J. J. Abrams
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| Born | Jeffrey Jacob Abrams June 27, 1966 New York, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Film and television producer, director, screenwriter, actor and composer. | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Katie McGrath | ||||||||||
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Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams (born in 1966) is an American Emmy Award-winning film and television producer, writer, actor, composer, director and founder of Bad Robot Productions.
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[edit] Biography
Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, to television producer Gerald W. Abrams and his wife Carol, Abrams' first job in the movie business started when he was 15 when he wrote music for Don Dohler's film Nightbeast. J.J. Abrams attended Sarah Lawrence College where, during his senior year, he teamed with a friend to write a feature film treatment. 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. 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.
Since 1996 Abrams has been married to Katie McGrath. Their three children are Henry (b. 1998), Gracie (b. 1999) and August (b. 11 January, 2006).[citation needed]
[edit] Career
Abrams then collaborated with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay on the summer 1998 blockbuster, Armageddon. In 2001 he co-wrote and produced the film Joy Ride. In 1998 he made his first foray into television with Felicity, which ran for four seasons on The WB Network, serving as the show's co-creator (with Matt Reeves) and executive 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. He also served as executive producer of What About Brian and Six Degrees, also on ABC. His work in Sci FI has earned him recognition as one of the most important creators in the genre today.[1]
Abrams contributed in the writing process in Superman Flyby. 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. Abrams is also the producer of the 2008 monster movie, Cloverfield. 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 of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels.[2]
In addition to writing and directing, he composed the theme music for Alias, the opening theme for Lost and co-wrote both theme songs for Felicity.
Abrams signed deals with Warner Bros. for new television shows and Paramount Pictures for new films worth around $50 million.[citation needed]
It has been reported that Abrams will direct a "dark, children's film" entitled Mystery On Fifth Avenue.[3]
[edit] Filmography
- Taking Care of Business (1990), writer
- Regarding Henry (1991), writer
- Forever Young (1992), writer
- Gone Fishin' (1997), co-writer
- Armageddon (1998), writer
- The Suburbans (1999), producer
- Joy Ride (2001), writer, producer
- Mission: Impossible III (2006), director, co-writer
- Cloverfield (2008), producer
- Star Trek (2009), director, producer
- Untitled Cloverfield Sequel (TBA), producer [2]
- The Dark Tower (TBA), co-writer, producer[2]
- Untitled Hunter Scott Project (TBA), director
[edit] Television
- Felicity (1998-2002), co-creator, writer, executive producer, director
- Alias (2001-2006), creator, writer, executive producer, director
- Lost (2004-Present), co-creator, writer, executive producer, director
- What About Brian (2006-2007), executive producer
- Six Degrees (2006-2007), executive producer
- The Office (US Version)(2007), guest director
- Fringe (2008), co-creator, writer, executive producer[4]
[edit] Awards
- 2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Alias)[5]
- 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (Lost)[5]
- 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (Lost)[5]
- 2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Lost)[5]
- 2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)
- 2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)
[edit] References
- ^ Master of Sci-Fi: J.J. Abrams
- ^ a b c "J.J. Abrams on Star Trek and Cloverfield 2". Comingsoon.net (February 23, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ J.J. Abrams to produce 'Mystery'
- ^ Adalian, Josef (October 4, 2007). "Fox scares up J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe'". Variety. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ a b c d "The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
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