Jim Abrahams

Also known as James S. Abrahams, James Steven Abrahams

American movie director and writer (1944–2024)

Person · Open Library

Works: 1

Top works

Surely You Can't Be Serious
Airplane

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Film & TV

Writing · Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA

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…

Known for

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — Jim Abrahams2022
FAT: A Documentary — Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker2019
Kareem: Minority of One — Self2015
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology1993
Oscar — Postman (uncredited)1991
Coming to America — Face on Cutting Room Floor1988
Top Secret! — German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)1984
Cocaine Blues — Himself1983
Airplane! — Religious Zealot #61980
The Kentucky Fried Movie — Various1977

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1944
Active to: 2024

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 74
Total plays: 131

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 19,320x
The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments
· 2009 · cited 13,909x
The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,176x
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,784x
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,581x

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Key facts

Born: James Steven Abrahams , ( 1944-05-10 ) May 10, 1944, Shorewood, Wisconsin , U.S.
Died: November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26) (aged 80), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Years active: 1976–2019
Spouse: Nancy Cocuzzo

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Wikidata facts

Image: Jim Abrahams, 2015.jpg

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date of birth: 1944-05-10
start of work period: 1976-00-00
end of work period: 2019-00-00
date of death: 2024-11-26
name in native language: Jim Abrahams
birth name: James Steven Abrahams

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James Steven Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American film director and writer. With David and Jerry Zucker, he was best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.

Early life