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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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Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
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2014
Untitled J.J. Abrams/Billy Ray Project
2014
Zanbato
2013
Boilerplate
2013
Infinitely Polar Bear
2013
7 Minutes in Heaven
2013
Mystery on Fifth Avenue
2012
Micronauts
2012
Let the Great World Spin
2012
Untitled J.J. Abrams Diamond Heist Project
Little Darlings
Untitled Brad Parker/J.J. Abrams/Matt Reeves Project
Hot for Teacher
One Last Thing Before I Go
The Invisible Woman
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???? Untitled Cloverfield Sequel (producer) (announced)
 
2013 Untitled Star Trek Sequel (producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Shelter (TV movie) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Revolution (TV series) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2008-2012 Fringe (TV series) (executive producer - 88 episodes)
– Episode #5.1 (2012) (executive producer)
– Brave New World: Part 2 (2012) (executive producer)
– Brave New World: Part 1 (2012) (executive producer)
– Worlds Apart (2012) (executive producer)
– Letters of Transit (2012) (executive producer)
See all 88 episodes »
 
2011-2012 Person of Interest (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)
– Firewall (2012) (executive producer)
– No Good Deed (2012) (executive producer)
– Many Happy Returns (2012) (executive producer)
– Matsya Nyaya (2012) (executive producer)
– Flesh and Blood (2012) (executive producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Garrett Stillman (2012) (executive producer)
– Tommy Madsen (2012) (executive producer)
– Webb Porter (2012) (executive producer)
– Clarence Montgomery (2012) (executive producer)
– Sonny Burnett (2012) (executive producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (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)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2010 Morning Glory (producer)
 
2004-2010 Lost (TV series) (executive producer - 114 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)
See all 114 episodes »
 
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)
See all 13 episodes »
 
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)
See all 13 episodes »
 
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)
See all 24 episodes »
 
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)
See all 105 episodes »
 
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)
See all 84 episodes »
 
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 (20 titles)
2012 Revolution (TV series) (post-production)
– Pilot (2012)
 
2008-2012 Fringe (TV series)
– Episode #5.1 (2012) (creator)
– Brave New World: Part 2 (2012) (creator)
– Brave New World: Part 1 (2012) (creator)
– Worlds Apart (2012) (creator)
– Letters of Transit (2012) (creator)
See all 88 episodes »
 
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)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2004-2010 Lost (TV series)
– The End (2010) (creator)
– What They Died For (2010) (creator)
– Across the Sea (2010) (creator)
– The Candidate (2010) (creator)
– The Last Recruit (2010) (creator)
See all 115 episodes »
 
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)
See all 105 episodes »
 
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)
See all 84 episodes »
 
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 (5 titles)
2011-2012 Person of Interest (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 22 episodes)
– Firewall (2012) (composer: main title theme)
– No Good Deed (2012) (composer: main title theme)
– Many Happy Returns (2012) (composer: main title theme)
– Matsya Nyaya (2012) (composer: main title theme)
– Flesh and Blood (2012) (composer: main title theme)
See all 22 episodes »
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 8 episodes)
– Clarence Montgomery (2012) (composer: main title theme)
– The Ames Bros. (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)
See all 8 episodes »
 
Fringe (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 24 episodes, 2009-2010) (composer: theme music - 19 episodes, 2008-2010) (main title theme by - 5 episodes, 2010-2011)
– One Night in October (2011) (main title theme by)
– Neither Here Nor There (2011) (main title theme by)
– 6B (2011) (main title theme by)
– The Plateau (2010) (composer: theme music)
– The Box (2010) (main title theme by)
See all 48 episodes »
 
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)
See all 105 episodes »
 
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)
See all 84 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
2013 Untitled Star Trek Sequel (post-production)
 
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)
 
2006 Mission: Impossible III
 
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)
– Todd Mulcahy: Part 2 (1999)
– Todd Mulcahy: Part 1 (1999)
 
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 ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2006 Mission: Impossible III (writer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation" / performer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation" / courtesy: "Groksploitation")
 
2001 Alias (TV series)
 
1998 Felicity (TV series)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2001 Shrek (propellerhead: Los Angeles pre-production - as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
1964 Firelight (1982 film restoration - uncredited)
 
1961 Escape to Nowhere (short) (1982 film restoration - uncredited)
 
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 ShowSound Department (1 title)
1982 Nightbeast (sound effects - as Jeffrey Abrams)
 
Show ShowThanks (32 titles)
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 (44 titles)
2005-2012 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards (2012) … Himself
– Game Night 5 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #7.71 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #4.269 (2006) … Himself
– Episode #4.46 (2005) … 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
 
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.37 (2009) … 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 The VFX of 'Cloverfield' (video documentary short) (credit only)
 
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
– J.J. Abrams and the Film Festival Winner (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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Provided audio commentary on Pilot: Part 2 with `Damon Lindelof' & `Bryan Burk'. See more »

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Alternate Names:

JJ Abrams | Jeffrey Jacob Abrams | Jeffrey Abrams

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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There's something about looking at Super 8 films that is so evocative. You could argue it's the resolution of the film somehow because they aren't crystal clear and perfect,so there is a kind of gauzy layer between you and what you see. You could argue it's the silence of them. You could say it's the sound of the projector that creates a moodiness... See more »

Trivia:

Is a fan of Howard Stern, who is also a fan of of his work (particularly Lost and Star Trek) and personally called Artie Lange through his agent to congratulate him on his being hired to replace 'Jackie Martling' ("The Joke Man") as a sidekick in 2002. Also gave Stern's daughters a tour of the Felicity set. See more »

Trademark:

Frequent references to "Slusho", a fake frozen drink See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer