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J.J. Abrams


Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and composer. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity (1998–2002). He also created Alias (2001–2006) and co-created... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (39 titles)
2016 Star Trek 3 (producer) (announced)
 
2015 Mission: Impossible 5 (producer) (announced)
 
???? Half-Life (producer) (announced)
 
???? Portal (producer) (announced)
 
???? Untitled Cloverfield Sequel (producer) (announced)
 
2015 Star Wars: Episode VII (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Wunderkind (producer) (pre-production)
 
2014 Infinitely Polar Bear (executive producer) (filming)
 
2013 Human (TV movie) (executive producer) (filming)
 
2013 Believe (TV movie) (executive producer) (filming)
 
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness (producer) (completed)
 
2011-2013 Person of Interest (TV series) (executive producer - 43 episodes)
In Extremis (2013) (executive producer)
Trojan Horse (2013) (executive producer)
All In (2013) (executive producer)
Proteus (2013) (executive producer)
Relevance (2013) (executive producer)
 
2012-2013 Revolution (TV series) (executive producer - 11 episodes)
The Stand (2013) (executive producer)
Nobody's Fault But Mine (2012) (executive producer)
Kashmir (2012) (executive producer)
Ties That Bind (2012) (executive producer)
The Children's Crusade (2012) (executive producer)
 
2008-2013 Fringe (TV series) (executive producer - 100 episodes)
An Enemy of Fate (2013) (executive producer)
Liberty (2013) (executive producer)
The Boy Must Live (2013) (executive producer)
Anomaly XB-6783746 (2012) (executive producer)
Black Blotter (2012) (executive producer)
 
2012 Kre-O Star Trek (short) (producer)
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
Garrett Stillman (2012) (executive producer)
Tommy Madsen (2012) (executive producer)
Webb Porter (2012) (executive producer)
Sonny Burnett (2012) (executive producer)
The Ames Bros. (2012) (executive producer)
 
2012 Shelter (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2011 Super 8 (producer)
 
2010-2011 Undercovers (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
Dark Cover (2011) (executive producer)
The Reason (2011) (executive producer)
The Key to It All (2010) (executive producer)
Funny Money (2010) (executive producer)
A Night to Forget (2010) (executive producer)
 
2010 Morning Glory (producer)
 
2004-2010 Lost (TV series) (executive producer - 115 episodes)
The End (2010) (executive producer)
What They Died For (2010) (executive producer)
Across the Sea (2010) (executive producer)
The Candidate (2010) (executive producer)
The Last Recruit (2010) (executive producer)
 
2009 The People Speak (documentary) (co-producer)
 
2009 Star Trek: D·A·C (Video Game) (executive producer: Bad Robot Interactive - as Jeffrey Jacob Abrams)
 
2009 Star Trek (producer)
 
2009 Anatomy of Hope (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2007-2008 Lost: Missing Pieces (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
So It Begins (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
The Envelope (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack. (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
Tropical Depression (2007) (executive producer - uncredited)
 
2008 Cloverfield (producer)
 
2006-2007 Six Degrees (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
A Simple Twist of Fate (2007) (executive producer)
Objects in the Mirror (2007) (executive producer)
Surstromming or a Slice (2007) (executive producer)
Ray's Back (2007) (executive producer)
Sedgewick's (2007) (executive producer)
 
2006-2007 What About Brian (TV series) (executive producer - 24 episodes)
What About Calling All Friends... (2007) (executive producer)
What About Secret Lovers... (2007) (executive producer)
What About All That Glitters... (2007) (executive producer)
What About Strange Bedfellows... (2007) (executive producer)
What About Temptations... (2007) (executive producer)
 
2001-2006 Alias (TV series) (executive producer - 105 episodes)
All the Time in the World (2006) (executive producer)
Reprisal (2006) (executive producer)
No Hard Feelings (2006) (executive producer)
I See Dead People (2006) (executive producer)
30 Seconds (2006) (executive producer)
 
2005 The Catch (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2004 The Animated Alias: Tribunal (video short) (executive producer)
 
1998-2002 Felicity (TV series) (executive producer - 84 episodes)
Back to the Future (2002) (executive producer)
Felicity Interrupted (2002) (executive producer)
Spin the Bottle (2002) (executive producer)
The Power of the Ex (2002) (executive producer)
Time Will Tell (2002) (executive producer)
 
2001 Joy Ride (producer)
 
1999 The Suburbans (producer)
 
1996 The Pallbearer (producer - as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1992 Forever Young (executive producer - as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1991 Regarding Henry (co-producer - as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
Show ShowWriter (19 titles)
2008-2013 Fringe (TV series)
An Enemy of Fate (2013) (creator)
Liberty (2013) (creator)
The Boy Must Live (2013) (creator)
Anomaly XB-6783746 (2012) (creator)
Black Blotter (2012) (creator)
 
2011 Super 8 (written by)
 
2010-2011 Undercovers (TV series)
Dark Cover (2011) (creator)
The Reason (2011) (creator)
The Key to It All (2010) (creator)
Funny Money (2010) (creator)
A Night to Forget (2010) (creator)
 
2004-2010 Lost (TV series)
Epilogue: The New Man in Charge (2010) (creator)
The End (2010) (creator)
What They Died For (2010) (creator)
Across the Sea (2010) (creator)
The Candidate (2010) (creator)
 
2008 Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (video) (characters)
 
2008 Lost: Via Domus (Video Game) (creator)
 
2008 Lost: Missing Pieces (TV mini-series)
The Envelope (2008) (teleplay)
 
2006 Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV series)
The Drill (2006) (uncredited)
 
2001-2006 Alias (TV series)
All the Time in the World (2006) (creator)
Reprisal (2006) (creator)
No Hard Feelings (2006) (creator)
I See Dead People (2006) (creator)
30 Seconds (2006) (creator)
 
2006 Mission: Impossible III (written by)
 
2005 The Catch (TV movie) (creator)
 
2004 Alias (Video Game) (creator)
 
1998-2002 Felicity (TV series)
Back to the Future (2002) (creator)
Felicity Interrupted (2002) (creator)
Spin the Bottle (2002) (creator)
The Power of the Ex (2002) (creator)
Time Will Tell (2002) (creator)
 
2001 Joy Ride (written by)
 
1998 Armageddon (screenplay)
 
1997 Gone Fishin' (written by / as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1992 Forever Young (written by / as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1991 Regarding Henry (written by / as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1990 Taking Care of Business (written by / as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (6 titles)
2011-2013 Person of Interest (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 42 episodes)
In Extremis (2013) (composer: main title theme)
Trojan Horse (2013) (composer: main title theme)
All In (2013) (composer: main title theme)
Proteus (2013) (composer: main title theme)
Relevance (2013) (composer: main title theme)
 
Fringe (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 26 episodes, 2009-2012) (composer: theme music - 23 episodes, 2008-2012) (main title theme by - 17 episodes, 2010-2012)
Black Blotter (2012) (main title theme by)
The Human Kind (2012) (main title theme by)
Five-Twenty-Ten (2012) (main title theme by)
Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There (2012) (composer: main title theme)
An Origin Story (2012) (composer: main title theme)
 
2012 Revolution (TV series) (composer: opening theme - 5 episodes, 2012) (composer: main title theme - 4 episodes, 2012)
Nobody's Fault But Mine (2012) (composer: opening theme)
Kashmir (2012) (composer: opening theme)
Ties That Bind (2012) (composer: opening theme)
The Children's Crusade (2012) (composer: opening theme)
Sex and Drugs (2012) (composer: opening theme)
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 8 episodes)
The Ames Bros. (2012) (composer: main title theme)
Clarence Montgomery (2012) (composer: main title theme)
Johnny McKee (2012) (composer: main title theme)
Paxton Petty (2012) (composer: main title theme)
Guy Hastings (2012) (composer: main title theme)
 
2001-2006 Alias (TV series) (composer: main theme - 105 episodes)
All the Time in the World (2006) (composer: main theme)
Reprisal (2006) (composer: main theme)
No Hard Feelings (2006) (composer: main theme)
I See Dead People (2006) (composer: main theme)
30 Seconds (2006) (composer: main theme)
 
Felicity (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 83 episodes, 1998-2002) (composer: main title theme / theme music - 1 episode, 1998)
Back to the Future (2002) (composer: main title theme)
Felicity Interrupted (2002) (composer: main title theme)
Spin the Bottle (2002) (composer: main title theme)
The Power of the Ex (2002) (composer: main title theme)
Time Will Tell (2002) (composer: main title theme)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2008-2013 Fringe (TV series)
An Enemy of Fate (2013) (writer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited / performer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited)
Liberty (2013) (writer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited / performer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited)
The Boy Must Live (2013) (writer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited / performer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited)
Black Blotter (2012) (writer: "Main Title Theme" - uncredited / performer: "Main Title Theme" - uncredited)
The Human Kind (2012) (writer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited / performer: "Fringe Main Title Theme" - uncredited)
 
2001-2006 Alias (TV series)
I See Dead People (2006) (writer: "Alias Theme" - uncredited)
30 Seconds (2006) (writer: "Alias Theme" - uncredited)
Before the Flood (2005) (writer: "Alias Theme" - uncredited)
The Nemesis (2003) (writer: "Alias Theme" - uncredited)
Reunion (2003) (writer: "Alias Theme" - uncredited)
 
2006 Mission: Impossible III (writer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation" / performer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation" / courtesy: "Groksploitation")
 
1998 Felicity (TV series)
 
Show ShowDirector (12 titles)
2011 Super 8
 
2010 Undercovers (TV series)
Pilot (2010)
 
2009 Star Trek
 
2009 Anatomy of Hope (TV movie)
 
2007 The Office (TV series)
Cocktails (2007)
 
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Episode #4.269 (2006) (guest director)
 
2001-2005 Alias (TV series)
Authorized Personnel Only: Part 1 (2005) (minor segments - uncredited)
Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2 (2005) (minor segments - uncredited)
The Telling (2003)
Almost Thirty Years (2002)
Truth Be Told (2001)
 
