Jim Abrahams, co-creator of hits such as "The Naked Gun" and "Airplane!", has died at 80. His son confirmed the information. Jim Abrahams, a renowned American screenwriter, director, and producer ...

Jim Abrahams, who arrived in Hollywood with two childhood buddies as a comedy-writing trio that found fame with deadpan parodies and a blitz of puns with “Airplane!” and the Naked Gun series ...

Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like "Airplane!," "Hot Shots!," the "Naked Gun" series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety.

Naked Gun and Airplane! director Jim Abrahams died at the age of 80. The writer, producer and director died in the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 26 morning at his home in Santa Monica, according to his ...

Jim Abrahams, one third of a trio who brought a new kind of comedy to the big screen, has died. Abrahams co-directed Airplane! with friends David and Jerry Zucker, then struck out on his own ...

The world would have been a far less funny place without Jim Abrahams, who passed away today at the age of 80. Abrahams is likely best remembered for his iconic collaborations with brothers David ...

The Naked Gun films and Hot Shots!, then you’re a fan of the work of Jim Abrahams. The writer/director worked with brothers Jerry and David Zucker on several films after meeting when they were kids.

Jim Abrahams, one of the writers and directors behind some of the greatest and most quotable spoof and slapstick comedies of the 20th century - including Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Hot Shots!

One of the creators of some of the funniest movies of the 20th century has died. Jim Abrahams, best known as one third of the “ZAZ” comedy team with David and Jerry Zucker passed away on Tuesday.

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural ...