Jim AbrahamsAKA:
James Abrahams
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
05/10/1944 Birthplace:
Shorewood, Wisconsin
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biography
With college friends Jerry and David Zucker, Jim Abrahams is co-founder of the Kentucky Fried Theater in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969. ZAZ (as they came to be known) subsequently moved their satirical group to Los Angeles and set up a theater there. They made their first venture into feature filmmaking with "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977). Directed by John Landis, the film was a memorable series of absurd, vulgar and (mostly) wildly funny send-ups of popular culture. Most of their subsequent work has been in a similar vein. "Airplane!" (1980), "Top Secret!" (1984) and "The Naked Gun" (1988)
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Year
Milestone
1969
With David and Jerry Zucker, formed the Kentucky Fried Theater in Madison, Wisconsin
1972
Moved Kentucky Fried Theater to Los Angeles
1977
First film as co-writer and actor, "Kentucky Fried Movie"
1980
First film as co-director and co-executive producer, "Airplane!" (also co-writer)
1982
TV directing, producing, and writing debut, "Police Squad!"
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