Jim Abrahams

Birth Name:

James S. Abrahams

Birth Place:

Shorewood, Wisconsin, United States

Profession

Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack

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

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