
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.
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Known For

Saturday Night Live

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Simpsons

The Daily Show

Family Guy

60 Minutes

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

MTV Movie & TV Awards

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

Constantine 2

11.22.63

The Office

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

10 Cloverfield Lane

Alias

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Zanbato

Lisey's Story

Westworld

Untitled Cloverfield Sequel

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Lovecraft Country

We Own the Night

Challenger: The Final Flight

UFO

Speed Racer

Little Voice

Believe

Revolution

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Batman: Caped Crusader

Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose

Untitled Star Trek 4

Overlord

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Castle Rock

A Wrinkle in Time

Undercovers

Lou

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Lost

The Cloverfield Paradox

Mission: Impossible III

Regarding Henry

Untitled Star Trek Prequel

Presumed Innocent

Star Trek Into Darkness

Duster

Armageddon

Star Trek

Super 8

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Cloverfield

Star Trek Beyond

Morning Glory

Fringe

Nightmare Alley
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