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Date of Birth:
27 June
1966
,
New York City, New York, USA
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Contact:
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Has three children with wife Katie: Henry (b. 1998), Gracie (b. 1999)...
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Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations
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Oscar 2010: Visual Effects Semi-Finalists
(From
Alternative Film Guide
. 11 December 2009, 2:02 PM, PST)
J.J. Abrams Producing ‘Let the Great World Spin’ Adaptation
(From
Screen Rant
. 11 December 2009, 12:36 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Jeffrey Abrams
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:
Micronauts
(details only on
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Untitled J.J. Abrams Diamond Heist Project
(details only on
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)
Untitled J.J. Abrams Earthquake Project
(details only on
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Untitled J.J. Abrams Project
(details only on
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Little Darlings
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Hot for Teacher
(details only on
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Mystery on Fifth Avenue
(details only on
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The Invisible Woman
(details only on
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Producer:
In Production
2010s
2000s
1990s
Untitled Star Trek Sequel
(2011)
(
announced
)
(producer)
Mission: Impossible IV
(2011)
(
announced
)
(producer)
Morning Glory
(2010)
(
post-production
)
(producer)
Anatomy of Hope
(2009) (TV)
(
completed
)
(executive producer)
"Lost"
(executive producer) (114 episodes, 2004-2010)
-
Recon
(2010)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Sundown
(2010)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
What Kate Does
(2010)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
LA X
(2010)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Dr. Linus
(2010)
TV episode
(executive producer)
(
109 more
)
"Fringe"
(executive producer) (25 episodes, 2008-2009)
-
Earthling
(2009)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Momentum Deferred
(2009)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Fracture
(2009)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Night of Desirable Objects
(2009)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
A New Day in the Old Town
(2009)
TV episode
(executive producer)
(
20 more
)
Star Trek
(2009) (producer)
... aka Star Trek (IMAX DMR version) (Hong Kong: English title: IMAX version)
... 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:
In Production
2010s
2000s
1990s
Mission: Impossible IV
(2011)
(
announced
)
(story)
"Lost"
(114 episodes, 2004-2010)
-
Recon
(2010)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Sundown
(2010)
TV episode
(creator)
-
What Kate Does
(2010)
TV episode
(creator)
-
LA X
(2010)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Dr. Linus
(2010)
TV episode
(creator)
(
109 more
)
"Fringe"
(38 episodes, 2008-2010)
-
Episode #2.13
(2010)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Grey Matters
(2009)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Snakehead
(2009)
TV episode
(creator)
-
August
(2009)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Of Human Action
(2009)
TV episode
(creator)
(
33 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 3 (Australia)
... 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) (18 episodes, 2008-2009) (composer: main title theme) (3 episodes, 2009)
-
Fracture
(2009)
TV episode
(composer: main title theme)
-
A New Day in the Old Town
(2009)
TV episode
(composer: main title theme)
-
There's More Than One of Everything
(2009)
TV episode
(composer: main title theme)
-
The Road Not Taken
(2009)
TV episode
(composer: theme music)
-
Midnight
(2009)
TV episode
(composer: theme music)
(
16 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) (83 episodes, 1998-2002) (composer: main title theme / theme music) (1 episode, 1998)
-
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:
In Production
2000s
1990s
Mission: Impossible IV
(2011)
(
announced
)
Anatomy of Hope
(2009) (TV)
(
completed
)
Star Trek
(2009)
... aka Star Trek (IMAX DMR version) (Hong Kong: English title: IMAX version)
... 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)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
-
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 3 (Australia)
... 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:
2000s
1990s
"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:
2000s
1990s
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 3 (Australia)
... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
"Felicity"
(1998)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
Composer:
1990s
1980s
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 3 (Australia)
... 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:
Star Trek: Casting
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: A New Vision
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: Planets
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: Ben Burtt & the Sounds of Star Trek
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: Props & Costumes
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: Score
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: Aliens
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: Starships
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: To Boldly Go
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Star Trek: Gene Rodenberry's Vision
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Behind the Real Science of 'Fringe Season 1'
(2009) (V) (special thanks)
Evolution: The Genesis of 'Fringe Season 1'
(2009) (V) (special 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:
2000s
1990s
Scream Awards 2009
(2009) (TV) .... Himself
"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)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
-
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
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
-
Episode #1.37
(2009)
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: alternative title)
-
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
Additional Details
Other Works:
Provided audio commentary on
"Lost: Pilot: Part 1 (#1.1)"
(2004) with `Damon Lindelof' & `Bryan Burk'.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 10 Articles
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Genres:
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Thriller
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Mystery
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Adventure
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I give you - J.J. Abrams - the man that killed Star Trek
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if he's not going to start work on the Tower...
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So why do you hate him if you do.
kurtis_75
Get it before Uwe Boll does.
dazednconfusional
Cloverfield 2!! What do you know?
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YESSSSSS!!!!
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