J. J. Abrams

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J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams speaking at Wondercon in February 2006. Photo by Neil Motteram
Birth name	Jeffrey Abrams

Jeffrey Abrams (also credited as J.J. Abrams) (born in 1966) is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television producer, writer, actor, composer and director.

Biography

Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, 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. 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, 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 is also executive producer of What About Brian and Six Degrees, also on ABC. In 2005 Abrams received Emmys for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for the Lost pilot, as well as Outstanding Drama Series for "Lost". He is also an Emmy nominee for his Alias pilot script and his Lost pilot script (co-written with Lindelof). Abrams won a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Drama Series for "Lost". In addition to writing and directing, he composed the theme music for Alias & Lost and co-wrote the theme song for Felicity. He made his feature directorial debut with , starring Tom Cruise. He is also the director of the upcoming 11th Star Trek movie. He is also working on a mystery monster movie known only as "Cloverfield" or its projected release date; 1-18-08.

Film credits

Taking Care of Business (1990), writer
Regarding Henry (1991), writer
Forever Young (1992), writer
Gone Fishin' (1997), co-writer
Armageddon (1998), writer
(2006), director and co-writer
Cloverfield [working title] (2008), producer
Star Trek (2008), director/producer
Untitled Hunter Scott Project (TBA), director/producer

Television credits

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
The Office (2007), guest director
Boundaries (2008), executive producer
Fringe (2008), co-creator, writer, executive producer^[1]

Awards and recognition

2002 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series - Drama (Alias)
2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Alias)
2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (Lost)
2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (Lost)
2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Lost)
2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)
2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)

References

1. ^ Adalian, Josef (October 4, 2007). Fox scares up J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe'. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.

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Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in metropolitan New York City. Founded as a women's college in 1926, Sarah Lawrence has been fully coeducational since 1968.
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Harrison Ford

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Forever Young may refer to:

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Forever Young (film), a 1992 film starring Mel Gibson and Elijah Wood

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Jerry Bruckheimer

Birth name Jerome Leon Bruckheimer
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Michael Bay

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Armageddon (Greek αρμαγεδδων; [armageddôn] also spelled Har-Magedon in some modern English translations) is the final climactic battle between God, also known as YHWH Elohim
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What About Brian is an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006 on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007.
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Alex Kurtzman
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Starring Chris Pine
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''This article is about a 1990 film; for the Bachman-Turner Overdrive song, see Takin' Care of Business.

Taking Care of Business was a film made in 1990 starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. It was directed by Arthur Hiller.
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Regarding Henry is a 1991 film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening. The screenplay was written by J. J. Abrams. The original music score was composed by Hans Zimmer.
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For other uses of the name, see Forever Young.

Forever Young is a 1992 film, directed by Steve Miner, starring Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Gone Fishin' is a 1997 comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling fishing enthusiasts. Nick Brimble, Rosanna Arquette and Lynn Whitfield co-star.

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Gus and Joe live to fish.
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J.J. Abrams
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Starring Bruce Willis
Ben Affleck
Liv Tyler
Billy Bob Thornton
Will Patton
Steve Buscemi
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Cloverfield

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Felicity is a Golden Globe-winning American primetime television drama produced by Touchstone Television and Imagine Television for The WB network. The series revolved around the fictional college experiences of the title character, Felicity Porter (played by Keri Russell),
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Alias is an American "Spy-fi" television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. It starred Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a CIA agent, who was usually seen wearing a colorful new disguise
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Six Degrees (or 6˚) is an American dramatic television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation.
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The Office is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning^[1] American television comedy that debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24, 2005. The show is about the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder
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