 1992
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Producer
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For Goodness Sake, 1993
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The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994
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A Walk in the Clouds, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
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For Goodness Sake II, 1996
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High School High, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
- (And executive music producer) BASEketball, Universal, 1998
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Phone Booth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Universal, 2002
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Television Work
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Executive Producer; Series
- (With Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker) Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
- (And creator) Our Planet Tonight, NBC, 1987
- Also the executive producer of Absolutely True.
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Director; Movies
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H.U.D., 2000
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Appeared as himself, The Directors, Encore.
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Television Work
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Director; Episodic
- "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)," Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
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Our Planet Tonight, NBC, 1987
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Executive Producer; Pilots
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Our Planet Tonight, NBC, 1987
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker) The Kentucky Fried Movie, United Film, 1977
- (With Abrahams and Zucker) Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
- (With Abrahams, Zucker, and Martyn Burke) Top Secret!, Paramount,1984
- (With Abrahams and Zucker) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (also known as The Naked Gun), Paramount, 1988
- (With Abrahams, Zucker, and Pat Proft) The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smellof Fear, Paramount, 1991
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For Goodness Sake, 1993
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The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994
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High School High, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
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BASEketball, Universal, 1998
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Film Music
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Songs
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount, 1991
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BASEketball, Universal, 1998
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Song Lyrics
- "Spend This Night with Me," Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984
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Teleplays
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Movies
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H.U.D., 2000
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Episodic
- "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)," Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
- (With Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker) Police Squad! (other episodes), ABC, 1982
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Our Planet Tonight, NBC, 1987
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