Mick Abrahams, the original guitarist for British rock band Jethro Tull and founder of Blodwyn Pig, has died. He was 82.

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who with brothers Jerry and David Zucker turned the comedy genre on its ear with such zany efforts as Airplane!, Police Squad! and The Naked Gun films, died Tuesday.

Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety. He was 80.

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create a string of much-loved comedies including Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died. He was 80. His son Joseph told The Hollywood Reporter he died of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mick Abrahams on stage with Blodwyn Pig at Bristol University in 1970 - Tony Byers/Alamy Mick Abrahams, who has died aged 82, was ...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural ...

Jim Abrahams, one of the writers and directors behind some of the greatest and most quotable spoof and slapstick comedies of the 20th century — including Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Hot Shots! — ...

Jim Abrahams, the comedy legend who brought some of the most beloved movie quotes of all time into the zeitgeist as the co-director of “Airplane” and co-writer of “The Naked Gun,” has died of natural ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It’s sort of like, ‘Here I am at the cold water’s edge, don’t think about it too long, just get in,’” says Abrahams, now 43.