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J. J. Abrams

J. J. Abrams speaking at Wondercon in February 2006. Photo by Neil Motteram
Born Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
June 27, 1966 (1966-06-27) (age 41)
New York, New York, U.S.
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Spouse(s) Katie McGrath

Jeffrey Jacob "J. J. " Abrams (born in 1966) is an Emmy Award-winning film and television producer, writer, actor, composer, and director. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking

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Biography

Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Abrams first job in the movie business started when he was 15 when he wrote music for Don Dohler's film Nightbeast. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Donald Michael Dohler ( January 27, 1946 – December 2, 2006) was an American Film director known for making low-budget Nightbeast is a 1982 science fiction / Horror film directed by cult director Don Dohler. J. J. Abrams attended Sarah Lawrence College where, during his senior year, he teamed with a friend to write a feature film treatment. Sarah Lawrence is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States. A film treatment (or treatment for short is a piece of prose typically the step between scene cards ( Index cards and the first draft of a Screenplay for Purchased by Touchstone Pictures, the treatment was the basis for Taking Care of Business, Abrams' first produced film, which starred Charles Grodin and Jim Belushi. Touchstone Pictures is one of several alternate Film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984 Taking Care of Business was a film made in 1990 starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935) is an American actor comedian author and former cable Talk show host James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother He followed that up with Regarding Henry, starring Harrison Ford, and Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson, and is one of the creators of the TV series Lost. Regarding Henry is a 1991 film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American For other uses of the name see Forever Young. Forever Young is a 1992 film directed by Steve Miner, starring Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956

Since 1996 Abrams has been married to Katie McGrath. Their 3 children are Henry (b. 1998), Gracie (b. 1999) and August (b. 11 January, 2006).

Career

Abrams then collaborated with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay on the summer 1998 blockbuster, Armageddon. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. Armageddon is a 1998 disaster / sci-fi - action film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are In 2001 he co-wrote and produced the film Joy Ride. Joy Ride redirects here For other uses of "Joy Ride" or "Joyride" see Joyride. In 1998 he made his first foray into television with Felicity, which ran for four seasons on The WB, serving as the show's co-creator (with Matt Reeves) and executive producer. Felicity is a Golden Globe -winning American Primetime television Drama produced by Touchstone Television Matt Reeves (born April 27 1966 in Rockville Centre New York) is an American film writer, director and producer. Under his production company, Bad Robot, Abrams created and executive-produced ABC's Alias and is co-creator (with Damon Lindelof) and executive producer of Lost. Bad Robot Productions (formerly known simply as Bad Robot) is a Production company owned by J The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Alias is an American " Spy-fi " television series created by J Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American Television writer and executive most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. He also served as executive producer of What About Brian and Six Degrees, also on ABC. What About Brian was an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J Six Degrees (or 6 ˚) was a short-lived American dramatic Television series about six residents of New York City and their

Abrams contributed in the writing process in Superman Flyby. The Superman Film series consists of five Superhero films based on the DC Comics character of the same name He made his feature directorial debut in 2006 with Mission: Impossible III, starring Tom Cruise and is also directing the upcoming 11th Star Trek movie. Mission Impossible III (abbreviated MiIII) is the third 2006 Action film based on the spy-themed television series Mission Star Trek is a Science fiction film directed by J J Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Abrams is also the producer of the 2008 monster movie, Cloverfield. Monster Movie (also can be referred to as Creature Feature or Monster Film) is a name commonly given to Movies, which centre Cloverfield is a 2008 monster / Horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J His partnership with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof is set to grow with the duo producing Star Trek together and also writing and producing an adaptation Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. The Dark Tower is a series of seven books written by American author Stephen King between 1970 and 2004 [1]

In addition to writing and directing, he composed the theme music for Alias and co-wrote the theme song for Felicity. Felicity is a Golden Globe -winning American Primetime television Drama produced by Touchstone Television

Abrams signed deals with Warner Brothers for new television shows and Paramount Pictures for new films worth around $50 million. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California.

Awards

In 2005 Abrams received Emmys for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for the Lost pilot[2], as well as Outstanding Drama Series for Lost[2]. He is also an Emmy nominee for his Alias pilot script[2] and his Lost pilot script (co-written with Lindelof) [2]. Abrams won a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Drama Series for Lost. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner

Filmography

Television

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c J.J. Abrams on Star Trek and Cloverfield 2. Taking Care of Business was a film made in 1990 starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. Regarding Henry is a 1991 film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening. For other uses of the name see Forever Young. Forever Young is a 1992 film directed by Steve Miner, starring Gone Fishin is a 1997 Comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling Fishing enthusiasts Armageddon is a 1998 disaster / sci-fi - action film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are Joy Ride redirects here For other uses of "Joy Ride" or "Joyride" see Joyride. Mission Impossible III (abbreviated MiIII) is the third 2006 Action film based on the spy-themed television series Mission Cloverfield is a 2008 monster / Horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J Star Trek is a Science fiction film directed by J J Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Felicity is a Golden Globe -winning American Primetime television Drama produced by Touchstone Television Alias is an American " Spy-fi " television series created by J Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. What About Brian was an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J Six Degrees (or 6 ˚) was a short-lived American dramatic Television series about six residents of New York City and their "Boundaries" is a comedy television series created by Jill Soloway for American Broadcasting Company, produced by Kathy Lingg. Fringe is a Science fiction television series co-created by J Comingsoon. net (February 23, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy
  3. ^ Adalian, Josef (October 4, 2007). Fox scares up J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe'. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-10-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas

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