Jerry Zucker
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Jerry Zucker is an American producer by trade whose name recurs across a run of productions. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either. 'Friends with Benefits' is the title that keeps coming up. 'Airplane!' counts among the more visible projects. The career started quietly, as work of this kind usually does.
Jerry Zucker
8 Movies
1 Series
Jerry Zucker is an American producer by trade whose name recurs across a run of productions. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either. 'Friends with Benefits' is the title that keeps coming up. 'Airplane!' counts among the more visible projects. The career started quietly, as work of this kind usually does.
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Rat Race
Director
2001
Film
First Knight
Director
1995
Film
Ghost
Director
1990
Film
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Writer
1988
Film
Ruthless People
Director
1986
Film
Top Secret!
Director
1984
Film
Police Squad!
Creator
1982–
TV
Airplane!
Director
1980
Film
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Writer
1977
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jerry Zucker and where are they from?
Jerry Zucker is 76 years old, born on March 11, 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Jerry Zucker?
Jerry Zucker is best known for directing Ghost, Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!.
How many movies has Jerry Zucker directed?
Over a 49-year career (since 1977), Jerry Zucker has directed or written 8 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was Jerry Zucker's first movie?
The career of Jerry Zucker began with The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977).
What is Jerry Zucker's most recent movie or series?
Jerry Zucker's most recent release is Rat Race, which premiered on August 17, 2001.
What TV shows has Jerry Zucker created or directed?
On television, Jerry Zucker has appeared in Police Squad!.
Jerry Zucker
1950-03-11 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American director, known for comedy spoof films, and the hit film Ghost.
Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte (d. 2007) and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer. He graduated from Shorewood High School.
Zucker's early career work started with Jim Abrahams and brother David Zucker at the Kentucky Fried Theatre on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles where they honed their comedic skills doing skits in front of a live audience. From there the three went on and together co-directed Airplane! in 1980 and then went on to do Top Secret! in 1984, and Ruthless People in 1986. In 1990, he lent his directorial skills to the dramatic genre with Ghost, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Recent directorial efforts of Zucker's include the 2001 film Rat Race (which re-teamed him with Ghost star Whoopi Goldberg).
Like his brother David Zucker, Jerry often cast his mother, Charlotte (who died in 2007), and his sister, Susan Breslau, in small roles in his films. Along with Jim Abrahams, the Zuckers constitute the "ZAZ" team of directors.