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| '''J.J. Abrams''' is one of the producers for [[Cloverfield]]. He is the creator of the TV series ''Felicity'', ''Alias'' and ''Lost'', and the director of the movies ''Mission: Impossible 3'' and ''Star Trek''.
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| | |name =J.J. Abrams |
| | |image =J.J. Abrams by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| | |caption =J.J. Abrams speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International |
| | |occupation =Director, producer, screenwriter,<br>actor, composer |
| | |birthday =June 27, [[1966]] |
| | |birthplace =[[New York City|New York]], [[wikipedia:New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]] |
| | |first =''[[wikipedia:Nightbeast|Nightbeast]]'' (1982) |
| | |notable =''[[wikipedia:Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Star Wars: The<br>Force Awakens]]'' (2015) |
| | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/ |
| | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Abrams |
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| | '''Jeffrey Jacob Abrams''' is an [[United States|America]]n film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer. He is known to [[kaiju]] fans as the creator of the [[Cloverfield (franchise)|''Cloverfield'' franchise]], and has produced every film in the series. |
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| ==Career== | | ==Selected filmography== |
| 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.
| | *''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008) - Producer [with Bryan Burk] |
| | | *''[[wikipedia:Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]'' (2011) - Director |
| Abrams contributed in the writing process in ''Superman Flyby''. He made his feature directorial debut in 2006 with ''[[wikipedia:Mission: Impossible 3|Mission: Impossible 3]]'', starring Tom Cruise and is also directing the upcoming 11th ''Star Trek'' movie. Abrams is also the producer of the 2008 monster movie, ''[[Cloverfield]]''.
| | *''[[10 Cloverfield Lane]]'' (2016) - Producer [with Lindsey Weber] |
| | | *''[[The Cloverfield Paradox]]'' (2018) - Producer [with Lindsey Weber] |
| In addition to writing and directing, he composed the theme music for ''Alias'' and co-wrote the theme song for ''Felicity''. He is also working to help adapt the ''Dark Tower Series'' by American author Stephen King, to film.
| | *[[Untitled Cloverfield sequel|Untitled ''Cloverfield'' sequel]] (TBA) - Producer [with Hannah Minghella] |
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| Abrams signed deals with Warner Bros. for new television shows and Paramount Pictures for new films worth around $50 million.
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| ==Awards==
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| In 2005 Abrams received Emmys for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for the ''Lost'' pilot<ref name="Emmy">
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| {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php|title=The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|accessdate=2008-02-18 }}</ref>, as well as Outstanding Drama Series for ''Lost''<ref name="Emmy"/>. He is also an Emmy nominee for his ''Alias'' pilot script<ref name="Emmy"/> and his ''Lost'' pilot script (co-written with Lindelof) <ref name="Emmy"/>. Abrams won a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Drama Series for ''Lost''.
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| ==Filmography==
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| *''Taking Care of Business'' (1990), writer
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| *''Regarding Henry'' (1991), writer
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| *''Forever Young (film)'' (1992), writer
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| *''Gone Fishin' (film)'' (1997), co-writer
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| *''Armageddon (film)'' (1998), writer
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| *''Joy Ride'' (2001), writer, producer
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| *''Mission: Impossible III'' (2006), director, co-writer
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| *''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008), producer | |
| *''Star Trek (film)'' (2009), director, producer | |
| *''Untitled Cloverfield Sequel'' (TBA), producer <ref name="cf2">{{cite web | url = http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=42298 | title = J.J. Abrams on ''Star Trek'' and ''Cloverfield 2'' | accessdate = 2008-02-23 | date= February 23, 2008 | publisher = Comingsoon.net}}</ref>
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| *''The Dark Tower'' (TBA), co-writer, producer<ref name="cf2"/>
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| *''Untitled Hunter Scott Project'' (TBA), director
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| ==Television==
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| *''Felicity'' (1998-2002), co-creator, writer, executive producer, director
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| *''Alias (TV series)'' (2001-2006), creator, writer, executive producer, director
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| *''Lost (TV series)'' (2004-Present), co-creator, writer, executive producer, director
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| *''What About Brian'' (2006-2007), executive producer
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| *''Six Degrees'' (2006-2007), executive producer
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| *''The Office (U.S. TV series)'' (US Version)(2007), guest director
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| *''Boundaries (television)'' (2008), executive producer
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| *''Fringe (TV series)'' (2008), co-creator, writer, executive producer{{cite web | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973425.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&p=0 | title = Fox scares up J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe' | accessdate = 2007-10-04 | last = Adalian | first = Josef | date= October 4, 2007 | publisher = Variety}}
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| ==Awards==
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| *2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (''Alias'') <ref name="Emmy"/>
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| *2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (''Lost'') <ref name="Emmy"/>
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| *2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (''Lost'') <ref name="Emmy"/>
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| *2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (''Lost'') <ref name="Emmy"/>
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| *2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series - Drama (''Lost'')
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| *2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series - Drama (''Lost'')
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| ==External links==
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| *[[wikipedia:J. J. Abrams|J.J. Abrams]] on [[wikipedia:Main_Page|Wikipedia]]
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:The Real World]] | | [[Category:The Real World]] |
| [[Category:Real people]] | | [[Category:Real people]] |
