David Zucker
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| David Zucker | |
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| Born | October 16, 1947 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Film director Film producer Screenwriter |
| Spouse | Danielle Zucker |
| Children | 2 |
David Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer.[1] He graduated from Shorewood High School.[2] Zucker is married to Dr. Danielle Zucker, with whom he has two children, Charles and Sarah. His younger brother, Jerry, is his filmmaking partner. The Zucker brothers have a sister, Susan Breslau.
[edit] Career
Zucker's movies include The Kentucky Fried Movie in 1977, The Naked Gun in 1988, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear in 1991, BASEketball in 1998, Scary Movie 3 in 2003, its sequel Scary Movie 4 in 2006, Scary Movie 5 (due in 2008).[citation needed]
He co-directed several films including Airplane! in 1980 and Top Secret! in 1984; along with his brother, Jerry, and Jim Abrahams, the trio make up the ZAZ team of directors. He has also worked with Pat Proft (with whom he first teamed up on the Naked Gun show Police Squad!) and Craig Mazin (writer of three of the four Scary Movies).
ZAZ and Proft are renowned to have created the parody genre of films, in which jokes are spit out with rapid-fire, using puns, physical humor, wit, and double entendres. Some of the veteran actors of ZAZ's vision of parody include Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Charlie Sheen, Julie Hagerty, and Anna Faris (who has starred in all four of the Scary Movie series).
In his movies, his mother, Charlotte (d. 2007) was often cast in a small bit part (like one of the Lucille Ball impersonators in Rat Race, and Vincent Ludwig's secretary, Dominique, in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!).
David Zucker has stated that his dream project is a Davy Crockett biopic. He mentioned his enthusiasm for the Davy Crockett project during an interview in 2006 for the feature length documentary, "That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor",[3] on the life of Dub Taylor, which has received support from the Taylor Family and many of Dub's previous co-workers, including Bill Cosby, Peter Fonda, Dixie Carter, Don Collier, Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, as well as many others. The project had its World Premiere at Taylor's Childhood Hometown of Augusta, Georgia on April 14, 2007. The project is from Executive Producers Stokes and James Kicklighter from JamesWorks Entertainment and Professor Pauper Productions. Part of his interview is on YouTube.[4]
[edit] Politics
A campaign contributions search for Zucker, once a longtime liberal Democrat, shows his first right-leaning contribution as US$2647 to ClubforGrowth.NET, a website which hosts political videos including his initial anti-Kerry video.[5] Further using campaign donations as a guide, his brother Jerry apparently continues to identify as a Democrat.[6] On October 10, 2006, the Drudge Report published a link to a political ad Zucker produced and later appeared on Youtube.[7] In a quote from a Drudge Report exclusive:
| “ | In the ad, Zucker....recreates former Clinton Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's 2000 visit to North Korea. During the visit, Secretary Albright presented North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il with a basketball autographed by former NBA superstar Michael Jordan.
Actress Adele Stasilli-Fernandez, playing Albright, is shown presenting Kim Jong Il with the Michael Jordan basketball, painting the walls of Osama bin Laden's Afghanistan cave and turning a blind eye to suicide bombers. In one scene, her skirt rips as she changes the tire of a Middle Eastern dictator's limousine. One GOP strategist said "jaws dropped" when the ad was first viewed. "Nobody could believe Zucker thought any political organization could use this ad. It makes a point, but it's way over the top." |
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On October 23, 2006, a second Zucker video, “The Taxman”, was posted to YouTube.[8] The spot suggests that Democrats, if elected, would raise taxes.
On December 18, 2006, a third was posted, this time with the Iraq Study Group in his sights.[9] This video compares study group's recommendations with that of the British appeasement of Hitler prior to World War II.
[edit] Filmography (director)
- Scary Movie 5 (2008)
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)
- Scary Movie 3 (2003)
- My Boss's Daughter (2003)
- BASEketball (1998)
- For Goodness Sake (1993)
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- Ruthless People (1986)
- Top Secret! (1984)
- Airplane! (1980)
[edit] References
- ^ 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."
- ^ That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor
- ^ YouTube - Behind the Scenes of "That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor"
- ^ “David Zucker's Federal Campaign Contribution Report”, NEWSMEAT. accessed 21 December 2006
- ^ “Jerry Zucker's Federal Campaign Contribution Report”, NEWSMEAT. accessed 21 December 2006
- ^ “The David Zucker Albright Ad”, YouTube (10 October 2006). accessed 21 December 2006
- ^ “Zucker Uncensored Taxman Ad”, YouTube (18 December 2006). accessed 21 December 2006
- ^ “Zuker Takes on the Iraq Study Group and James Baker”, YouTube (23 October 2006). accessed 21 December 2006
[edit] External links
- David Zucker at the Internet Movie Database
- GreenCine interview
- Jewish Journal interview
- David Zucker Source at Free Webs
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