Jerry Zucker
Production · Director · Executive Producer · Producer
Born Mar 11, 1950 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Active 1977–present · Awards: Writers Guild of America Award, Mainichi Film Awards
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.
Filmography
The Naked Gun (2025) — Original Film WriterGhost (1990) — DirectorAirplane! (1980) — Ground Crewman #1 · Director · Executive Producer · WriterThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — Executive Producer · WriterFriends with Benefits (2011) — ProducerThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) — Executive Producer · Original Series CreatorMy Best Friend's Wedding (1997) — ProducerA Walk in the Clouds (1995) — ProducerTop Secret! (1984) — German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited) · Screenplay · Director · Executive ProducerNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) — Executive ProducerPolice Squad! (1982) — Writer · Producer · Director · CreatorRat Race (2001) — Director · ProducerFirst Knight (1995) — Director · ProducerFair Game (2010) — ProducerWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) — Jerry ZuckerRuthless People (1986) — DirectorThe Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) — Various · WriterMy Life (1993) — ProducerRock 'n' Roll High School (1979) — Second Unit DirectorBrain Donors (1992) — Executive ProducerAsthma (2015) — Gus' FatherUnconditional Love (2002) — ProducerYour Studio and You (1995) — Jerry ZuckerDear Dumb Diary (2013) — Executive Producer