Background
Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte A. (Lefstein) (d 2007) and Burton C. Zucker, who was a real estate developer.
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Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte A. (Lefstein) (d 2007) and Burton C. Zucker, who was a real estate developer.
He graduated from Shorewood High School.
And Naked Gun, and the drama film Ghost. The trio performed in Madison, Wisconsin as a sketch and comedy troupe called "Kentucky Fried Theater". From there the three went on and together co-directed Airplane! in 1980 and then went on to do Top Secret! in 1984, and Ruthless People in 1986.
Recent directorial efforts of Zucker's include the 2001 film Rat Race. Zucker's films have been ranked among the greatest comedies of all time: Airplane! was ranked at the top of Entertainment Weekly's list of best comedy films and AFI listed it as #10. Top Secret! made Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 list.
Along with Jim Abrahams, the Zuckers constitute the "ZAZ" team of directors.