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Overview
Trivia:
Sold his script for "Forever Young" (1992) for 2 million dollars. moreAwards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(1483 articles)
Complete J.J. Abrams Star Trek Blu-ray Details (From TheHDRoom. 17 July 2009, 11:56 PM, PDT)
Details Announced for ‘Star Trek’ DVD
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Alternate Names:
Jeffrey AbramsUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 18 | 9:00 PM | TNT | Mission: Impossible III | more |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Writer, Music Department, Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Composer, Visual Effects, Miscellaneous Crew, Sound Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- Untitled J.J. Abrams Diamond Heist Project (details only on IMDbPro)
- Untitled J.J. Abrams Earthquake Project (details only on IMDbPro)
- Little Darlings (details only on IMDbPro)
- Hot for Teacher (details only on IMDbPro)
- Mystery on Fifth Avenue (details only on IMDbPro)
- Dark Tower (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Invisible Woman (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
- Mission: Impossible 4 (2012) (announced) (producer)
- Untitled Star Trek Sequel (2011) (announced) (producer)
- Untitled Hunter Scott Project (2009) (pre-production) (executive producer)
- Morning Glory (2010) (filming) (producer)
- Anatomy of Hope (2009) (TV) (completed) (executive producer)
- "Lost" (executive producer) (98 episodes, 2004-2009)
- The Incident (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Follow the Leader (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Variable (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Some Like It Hoth (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Dead Is Dead (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
(93 more) - "Fringe" (executive producer) (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
- There's More Than One of Everything (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Road Not Taken (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Midnight (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Bad Dreams (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Unleashed (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
(15 more) - Star Trek (2009) (producer)
... aka Star Trek: The Future Begins (Malaysia: English title)
... aka Star Trek: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - "Lost: Missing Pieces" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
- So It Begins (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
- The Envelope (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
- Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
- Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack. (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
- Tropical Depression (2007) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
(8 more) - Cloverfield (2008) (producer)
... aka 1-18-08 (USA: promotional title)
... aka Monstrous (USA: promotional title) - "Six Degrees" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
... aka "6°" (USA: promotional title)
- A Simple Twist of Fate (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Objects in the Mirror (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Surstromming or a Slice (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Ray's Back (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Sedgewick's (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
(8 more) - "What About Brian" (executive producer) (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
- What About Calling All Friends... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- What About Secret Lovers... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- What About All That Glitters... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- What About Strange Bedfellows... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- What About Temptations... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
(21 more) - "Alias" (executive producer) (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
- All the Time in the World (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
- Reprisal (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
- No Hard Feelings (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
- I See Dead People (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
- 30 Seconds (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
(100 more) - The Catch (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Animated Alias: Tribunal (2004) (V) (executive producer)
- "Felicity" (executive producer) (84 episodes, 1998-2002)
- Back to the Future (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
- Felicity Interrupted (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
- Spin the Bottle (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Power of the Ex (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
- Time Will Tell (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
(79 more) - Joy Ride (2001/I) (producer)
... aka Road Kill (Australia) (New Zealand: English title) (UK) - The Suburbans (1999) (producer)
- The Pallbearer (1996) (producer) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Forever Young (1992) (executive producer) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Regarding Henry (1991) (co-producer) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Writer:
- "Fringe" (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Night of Desirable Objects (2009) TV episode (creator)
- A New Day in the Old Town (2009) TV episode (creator) (written by)
- There's More Than One of Everything (2009) TV episode (creator)
- The Road Not Taken (2009) TV episode (creator)
- Midnight (2009) TV episode (creator)
(17 more) - "Lost" (98 episodes, 2004-2009)
- The Incident (2009) TV episode (creator)
- Follow the Leader (2009) TV episode (creator)
- The Variable (2009) TV episode (creator)
- Some Like It Hoth (2009) TV episode (creator)
- Dead Is Dead (2009) TV episode (creator)
(93 more) - Lost: Via Domus (2008) (VG) (creator)
- "Lost: Missing Pieces" (1 episode, 2008)
- The Envelope (2008) TV episode (teleplay) - "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (1 episode, 2006)
- The Drill (2006) TV episode (co-writer) (uncredited) - "Alias" (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
- All the Time in the World (2006) TV episode (creator)
- Reprisal (2006) TV episode (creator)
- No Hard Feelings (2006) TV episode (creator)
- I See Dead People (2006) TV episode (creator)
- 30 Seconds (2006) TV episode (creator)
(100 more) - Mission: Impossible III (2006) (written by)
... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany) - The Catch (2005) (TV) (creator) (writer)
- Alias (2004) (VG) (creator)
- "Felicity" (84 episodes, 1998-2002)
- Back to the Future (2002) TV episode (creator)
- Felicity Interrupted (2002) TV episode (creator)
- Spin the Bottle (2002) TV episode (creator)
- The Power of the Ex (2002) TV episode (creator)
- Time Will Tell (2002) TV episode (creator)
(79 more) - Joy Ride (2001/I) (written by)
... aka Road Kill (Australia) (New Zealand: English title) (UK) - Armageddon (1998/I) (screenplay)
- Gone Fishin' (1997) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Forever Young (1992) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Regarding Henry (1991) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Taking Care of Business (1990) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
... aka Filofax (South Africa: English title)
... aka Taking Care of Business (South Africa: English title: TV title)
Music Department:
- "Fringe" (composer: theme music) (19 episodes, 2008-2009)
