J. J. Abrams

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

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.

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]}

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.

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 Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.^[1]

In addition to writing and directing, he composed the theme music for Alias, the opening theme for Lost and co-wrote the theme song for Felicity.

Abrams signed deals with Warner Brothers 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.^[2]

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 ^[1]
The Dark Tower (TBA), co-writer, producer^[1]
Untitled Hunter Scott Project (TBA), director

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^[3]

Awards

2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Alias)^[4]
2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (Lost)^[4]
2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (Lost)^[4]
2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Lost)^[4]
2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)
2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "J.J. Abrams on Star Trek and Cloverfield 2". Comingsoon.net. February 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
^ J.J. Abrams to produce 'Mystery'
^ Adalian, Josef (October 4, 2007). "Fox scares up J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Retrieved 2008-02-18.

External links

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[cf2-1] "J.J. Abrams on Star Trek and Cloverfield 2". Comingsoon.net. February 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.

[2] J.J. Abrams to produce 'Mystery'

[3] Adalian, Josef (October 4, 2007). "Fox scares up J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

[Emmy-4] "The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Retrieved 2008-02-18.

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Films	Cloverfield (2008) 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Comics	Cloverfield/Kishin (2008)
Universe	Characters Clover
Category

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) Frederick E. O. Toye for "Crimson Sky" (2024)