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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.
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Filmography
all 148
Movies 104
Producer 78
TV Shows 44
self 40
Writer 13
Director 4
Creator 1
Presumed Innocent (2024)
The Blue Angels (2024)
815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot (2023)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (2022)
Director by Night (2022)
Lou (2022)
UFO (2021)
Lisey's Story (2021)
Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)
Lovecraft Country (2020)
Little Voice (2020)
Reunited Apart (2020)
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Love, Antosha (2019)
Men in Black: International (2019)
Overlord (2018)
Castle Rock (2018)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
Spielberg (2017)
Three Kinds of Close Encounters (2017)
The Magic History of Cinema (2017)
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
100 Years (2017)
Westworld (2016)
For the Love of Spock (2016)
50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
Geeking Out (2016)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016)
Moon Shot (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
11.22.63 (2016)
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony (2016)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014)
Joy Ride 3 (2014)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Believe (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Revolution (2012)
Honest Trailers (2012)
Alcatraz (2012)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Trek Nation (2011)
Person of Interest (2011)
Super 8 (2011)
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
Morning Glory (2010)
Undercovers (2010)
Catfish (2010)
The New Man in Charge (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
The People Speak (2009)
Star Trek: Casting (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Anatomy of Hope (2009)
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008)
Fringe (2008)
Lost: Missing Pieces: So It Begins (2008)
Lost: Missing Pieces: The Envelope (2008)
Cloverfield (2008)
Lost: Missing Pieces: Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course (2008)
Lost: Missing Pieces: Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack. (2008)
Lost: Missing Pieces: Tropical Depression (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: Buried Secrets (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: Arzt & Crafts (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: Room 23 (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: Operation: Sleeper (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: The Deal (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: King of the Castle (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces: The Watch (2007)
Lost: Missing Pieces (2007)
We Own the Night (2007)
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)
Blood, Boobs & Beast (2007)
Six Degrees (2006)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
What About Brian (2006)
The Colbert Report (2005)
The Office (2005)
Lost (2004)
24 Oras (2004)
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
HypaSpace (2002)
Icons (2002)
Joy Ride (2001)
Alias (2001)
The Suburbans (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Felicity (1998)
Armageddon (1998)
Gone Fishin' (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
The Pallbearer (1996)
Diabolique (1996)
Future Shock (1994)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Mr. Petrified Forrest (1992)
Forever Young (1992)
MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Taking Care of Business (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Nightbeast (1982)
Untitled Cloverfield Movie
Untitled Kalinda Vazquez 'Star Trek' Film
The Heavy
Untitled Star Trek Prequel
Untitled Hot Wheels Movie
Untitled Superman Project
Tab & Tony
Your Name
A Woman of No Importance
Kolma
Untitled David Robert Mitchell Movie
Flowervale Street
The Invisible Woman
Speed Racer
Wunderkind
The Yankees Win
Zanbato
Billy Summers
Untitled Star Trek Sequel
Untitled Constantine Sequel
Duster
Batman: Caped Crusader
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
The Catch
The Pinkerton
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GenderMale
Birthday1966-06-27 (57 years old)
Birth NameJeffrey Jacob Abrams
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
Height
ChildrenGracie Abrams, Henry Abrams
FatherGerald W. Abrams
MotherCarol Ann Abrams
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesPacific Palisades · Los Angeles · New York City, United States of America
Also Known AsJ. J. Abrams, Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, Джей Джей Абрамс, J·J·艾布斯, เจ.เจ. แอบรัมส์, J・J・エイブラムス, J. J. 에이브럼스, جاي جاي أبرامز
AwardsWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series, Writers Guild of America Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
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