Jim Abrahams
Born: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 10, 1944
Graduated University of Wisconsin, Madison June, 1967
Movies:
1978 – “Kentucky Fried Movie,” co-writer, co-executive producer
1980 – “Airplane!” co-writer, co-director
1984 – “Top Secret!” co-writer, co-director
1986 - “Ruthless People,” co-director
1987 - “Big Business,” director
1988 - “Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael,” director
1989 - “The Naked Gun,” co-writer, co-producer
1990 – “Cry Baby,” co-producer
1991 - “Hot Shots!” co-writer, director
1992 - “Naked Gun 2 1/2,” co-executive producer
1993 - “Hot Shots, Part Deux! co-writer, director
1994 – “Naked Gun 33 1/3,” co executive producer
1999 - “Jane Austen’s Mafia!” co-writer, director
2004 – “Scary Movie 4,” co-writer
T.V.
1982 – “Police Squad!” co-writer, co-producer, co-director
1998 – “first do no harm,” co-executive producer, director
1994 to present—Co-Founder/ Director The Charlie Foundation To Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy
1997 to present—Board of Directors CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy)
1998 to present--Board of Visitors Hebrew and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison