- Former private investigator.
- He died from leukemia. He had the disease for twenty years before his death and at one point was in remission until it returned.
- Abrahams and his wife, Nancy (née Cocuzzo) co-founded The Charlie Foundation to help cure Pediatric Epilepsy.
- Jim Abrahams was an American film director and writer, best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.
- Abrahams and his wife, Nancy (née Cocuzzo) co-founded The Charlie Foundation To Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy.
- He directed movies on his own, such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.
- He attended Shorewood High School.
- He is best known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series.
- His daughter, Jamie Abrahams, is also a comedy writer.
- Son of Louise Ogens Abrahams and Norman Abrahams. Brother of Alice Gruenberg and Jane Butenhoff. Father of Joseph, Jamie and Charlie. First cousin of Kate Ogens Siegler, Andy Ogens and Dan Ogens.
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