Jerry Zucker

Known for ProductionBorn 1950-03-11 (age 76)Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American director, known for comedy spoof films, and the hit film Ghost. Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte (d. 2007) and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer. He graduated from Shorewood High School. Zucker's early career work started with Jim Abrahams and brother David Zucker at the Kentucky Fried Theatre on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles where they honed their comedic skills doing skits in front of a live audience. From there the three went on and together co-directed Airplane! in 1980 and then went on to do 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 constitute the "ZAZ" team of directors.Read more

Movies & web series

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Police Squad!

A Walk in the Clouds

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Ghost

Airplane!

Top Secret!

Your Studio and You

The History of Comedy

Friends with Benefits

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

My Life

The Naked Gun

Dear Dumb Diary

Fair Game

My Best Friend's Wedding

Ruthless People

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Rat Race

Rock 'n' Roll High School

Brain Donors

First Knight

Asthma

Ghost: Remembering the Magic

Unconditional Love

The Kentucky Fried Movie

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

Making Rat Race

1000 Miles