‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun’ writer-director Jim Abrahams dead at 80
November 27, 2024, 5:23 am
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 causes on Tuesday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his son Joseph Abrahams told the Hollywood Reporter.
