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David Zucker
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn October 16, 1947 (78 years)
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.
Known For
David Zucker Filmography
| 2018 | The Terror (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2000 | H.U.D. · as Executive Producer |
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| 1992 | Brain Donors · as Executive Producer |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · as Executive Producer |
| 1984 | Top Secret! · as Executive Producer |
| 1982 | Police Squad! (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Airplane! · as Executive Producer |
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| 1982 | Police Squad! (TV Series) |
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| 2025 | The Naked Gun · as Original Film Writer |
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| 1998 | BASEketball · as Screenplay |
| 1996 | High School High · as Screenplay |
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| 1984 | Top Secret! · as Screenplay |
| 1982 | Police Squad! (TV Series) |
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| 1977 |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 · as Packer Fan (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 · as Zoltar (voice) |
| 1998 | BASEketball · as Man With Shooting Hot Dog (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult · as Teleprompter Guy |
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear · as Davy Crockett |
| 1984 | Top Secret! · as German Soldier In Prop Room (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Airplane! · as Ground Crewman #2 |
| 1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie · as Man (segment "his New Car") / Technician #2 (segment "eyewitness News") / Grunwald (segment "courtroom") |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2025 | When We Went MAD! · as Self |
| 2022 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV Series) · as David Zucker |
| 2022 | Jesse Watters Primetime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | O.J.: Made in America · as Self |
| 2015 | Kareem: Minority of One · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | I Love The 70s Volume 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | I Love The 80s 3-D (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Dr. Phil (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Your Studio and You · as David Zucker |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self - Member Of 'kentucky Fried Theater' |
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| 2018 | Late Night Berlin (TV Series) · as Creative Producer |
| 2000 | H.U.D. · as Created By |
| 1976 | Big John, Little John (TV Series) · as Written By |





















