J.J. Abrams

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Biography

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote or produced such films as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias (creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series. His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8 (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, produced and co-wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the seventh episode of the Star Wars saga, the first film of the sequel trilogy, his highest-grossing film, as well as the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation. He returned to Star Wars by co-writing, producing and directing the ninth and final installment of the saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams's frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk, actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg and Keri Russell, composer Michael Giacchino, writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong, and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey. Description above from the Wikipedia article J.J. Abrams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Overview

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Honest Trailers

LIGHT & MAGIC

Bupkis

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

The Colbert Report

Geeking Out

Men in Black: International

Director by Night

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Regarding Henry

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Tour de Pharmacy

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Music by John Williams

The Skywalker Legacy

Production Credits

The Office

The Cloverfield Paradox

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible III

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Fringe

Armageddon

Untitled Star Trek Prequel

Untitled Star Trek 4

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Nightmare Alley

Alias

Batman: Caped Crusader

Zanbato

Star Trek Beyond

Challenger: The Final Flight

Westworld

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Revolution

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Undercovers

10 Cloverfield Lane

Lou

Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Untitled Cloverfield Sequel

Star Trek Into Darkness

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