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J.J. Abrams
Born · June 27, 1966 (58 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
8.2
2024
815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
0.0
2023
Bupkis
J.J. Abrams · (1 episode)
6.3
2023
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
Self
9.5
2022
Director by Night
Self (archive footage)
6.2
2022
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
7.7
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
D-O (voice)
6.3
2019
Love, Antosha
Self
7.3
2019
Men in Black: International
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
5.9
2019
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
6.6
2018
And the Winner Isn't
Self
5.7
2017
Spielberg
Self
7.6
2017
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
Self
6.0
2017
The Magic History of Cinema
0.0
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
J.J. Abrams
6.8
2017
The Disaster Artist
J.J. Abrams
7.1
2017
For the Love of Spock
Self
7.5
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
6.6
2016
Geeking Out
Self · (2 episodes)
5.3
2016
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
7.1
2016
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
Self
6.0
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
7.0
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Self
6.3
2015
IMDb on the Scene
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2015
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
Self
6.3
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · (1 episode)
7.9
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe
Self
4.4
2013
Honest Trailers
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.4
2012
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Self
6.4
2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
6.7
2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2009
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Self
7.2
2007
Blood, Boobs & Beast
Himself
5.2
2007
The Colbert Report
(2 episodes)
6.8
2005
Comic Book: The Movie
Himself
6.0
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
5.5
2003
HypaSpace
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2002
Icons
(1 episode)
8.0
2002
The Suburbans
Rock Journalist
3.9
1999
Family Guy
J.J. Abrams (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
Diabolique
Video Photographer #2
5.5
1996
Six Degrees of Separation
Doug
6.4
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Presenter · (1 episode)
7.7
1992
Regarding Henry
Delivery Boy
6.5
1991
The Simpsons
J.J. Abrams (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1968