Along with David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a style of straight-faced, fast-paced parody.

The screenwriting team of Mr. Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker often cast veteran dramatic actors in their ...

Remember Detective Frank Drebin from "The Naked Gun"? The utterly serious cop with a knack for getting tangled in hilarious ...

Jim Abrahams, who has died aged 80, was one of three badly behaved American schoolboys who went on to reinvent screen comedy ...

Jim Abrahams, one of the creators of wacky, slapstick comedy classics such as Airplane and the Naked Gun series, has died at ...

Jim Abrahams, who co-created spoofs such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died at the age of 80. His son Joseph told trade website The Hollywood Reporter, that the writer died of natural causes at ...

Jim Abrahams, part of the team behind such comedy touchstones as Airplane!,' the 'Naked Gun' films and Police Squad!, died ...

The comedy genius Jim Abrahams, one of the directors and screenwriters behind comedy hits such as "The Naked Gun" and ...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV ...