Naked Gun and Airplane! director Jim Abrahams dies aged 80

Legendary manager and writer Jim Abrahams has died aged 80.

The co-creator of Naked Gun and Airplane! died from earthy causes astatine his Santa Monica location connected Tuesday.

Abrahams was joined to woman Nancy (née Cocuzzo) and is survived by 3 children. His lad Joseph confirmed his decease to The Hollywood Reporter.

His collaborations with brothers Jerry and David Zucker led to Abrahams’ astir celebrated works.

Together, the trio, known arsenic ZAZ, earned a Bafta grant for Best Screenplay.

Airplane! grossed an unthinkable $83.5million aft being made from a fund of $3.5million. This made it the 3rd biggest grossing drama astatine the time.

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