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David Zucker

Production · Born 1947-10-16 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

David S. Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized as the director and writer of the critically successful 1980 film Airplane! as well as being the creator of The Naked Gun franchise and for directing Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.

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Filmography

2026Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!Self - Filmmaker
2025The Naked GunOriginal Film Writer
2025When We Went MAD!Self
2022Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastyDavid Zucker
2020Impractical Jokers: Dinner PartySelf
2017The History of ComedySelf
2016O.J.: Made in AmericaSelf
2015Kareem: Minority of OneSelf
2013Scary Movie 5Packer Fan (uncredited)
2008An American CarolProducer
2008The Onion MovieProducer
2008Superhero MovieProducer
2006I Love the '70s: Volume 2Self
2006An Inconvenient TruthThanks
2006Scary Movie 4Zoltar (voice)
2003Scary Movie 3Director
2003My Boss's DaughterDirector
2003Phone BoothProducer
2000H.U.D.Director
1998BASEketballMan with Shooting Hot Dog (uncredited)
1996High School HighProducer
1995A Walk in the CloudsProducer
1995Your Studio and YouDavid Zucker
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultTeleprompter Guy
1993For Goodness SakeDirector
1992Brain DonorsExecutive Producer
1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearDavy Crockett
1988The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Writer
1986Ruthless PeopleDirector
1984Top Secret!German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
1982Police Squad!Producer
1980Airplane!Ground Crewman #2
1977The Kentucky Fried MovieMan (segment "His New Car") / Technician #2 (segment "Eyewitness News") / Grunwald (segment "Courtroom")
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