Jim Abrahams

This Milwaukee native began his own career in the entertainment industry by founding Kentucky Fried Theater with UW-Madison classmates Jerry and David Zucker. The company moved from Madison to Los Angeles, and made their first film, "Kentucky Fried Movie," in 1977. 

During the last 20 years, Abrahams has been involved with 14 feature films, the most recent of which was "Mafia!" . 

CREDITS

Producer

AIRPLANE! (1980)

POLICE SQUAD (1982)

TOP SECRET! (1984)

THE NAKED GUN (1988)

CRY BABY (1990)

NAKED GUN 2 1/2 (1991)

NAKED GUN 33 1/3 (1994)

Director

AIRPLANE! (1980)

POLICE SQUAD (1982)

TOP SECRET! (1984)

RUTHLESS PEOPLE (1986)

BIG BUSINESS (1988)

WELCOME HOME, ROXY CARMICHAEL (1990)

HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX (1993)

JANE AUSTIN' MAFIA (1998)

Writer

KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE (1977)

AIRPLANE! (1980)

POLICE SQUAD (1982)

TOP SECRET! (1984)

NAKED GUN (1988)

NAKED GUN 2 1/2 (1991)

HOT SHOTS! (1991)

HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX (1993)

NAKED GUN 33 1/3 (1994)

JANE AUSTIN'S MAFIA (1998)