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Jim Abrahams
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer Born: May 10, 1944 in Shorewood, WI Biography:In collaboration with longtime partners "David" and "Jerry Zucker", producer/director "Jim Abrahams" has created some of the funniest send-ups of the '70s and '80s, most notably "Airplane!", "Ruthless People", and Naked Gun. Boyhood friends from Milwaukee where their fathers ran a real-estate business together, the three pals developed a passion for making fun of movies and television shows. Shortly after graduating from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, the three teamed up to found the Kentucky Fried Theater and with it produced a popular multimedia comedy show that blended improvised sketches with short films. In time, they moved the troupe to L.A. Their first Los Angeles production ran for two years. In conjunction with director "John Landis", Abrahams and the Zuckers made their satirical parody of modern culture, "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977). During production, the three carefully... Full Biography
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