- There's More Than One of Everything (2009) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Road Not Taken (2009) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Midnight (2009) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Bad Dreams (2009) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Unleashed (2009) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(14 more) - "Alias" (composer: main theme) (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
- All the Time in the World (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- Reprisal (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- No Hard Feelings (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- I See Dead People (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- 30 Seconds (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
(100 more) - "Felicity" (composer: main title theme) (82 episodes, 1998-2002) (composer: main title theme / theme music) (2 episodes, 1998-2000)
- Back to the Future (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
- Felicity Interrupted (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
- Spin the Bottle (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
- The Power of the Ex (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
- Time Will Tell (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
(79 more)
Director:
- Untitled Hunter Scott Project (2009) (pre-production)
- Anatomy of Hope (2009) (TV) (completed)
- Star Trek (2009)
... aka Star Trek: The Future Begins (Malaysia: English title)
... aka Star Trek: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - "The Office" (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "The Office: US Version" (Australia)
- Cocktails (2007) TV episode - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 31 May 2006 (2006) TV episode (guest director) - Mission: Impossible III (2006)
... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany) - "Alias" (5 episodes, 2001-2005)
- Authorized Personnel Only: Part 1 (2005) TV episode (minor segments) (uncredited)
- Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2 (2005) TV episode (minor segments) (uncredited)
- The Telling (2003) TV episode
- Almost Thirty Years (2002) TV episode
- Truth Be Told (2001) TV episode - "Lost" (2 episodes, 2004)
- Pilot: Part 2 (2004) TV episode
- Pilot: Part 1 (2004) TV episode - "Felicity" (2 episodes, 1999)
- Todd Mulcahy: Part 2 (1999) TV episode
- Todd Mulcahy: Part 1 (1999) TV episode
Actor:
- "Alias" .... Man on the phone saying "Joey's Pizza" (1 episode, 2001)
- So It Begins (2001) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Man on the phone saying "Joey's Pizza" - The Suburbans (1999) .... Rock Journalist
- Diabolique (1996) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Video Photographer #2
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Doug
- Regarding Henry (1991) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Delivery Boy
Soundtrack:
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) (writer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation") (performer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation") (courtesy: "Groksploitation")
... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany) - "Felicity" (1998) TV series (unknown episodes)
Composer:
- Future Shock (1994) (segment "Mr. Petrified Forrest")
- Nightbeast (1982) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Visual Effects:
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) (digital artist: ILM)
... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Shrek (2001) (propellerhead: Los Angeles pre-production) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Sound Department:
- Nightbeast (1982) (sound effects) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Thanks:
- Lost: A Journey in Time (2009) (TV) (special thanks)
- Lost: Destiny Calls (2009) (TV) (special thanks)
- "Star Trek: New Voyages" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II" (USA: new title)
- World Enough and Time (2007) TV episode (special thanks) - We Own the Night (2007) (thanks)
- Lost: The Answers (2007) (TV) (special thanks)
- Lost Survivor Guide (2007) (TV) (special thanks)
- Lost: A Tale of Survival (2006) (TV) (special thanks)
- Lost: Reckoning (2006) (TV) (special thanks)
- Lost: Revelation (2006) (TV) (special thanks)
- Lost: The Journey (2005) (TV) (special thanks)
- Capturing the Friedmans (2003) (special thanks)
Self:
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2009)
- Episode dated 11 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "DeLuxe" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 9 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Go' morgen Danmark" .... Himself - Director (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 8 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Director - "The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 8 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Xposé" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #3.163 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 7 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 6 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2009)
- Episode dated 6 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 31 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colbert Report" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
- Episode #5.60 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Shashi Tharoor (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
... aka "Charlie Rose" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 4 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Michael Stahl-David: Behind the Star" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Katie and Chris (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
- Episode dated 3 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - The VFX of 'Cloverfield' (2008) (V) (credit only)
- Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Blood, Boobs & Beast (2007) .... Himself
- Secrets from the Hatch (2006) (V) .... Himself - Executive Producer/Co-Creator
... aka Lost: Secrets from the Hatch (Australia) - "Howard Stern on Demand" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
... aka "Howard TV on Demand" (USA)
- Best of 05/01-05/05, 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- J.J. Abrams and the Film Festival Winner (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "HypaSpace" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006)
... aka "HypaSpace Daily" (Canada: English title: long title)
... aka "HypaSpace Weekly" (Canada: English title: long title)
- Episode #5.89 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.87 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.35 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Catering Impossible: M:i:III (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - "Dinner for Five" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode #4.12 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Driven" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Jennifer Garner (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Book: The Movie (2004) (V) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Himself
- Alias Ricky Gervais (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "MuchOnDemand" (1997) TV series .... Himself - Guest (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
- L'enigma Ventdelplà (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself
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Provided audio commentary on "Lost: Pilot: Part 1 (#1.1)" (2004) with `Damon Lindelof' & `Bryan Burk'. morePublicity Listings:
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