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J.J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, the son of TV producer parents. Abrams planned on going to dental school, but decided to study film at Sarah Lawrence College. At 15, he wrote the music for Don Dohler's Nightbeast (1982). In his senior year, he and Jill Mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which ...
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Producer (62 credits)
Demimonde
(TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode) (pre-production)
- Episode #1.1
... (executive producer)
2019
Lovecraft Country
(TV Series) (executive producer - 8 episodes) (post-production)
- Episode #1.8
(2019)
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- Episode #1.7
(2019)
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- Episode #1.6
(2019)
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- Episode #1.5
(2019)
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- Episode #1.4
(2019)
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2018
Glare
(TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2018)
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2018
Castle Rock
(TV Series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
- Romans
(2018)
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- Henry Deaver
(2018)
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- Past Perfect
(2018)
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- The Queen
(2018)
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- Filter
(2018)
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2016-2018
Westworld
(TV Series) (executive producer - 20 episodes)
- The Passenger
(2018)
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- Vanishing Point
(2018)
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- Kiksuya
(2018)
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- Les Écorchés
(2018)
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- Phase Space
(2018)
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2016
America Divided
(TV Series documentary) (producer - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.5
(2016)
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- Episode #1.4
(2016)
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- Episode #1.3
(2016)
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- Episode #1.2
(2016)
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- Episode #1.1
(2016)
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2016
Roadies
(TV Series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
- The Load Out
(2016)
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- The Corporate Gig
(2016)
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- The All Night Bus Ride
(2016)
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- Carpet Season
(2016)
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- Longest Days
(2016)
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2011-2016
Person of Interest
(TV Series) (executive producer - 103 episodes)
- Return 0
(2016)
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- .exe
(2016)
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- Synecdoche
(2016)
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- The Day the World Went Away
(2016)
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- Sotto Voce
(2016)
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2016
11.22.63
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
- The Day in Question
(2016)
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- Soldier Boy
(2016)
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- Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald
(2016)
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- The Truth
(2016)
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- The Eyes of Texas
(2016)
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2016
Moon Shot
(TV Series documentary) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
- Race for the Prize
(2016)
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- Pittsburgh Astrobotic
(2016)
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2014
Believe
(TV Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- Perception
(2014)
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- Sinking
(2014)
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- White Noise
(2014)
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- Defection
(2014)
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- Beginner's Luck
(2014)
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2012-2014
Revolution
(TV Series) (executive producer - 37 episodes)
- Declaration of Independence
(2014)
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- Memorial Day
(2014)
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- Tomorrowland
(2014)
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- S#!& Happens
(2014)
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- Austin City Limits
(2014)
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2013-2014
Almost Human
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Straw Man
(2014)
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- Beholder
(2014)
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- Disrupt
(2014)
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- Perception
(2014)
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- Unbound
(2014)
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2008-2013
Fringe
(TV Series) (executive producer - 100 episodes)
- An Enemy of Fate
(2013)
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- Liberty
(2013)
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- The Boy Must Live
(2013)
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- Anomaly XB-6783746
(2012)
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- Black Blotter
(2012)
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2012
Alcatraz
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Tommy Madsen
(2012)
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- Garrett Stillman
(2012)
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- Webb Porter
(2012)
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- Sonny Burnett
(2012)
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- The Ames Bros.
(2012)
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2010-2012
Undercovers
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- The Reason
(2012)
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- Dark Cover
(2012)
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- The Key to It All
(2010)
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- Funny Money
(2010)
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- A Night to Forget
(2010)
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2004-2010
Lost
(TV Series) (executive producer - 116 episodes)
- The End
(2010)
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- What They Died For
(2010)
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- Across the Sea
(2010)
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- The Candidate
(2010)
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- The Last Recruit
(2010)
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2009
Star Trek: D·A·C
(Video Game) (executive producer: Bad Robot Interactive - as Jeffrey Jacob Abrams)
2007-2008
Lost: Missing Pieces
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- So It Begins
(2008)
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- The Envelope
(2008)
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- Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course
(2008)
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- Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack.
(2008)
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- Tropical Depression
(2007)
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2006-2007
Six Degrees
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- A Simple Twist of Fate
(2007)
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- Objects in the Mirror
(2007)
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- Surstromming or a Slice
(2007)
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- Ray's Back
(2007)
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- Sedgewick's
(2007)
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2006-2007
What About Brian
(TV Series) (executive producer - 24 episodes)
- What About Calling All Friends...
(2007)
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- What About Secret Lovers...
(2007)
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- What About All That Glitters...
(2007)
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- What About Strange Bedfellows...
(2007)
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- What About Temptations...
(2007)
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2001-2006
Alias
(TV Series) (executive producer - 105 episodes)
- Reprisal
(2006)
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- All the Time in the World
(2006)
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- No Hard Feelings
(2006)
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- I See Dead People
(2006)
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- 30 Seconds
(2006)
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1998-2002
Felicity
(TV Series) (executive producer - 84 episodes)
- Felicity Interrupted
(2002)
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- Back to the Future
(2002)
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- Spin the Bottle
(2002)
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- The Power of the Ex
(2002)
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- Time Will Tell
(2002)
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Writer (25 credits)
Writer (25 credits)
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Music department (8 credits)
Music department (8 credits)
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Soundtrack (10 credits)
Soundtrack (10 credits)
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Director (15 credits)
Director (15 credits)
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Actor (14 credits)
Actor (14 credits)
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Composer (2 credits)
Composer (2 credits)
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Visual effects (1 credit)
Visual effects (1 credit)
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Sound department (1 credit)
Sound department (1 credit)
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (43 credits)
Thanks (43 credits)
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Self (151 credits)
Self (151 credits)
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Archive footage (11 credits)
Archive footage (11 credits)
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DVD commentary: Provided audio commentary on Lost: Pilot: Part 2 (2004) with Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk. See more »Alternate Names:
JJ Abrams | Jeffrey Jacob Abrams | Jeffrey AbramsHeight:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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When I was a kid and saw Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) for the first time, it blew my mind and around the same time, I had friends who were huge fans of Star Trek and I don't know if I was smart enough to get it, or patient enough. What I loved about Star Wars was the visceral energy of it, the clarity of it, the kind of innocence and big heart of it. Star Trek always felt a little ... See more »Trivia:
In 2011, during an interview on the NPR program "Fresh Air with Terry Gross", writer/director Abrams told a story about getting to attend a very early rough-cut screening of Escape from New York (1981) with his father, producer Gerald W. Abrams (who knew that his then-15-year-old son was a huge fan of John Carpenter). Abrams told Gross that during the discussion afterward, Gerald suggested ... See more »Trademark:
Powerful use of spotlights and lens flares See more »Star Sign:
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