Jim Abrahams Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-founded the Charlie Foundation to raise awareness in the epilepsy community of the efficacy of the ketogenic diet in controlling childhood epilepsy
• Attended Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wis․, while growing up with his educational researcher mother and his lawyer father
• Befriended David and Jerry Zucker when they discovered a shared passion for making fun of movies and television shows as children, and the trio went on to form a multimedia comedy troupe called Kentucky Fried Theater
• Quote: "The medical destiny of all of us is largely in our own hands․ Be proactive․"
• His parody films are known for containing puns, slapstick humor and visual gags
• Often works with filmmakers David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and writer Pat Proft
• Along with his Kentucky Fried Theater collaborators, decided to write the script for "Airplane!" after watching a flying movie called "Zero Hour" that the team thought was so bad it was fascinating