Not only is Hugh Wilson responsible for dropping Police Academy on the world, he also created the classic sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, which debuted in 1978.
Hugh Wilson was a big contributor to the 80s comedy movie genre and scene.
In 1985, Wilson directed Tom Berenger in the Western Comedy Rustler’s Rhapsody, which paired him back up with Police Academy mainstay G.W. Bailey.
And he helmed the popular comedy movie The First Wives Club.