FILM DIRECTOR

David Zucker

1947 - Today

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David Samuel Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized for collaborating with Jim Abrahams and his brother Jerry as part of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, with whom he wrote and directed the 1980 film Airplane! and created The Naked Gun franchise. As a solo filmmaker, Zucker has also directed Scary Movie 3 (2003) and Scary Movie 4 (2006). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Zucker is the 225th most popular film director (up from 644th in 2019), the 1,837th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,102nd in 2019) and the 66th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Zucker ranks 225 out of 2,041. Before him are Jerzy Skolimowski, Stanley Kramer, Bertrand Blier, Donald P. Bellisario, Mark Robson, and Theo van Gogh. After him are Marco Ferreri, Otar Iosseliani, Robert J. Flaherty, Guy Ritchie, Julien Duvivier, and Ryan Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, David Zucker ranks 107. Before him are Ljupko Petrović, Lee Evans, Klaus Schulze, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Roger De Vlaeminck. After him are Peter Weller, Walter Röhrl, John Mearsheimer, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Patrick Dewaere, and Eric F. Wieschaus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Zucker ranks 1,837 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry Flynt (1942), Henry Rollins (1961), Nick Adams (1931), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), and David Scott (1932). After him are Richard Lynch (1940), Bubba Smith (1945), Elisabeth Shue (1963), Peter Weller (1947), Mark Kelly (1964), and Peter Eisenman (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Zucker ranks 66. Before him are Barry Levinson (1942), Garry Marshall (1934), Chris Columbus (1958), Robert Aldrich (1918), Stanley Kramer (1913), and Donald P. Bellisario (1935). After him are Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Ryan Murphy (1965), Richard Donner (1930), Nicholas Ray (1911), James Foley (1953), and Michael Moore (1954).

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