Jerry Zucker (film director)
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Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American movie director known for his role in directing comedy spoof films.
Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte (d. 2007) and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer.[1] He graduated from Shorewood High School.[2]
Zucker's early career work included co-directing the movies Airplane! in 1980, 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 comprise the "ZAZ" team of directors.
Zucker said, in his 2003 commencement speech at The University of Wisconsin, "Find your there there."... additionally, to paraphrase, he advised "against buying furniture, as it acts as an anchor."
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- ^ David Zucker Biography (1947-)
- ^ "25 years and still laughing: 'Airplane!' maintains its cruising altitude with a non-stop zany attitude", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 11, 2005. Accessed September 17, 2007. "The event is in honor of the volunteer service and philanthropy of Louise Abrahams Yaffe and her son Jim Abrahams, who wrote and directed "Airplane!" with fellow Shorewood High School and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates David and Jerry Zucker."
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