Jerry Zucker
Production · b. 1950 · 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.
Movies7
Movie7.3ComedyAn ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Airplane!
1980 · 5.3K votes
Movie7.1ComedyPopular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Top Secret!
1984 · 1.5K votes
Movie6.2ComedyA series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977 · 373 votes
Movie7.0ComedyA parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after the studio's purchase by Seagrams, and featuring cameos by many stars and directors.
Your Studio and You
1995 · 33 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryThe Making of Ghost
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
2001 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryThe making of Ghost
Movie5.9DramaRomanceA young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.
Asthma
2015 · 79 votes
Series3
TV7.7DramaComedyA fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports' most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022 · 191 votes
TV6.6DocumentaryComedyExplore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
The History of Comedy
2017 · 9 votes
TV7.8DocumentaryComedyDirectors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio explore the life and legacy of Mel Brooks, one of the most enduring comedic voices of our time.
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026 · 16 votes