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J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote or produced such films as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias (creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series. His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8 (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, produced and co-wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the seventh episode of the Star Wars saga, the first film of the sequel trilogy, his highest-grossing film, as well as the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation. He returned to Star Wars by co-writing, producing and directing the ninth and final installment of the saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams's frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk, actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg and Keri Russell, composer Michael Giacchino, writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong, and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey. Description above from the Wikipedia article J.J. Abrams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1966-06-27

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

50 Years of Star Trek

50 Years of Star Trek

2016

6.6

Movie
poster

60 Minutes

1968

6.7

TV
815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot

815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot

2023

0.0

Movie
And the Winner Isn't

And the Winner Isn't

2017

5.7

Movie
Blood, Boobs & Beast

Blood, Boobs & Beast

2007

5.2

Movie
poster

Bupkis

2023

6.3

TV
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me

2022

9.5

Movie
Comic Book: The Movie

Comic Book: The Movie

2004

6.0

Movie
Diabolique

Diabolique

1996

5.5

Movie
Director by Night

Director by Night

2022

6.2

Movie
poster

Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
For the Love of Spock

For the Love of Spock

2016

7.5

Movie
poster

Geeking Out

2016

5.3

TV
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Honest Trailers

2012

6.4

TV
poster

HypaSpace

2002

4.0

TV
poster

Icons

2002

8.0

TV
poster

IMDb on the Scene

2015

0.0

TV
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010

6.7

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

2016

6.0

Movie
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

6.6

Movie
poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

7.9

TV
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

6.0

TV
Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019

7.3

Movie
Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

2019

5.9

Movie
poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

7.7

TV
Music by John Williams

Music by John Williams

2024

7.9

Movie
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

2011

6.4

Movie
Regarding Henry

Regarding Henry

1991

6.5

Movie
poster

Reunited Apart

2020

5.5

TV
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

2016

7.1

Movie
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

2014

6.3

Movie
Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

1993

6.4

Movie
Spielberg

Spielberg

2017

7.6

Movie
Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe

Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe

2013

4.4

Movie
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

2015

6.3

Movie
Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

2015

7.0

Movie
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

7.2

Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

6.3

Movie
poster

The Colbert Report

2005

6.8

TV
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017

7.1

Movie
The Magic History of Cinema

The Magic History of Cinema

2017

0.0

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Skywalker Legacy

The Skywalker Legacy

2020

7.7

Movie
The Suburbans

The Suburbans

1999

3.9

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
Three Kinds of Close Encounters

Three Kinds of Close Encounters

2017

6.0

Movie
Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

2017

6.8

Movie