Everything about J J Abrams totally explained
Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams (born in 1966) is an
Emmy Award-winning
film and
television producer, writer, actor, composer, and director.
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. 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 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. 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 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, 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., as well as Outstanding Drama Series for
Lost
The Dark Tower (TBA), co-writer, producer
Awards
2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Alias)
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