2004 Lost (TV series)
Pilot: Part 2 (2004)
Pilot: Part 1 (2004)
 
1999 Felicity (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2001 Alias (TV series)
Man on the phone saying "Joey's Pizza"
So It Begins (2001) … Man on the phone saying "Joey's Pizza" (voice) (uncredited)
 
1999 The Suburbans
Rock Journalist
 
1996 Diabolique
Video Photographer #2 (as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1993 Six Degrees of Separation
Doug (as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1991 Regarding Henry
Delivery Boy (as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
Show ShowComposer (2 titles)
1994 Future Shock (segment "Mr. Petrified Forrest")
 
1982 Nightbeast (as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
2006 Mission: Impossible III (digital artist: ILM)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2001 Shrek (propellerhead: Los Angeles pre-production - as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1982 Nightbeast (sound effects - as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
Show ShowThanks (34 titles)
2013 Paranormal Movie (very special thanks)
 
2012 Broken Glass (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Rusted Pyre (short) (thanks)
 
2011 Margin Call (special thanks)
 
2010 All Good Things (special thanks)
 
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (special thanks)
 
2010 Lost: The Final Journey (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2010 Lost: Final Chapter (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2010 Catfish (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Gag Reel (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Gene Rodenberry's Vision (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: To Boldly Go (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Starships (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Score (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Props & Costumes (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Planets (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Casting (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Ben Burtt & the Sounds of Star Trek (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: Aliens (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek: A New Vision (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Evolution: The Genesis of 'Fringe Season 1' (video short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Behind the Real Science of 'Fringe Season 1' (video short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Lost: A Journey in Time (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2009 Lost: Destiny Calls (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2007 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
World Enough and Time (2007) (special thanks)
 
2007 Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 We Own the Night (thanks)
 
2007 Lost: The Answers (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 Lost Survivor Guide (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2006 Lost: A Tale of Survival (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2006 Lost: Reckoning (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2006 Lost: Revelation (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2005 Lost: The Journey (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2003 Capturing the Friedmans (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (47 titles)
2013 Showrunners: A Documentary Film (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Family Guy (TV series)
Himself
Ratings Guy (2012) … Himself (voice)
 
2012 Conan (TV series)
Himself
 
2009-2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.782 (2012) … Himself
Episode #1.37 (2009) … Himself
 
2005-2012 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Game Night 5 (2011) … Himself
Episode #7.71 (2009) … Himself
Episode #4.269 (2006) … Himself
Episode #4.46 (2005) … Himself
 
2012 MSN Exclusives (TV series)
Himself
 
2011 The Unauthorized Documentary, Hangover Part II (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Scream Awards 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009-2011 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 September 2011 (2011) … Himself
Episode dated 7 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.74 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Super 8 35mm Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #6.29 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Lopez Tonight (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 15 June 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2006-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Episode dated 15 June 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 4 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 2 May 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
J. J. Abrams (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Director, Super 8 / Himself - Writer
Peter Facinelli (2011) … Himself - Writer/Director, Super 8 (as JJ Abrams)
 
2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 June 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Hollywood's Top Ten (TV series)
Himself
Movies Based on TV Shows (2011) … Himself
 
2011 2011 Writers Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2011 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2010 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.121 (2010) … Himself
Episode #3.163 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Trek Nation (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Alien Paradox (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Star Trek: Gag Reel (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Scream Awards 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 6 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 DeLuxe (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Go' morgen Danmark (TV series)
Himself - Director
Episode dated 8 May 2009 (2009) … Himself - Director
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 24 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 17 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007-2009 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #5.60 (2009) … Himself - Guest
Shashi Tharoor (2007) … Himself (voice)
 
2008 Michael Stahl-David: Behind the Star (TV series)
Himself
Katie and Chris (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 TEDTalks (TV series)
Himself
J.J. Abrams' Mystery Box (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Blood, Boobs & Beast (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Secrets from the Hatch (video documentary short)
Himself - Executive Producer/Co-Creator
 
2006 Howard Stern on Demand (TV series)
Himself
Best of 05/01-05/05, 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #5.89 (2006) … Himself
Episode #5.87 (2006) … Himself
Episode #5.35 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Catering Impossible: M:i:III (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.12 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Driven (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jennifer Garner (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Comic Book: The Movie (video)
Himself (as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
2004 Alias Ricky Gervais (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 MuchOnDemand (TV series)
Himself - Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2008 L'enigma Ventdelplà (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Reinventando Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) DVD commentary: Provided audio commentary on Pilot: Part 1 with Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 12 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

JJ Abrams | Jeffrey Jacob Abrams | Jeffrey Abrams

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I've always liked working on stories that combine people who are relatable with something insane. The most exciting thing for me is crossing that bridge between something we know is real and something that is extraordinary. The thing for me has always been how you cross that bridge.. See more »

Trivia:

Has three children with wife Katie: Henry (b. 1998), Gracie (b. 1999) and August (b. 11 January 2006). See more »

Trademark:

Will sometimes go out of his way to add lens flairs in his shots, often having people stand off camera pointing lights at it See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer