Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams is an American writer and director who co-directed the television series Police Squad!

Background
He may be best known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers, Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as ''[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane! Airplane!] (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun'' series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He directed movies on his own, such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with ''[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Shots! Hot Shots!] and its 1993 sequel, [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Shots!_Part_Deux Hot Shots! Part Deux]''.

Abrahams and his wife, Nancy (née Cocuzzo) co-founded The Charlie Foundation To Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy.