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J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
	J. J. Abrams speaking in 2006
Born	Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
Occupation(s)	Film and television producer, director, screenwriter, actor and composer.
Spouse	Katie McGrath

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Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, composer, and founder of Bad Robot Productions. An Emmy and Golden Globe-winner, he is known as the creator or co-creator of the television series Felicity, Alias, Lost, and Fringe, and as a director of the films Mission: Impossible III and the 2009 feature Star Trek. He is also known as the creator of the film Cloverfield.

Career

Abrams' first job in the movie business started when he was 16 when he wrote music for Don Dohler's film Nightbeast. During his senior year at college, 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.

Abrams collaborated with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay on the 1998 film, Armageddon. That same year, 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. Abrams directed and wrote the two-part pilot for Lost and remained active producer for the first half of the season before moving on to work on Mission: Impossible III. He later co-wrote the teleplay of the third season premiere A Tale of Two Cities and continues to participate in creative meetings with Damon Lindleof and Carlton Cuse about the direction and mythology of the show.

Abrams contributed in the writing process in Superman Flyby, and co-wrote and produced the 2001 film Joy Ride. He made his feature directorial debut in 2006 with Mission: Impossible III, starring Tom Cruise. He also directed the 2009 blockbuster film Star Trek.^[1] Abrams is also the producer of the 2008 monster movie, Cloverfield.^[2] His partnership with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof has grown into the duo producing Star Trek together and while it was speculated that they would be writing and producing an adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels, they have publicly stated in November 2009, that they were no longer looking at that right now.^[3]

He composed the opening theme music for Alias, Lost, Fringe, and co-wrote both of the opening theme songs for Felicity. Abrams signed deals with Warner Bros. for new television shows and Paramount Pictures for new films worth around $50 million.

He is featured in a digital short shown during the MTV Movie Awards 2009 called "Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions", with Andy Samberg and Will Ferrell, in which he plays a keyboard solo.

NBC picked up J.J. Abrams' Undercovers as its first new drama series for the 2010-11 season.^[4]

Filmography

Taking Care of Business (1990) (writer)
Regarding Henry (1991) (writer, co-producer)
Forever Young (1992) (writer, executive producer)
The Pallbearer (1996) (producer)
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)
Morning Glory (2010) (producer)
Super 8 (2011) (director, writer, producer)^[5]
Untitled Hunter Scott Project (TBA) (director)
Mission: Impossible IV (December 16, 2011) (producer)
Cloverfield 2 (TBA)
Untitled Star Trek sequel (2012) (producer/possible director)^[6]
Samurai Jack feature film (TBA) (co-producer)^[7]

Television

Felicity (1998-2002) (co-creator, writer, executive producer, director)
Alias (2001-2006) (creator, writer, executive producer, director)
Lost (2004-2010) (co-creator, writer, executive producer, director)
What About Brian (2006-2007) (executive producer)
Six Degrees (2006-2007) (executive producer)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2006) (guest director)
The Office (2005-present) (guest director)
Fringe (2008-present) (co-creator, writer, executive producer)
Anatomy of Hope (2010) (executive producer)
Undercovers (2010-present) (co-creator, executive producer, writer, director)^[8]

Awards

2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Alias)^[9]
2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (Lost)^[9]
2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (Lost)^[9]
2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Lost)^[9]
2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series — Drama (Lost)
2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series — Drama (Lost)
2006 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series (Lost season 1)^[10]

Personal life

Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Abrams is the son of television producer Gerald W. Abrams and executive producer Carol. He is Jewish.^[11] He attended Sarah Lawrence College. Abrams is married to Katie McGrath and has three children. He resides in Pacific Palisades. California. Abrams has also mentioned that He loves an unknown actor Javier Job Frutos from Houston Texas who Abram saw in a show He said " this boy/funny man has a future in this business he is a Master in the Acting realm, Gods gift to humanity".

Abrams is a long time supporter of the Democratic Party and has donated $183,000 to the party since 1995.^[12]

References

^ J.J. Abrams on 'Cloverfield' Sequel, "We're Working on Something"
^ J.J. Abrams Talks Cloverfield Sequel
^ "J. J. Abrams on Star Trek and Cloverfield 2". Comingsoon.net. February 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
^ "NBC Picks Up New J.J. Abrams Drama Series". TVGuide.com.
^ 'Super 8' Has Nothing to Do With 'Cloverfield', Says Abrams
^ Tatiana Siegel (2009-03-30). "'Star Trek' sequel on track". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
^ ((http://screenrant.com/jj-abrams-producing-samurai-jack-movie-robf-35322/
^ EXCLUSIVE: J.J. Abrams Goes Into Warp Speed with Star Trek and Beyond
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Retrieved 2008-02-18.
^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
^ Danielle Berrin (2009-05-06). "Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek'". JewishJournal.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
^ http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/JJ_Abrams.php

External links

J. J. Abrams at IMDb
J. J. Abrams at Memory Alpha
J.J. Abrams on Lostpedia, an external wiki
TED Talks: J. J. Abrams' mystery box at TED in 2007

[1] J.J. Abrams on 'Cloverfield' Sequel, "We're Working on Something"

[2] J.J. Abrams Talks Cloverfield Sequel

[cf2-3] "J. J. Abrams on Star Trek and Cloverfield 2". Comingsoon.net. February 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.

[4] "NBC Picks Up New J.J. Abrams Drama Series". TVGuide.com.

[5] 'Super 8' Has Nothing to Do With 'Cloverfield', Says Abrams

[6] Tatiana Siegel (2009-03-30). "'Star Trek' sequel on track". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-31.

[7] ((http://screenrant.com/jj-abrams-producing-samurai-jack-movie-robf-35322/

[8] EXCLUSIVE: J.J. Abrams Goes Into Warp Speed with Star Trek and Beyond

[Emmy-9] "The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Retrieved 2008-02-18.

[WGA-10] "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved 2007-10-17.

[11] Danielle Berrin (2009-05-06). "Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek'". JewishJournal.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.

[12] ttp://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/JJ_Abrams.php

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 ==Personal life==
-Born in [[New York]] and raised in [[Los Angeles]], Abrams is the son of television producer [[Gerald W. Abrams]] and executive producer Carol. He is [[Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Danielle Berrin |title=Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek' |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/community/article/now_its_jj_abrams_turn_to_trek_20090506 |publisher=JewishJournal.com |date=2009-05-06 |accessdate=2009-10-03}} </ref> He attended [[Sarah Lawrence College]]. Abrams is married to Katie McGrath and has three children. He resides in Pacific Palisades. California
+Born in [[New York]] and raised in [[Los Angeles]], Abrams is the son of television producer [[Gerald W. Abrams]] and executive producer Carol. He is [[Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Danielle Berrin |title=Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek' |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/community/article/now_its_jj_abrams_turn_to_trek_20090506 |publisher=JewishJournal.com |date=2009-05-06 |accessdate=2009-10-03}} </ref> He attended [[Sarah Lawrence College]]. Abrams is married to Katie McGrath and has three children. He resides in Pacific Palisades. California.
+Abrams has also mentioned that He loves an unknown actor Javier Job Frutos from Houston Texas who Abram saw in a show He said " this boy/funny man has a future in this business he is a Master in the Acting realm, Gods gift to humanity".
 Abrams is a long time supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and has donated $183,000 to the party since 1995.<ref>http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/JJ_Abrams.php</ref>

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v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
1950s	Jack Smight for "Eddie" (1959)
1960s	Robert Mulligan for The Moon and Sixpence (1960) George Schaefer for Macbeth (1961) Franklin J. Schaffner for The Defenders (1962) Stuart Rosenberg for "The Madman" (1963) Tom Gries for "Who Do You Kill?" (1964) Paul Bogart for "The 700 Year Old Gang" (1965) Sydney Pollack for "The Game" (1966) Alex Segal for Death of a Salesman (1967) Paul Bogart for "Dear Friends" (1968) David Greene for "The People Next Door" (1969)
1970s	Paul Bogart for "Shadow Game" (1970) Daryl Duke for "The Day the Lion Died" (1971) Alexander Singer for "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" (1972) Jerry Thorpe for "An Eye for an Eye" (1973) Robert Butler for "Part III" (1974) Bill Bain for "A Sudden Storm" (1975) David Greene for "Part I: Chapters 1 & 2" (Rich Man, Poor Man) (1976) David Greene for "Part 1" (Roots) (1977) Marvin J. Chomsky for Holocaust (1978) Jackie Cooper for "Pilot" (The White Shadow) (1979)
1980s	Roger Young for "Cop" (1980) Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station"(1981) Harry Harris for "To Soar and Never Falter" (1982) Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983) Corey Allen for "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" (1984) Karen Arthur for "Heat" (1985) Georg Stanford Brown for "Parting Shots" (1986) Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (L.A. Law) (1987) Mark Tinker for "Weigh In, Way Out" (1988) Robert Altman for "The Boiler Room" (1989)
1990s	Thomas Carter for "Promises to Keep" / Scott Winant for "The Go-Between" (1990) Thomas Carter for "In Confidence" (1991) Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1992) Barry Levinson for "Gone for Goode" (1993) Daniel Sackheim for "Tempest in a C-Cup" (1994) Mimi Leder for "Love's Labor Lost" (1995) Jeremy Kagan for "Leave of Absence" (1996) Mark Tinker for "Where's 'Swaldo?" (1997) Mark Tinker for "Pilot" (Brooklyn South) / Paris Barclay for "Lost Israel, Part 2" (1998) Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1999)
2000s	Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (The West Wing) (2000) Thomas Schlamme for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I" & "Part II" (2001) Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2002) Christopher Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003) Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004) J. J. Abrams for "Pilot" (Lost) (2005) Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006) Alan Taylor for "Kennedy and Heidi" (2007) Greg Yaitanes for "House's Head" (2008) Rod Holcomb for "And in the End..." (2009)
2010s	Steve Shill for "The Getaway" (2010) Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2011) Tim Van Patten for "To the Lost" (2012) David Fincher for "Chapter 1" (2013) Cary Joji Fukunaga for "Who Goes There" (2014) David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015) Miguel Sapochnik for "Battle of the Bastards" (2016) Reed Morano for "Offred" (2017) Stephen Daldry for "Paterfamilias" (2018) Jason Bateman for "Reparations" (2019)
2020s	Andrij Parekh for "Hunting" (2020) Jessica Hobbs for "War" (2021) Hwang Dong-hyuk for "Red Light, Green Light" (2022) Mark Mylod for "Connor's Wedding" (2023)