
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

Honest Trailers

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

10 Cloverfield Lane

Morning Glory

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Little Voice

Constantine 2

Armageddon

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Alcatraz

Lou

UFO

Star Trek Beyond

11.22.63

Duster

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Cloverfield

We Own the Night

Presumed Innocent

Believe

Batman: Caped Crusader

Castle Rock

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Zanbato

Challenger: The Final Flight

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose

Mission: Impossible III

Westworld

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Lovecraft Country

Star Trek

Lisey's Story

Overlord

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

A Wrinkle in Time

Speed Racer

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Fringe

Super 8

Undercovers

Untitled Cloverfield Sequel

Regarding Henry

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Lost

Nightmare Alley

Alias

Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film

Untitled Star Trek 4

Star Trek Into Darkness

The Office

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

The Cloverfield Paradox

Revolution
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