David Zucker
David S. Zucker 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
ProductionBirthday
October 16, 1947Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
33Place of birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAAlso known as
David S. Zucker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/13iJccfZeC0X9WZgJnlI7ZphL7l.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x2D9boZQghPFAOPAn7mi7ltD6lo.jpg)
Your Studio and You
David Zucker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qk0iXBQgP6b4xfS2bIUNBSENJAn.jpg)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Man (segment "His New Car") / Technician #2 (segment "Eyewitness News") / Grunwald (segment "Courtroom")![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/v9niLQWVzVPB1cP1ThNdEaLZG1Q.jpg)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Davy Crockett![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/p0AYsdgkudR9P5fNV5AjzbwQt8W.jpg)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Teleprompter Guy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fXDMgTFoklwoueJHHKaGoiybaaP.jpg)
Kareem: Minority of One
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vL03Mk1ES5uo1ZdXovz6NtgsbSb.jpg)
Scary Movie 4
Zoltar (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vBqLLxE6GaAPhO6v9EFvFbLZ7Ap.jpg)
Scary Movie 5
Packer Fan (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qk0iXBQgP6b4xfS2bIUNBSENJAn.jpg)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Various![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7Q3efxd3AF1vQjlSxnlerSA7RzN.jpg)
Airplane!
Ground Crewman #2![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oKZdAUV9XSLp091f0GmtQEu0UZy.jpg)
BASEketball
Man with Shooting Hot Dog (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nFmg2G4IJ0x9mALXkYFN8Gw0Dw5.jpg)
O.J.: Made in America
SelfCrew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7Q3efxd3AF1vQjlSxnlerSA7RzN.jpg)
Airplane!
Director, Executive Producer, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o9b4cA1USAUXz0oxwWVja7sMNFa.jpg)
Phone Booth
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eZsFXr3m0shC5HH7SRlZouiuQVH.jpg)
My Boss's Daughter
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vBqLLxE6GaAPhO6v9EFvFbLZ7Ap.jpg)
Scary Movie 5
Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vL03Mk1ES5uo1ZdXovz6NtgsbSb.jpg)
Scary Movie 4
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A6t3OUc1PSb7Tyvsinh9vJA1HlL.jpg)
Scary Movie 3
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hRTbfR27xghnVMs3ZJ3EhK3zzud.jpg)
Top Secret!
Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fA3f8bsXoVbIALq4EdiAwptF1ws.jpg)
Ruthless People
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/22nFbnW70SXCJQDDNvUXroQDjah.jpg)
Brain Donors
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/y8xLC2EpknonqkSZzVwjikH5yVS.jpg)
High School High
Screenplay, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xencQzZnUWDRAOUydjf9PWet8Ae.jpg)
A Walk in the Clouds
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uEDdzt1ZTB1BRo95gMkBytl0NqM.jpg)
An American Carol
Director, Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oKZdAUV9XSLp091f0GmtQEu0UZy.jpg)
BASEketball
Screenplay, Producer, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/p0AYsdgkudR9P5fNV5AjzbwQt8W.jpg)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wQHTHJ3jBKtz2c6VT9JZ8TD73yl.jpg)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Executive Producer, Writer, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/v9niLQWVzVPB1cP1ThNdEaLZG1Q.jpg)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Writer, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qk0iXBQgP6b4xfS2bIUNBSENJAn.jpg)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zrYT5UHE2UIsofwkv6KK2Tsu5a.jpg)
An Inconvenient Truth
Thanks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vLNWksxPlf670mzDTKQTlW8KdrY.jpg)
For Goodness Sake
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AikMOGbaKpCzHnupsdBzyacsKC2.jpg)
The Onion Movie
Producer