Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker | |
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Zucker on November 4, 2006 | |
| Born | Jerry Gordon Zucker March 11, 1950 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse |
Janet Krausz (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Charlotte Zucker |
| Family | David Zucker (brother) |
Jerry Gordon Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one third of the filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. He is best known for his role in writing and directing comedy spoof films like Airplane! (1980) and Top Secret! (1984), and for co-creating the television series Police Squad!, which was later adapted into The Naked Gun film series. He is also the director of the Academy Award-winning supernatural drama film Ghost (1990).