J.J. Abrams
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            Biography
                
            Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced films such 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' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the tenth-highest-grossing film director of all time.
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, co-produced, and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga and the first film of the sequel trilogy. The film is his highest-grossing, the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation, as well as the most expensive film ever made. He returned to Star Wars by executive producing The Last Jedi (2017) and directing and co-writing The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
Abrams' frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk; producer/directors Damon Lindelof and Tommy Gormley; actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, Amanda Foreman, 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.
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        Known For
            
                        Saturday Night Live
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Late Night with Conan O'Brien
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Daily Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Family Guy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        60 Minutes
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                    
                
                    
                        
                        MTV Movie & TV Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bupkis
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Colbert Report
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Geeking Out
                    
                
                    
                        
                        LIGHT & MAGIC
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Men in Black: International
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Director by Night
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Regarding Henry
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Six Degrees of Separation
                    
                
                    
                        
                        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
            
                        Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Overlord
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Untitled Cloverfield Sequel
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Regarding Henry
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Challenger: The Final Flight
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Castle Rock
                    
                
                    
                        
                        UFO
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fringe
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Trek Beyond
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Super 8
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Cloverfield Paradox
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Nightmare Alley
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Armageddon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Untitled Star Trek 4
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mission: Impossible - Fallout
                    
                
                    
                        
                        We Own the Night
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Duster
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lovecraft Country
                    
                
                    
                        
                        11.22.63
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mission: Impossible III
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Undercovers
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Zanbato
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Presumed Innocent
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Wars: The Force Awakens
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lost
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Alias
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Believe
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Alcatraz
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Batman: Caped Crusader
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Office
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lou
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Constantine 2
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Morning Glory
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cloverfield
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Trek Into Darkness
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Wrinkle in Time
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lisey's Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Revolution
                    
                
                    
                        
                        10 Cloverfield Lane
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Wars: The Last Jedi
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Little Voice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Oh, the Places You'll Go!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Trek
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Westworld
                    
                
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