Known For
Directing
Born
Jun 27, 1966
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
142 titles
J.J. Abrams
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article J.J. Abrams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Producer
Grandgear
Producer
The Great Beyond
Director
Skeletons
Producer
The End of Oak Street
Producer
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
Duster
Executive Producer
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
Beyond: UFOS and the Unknown
Executive Producer
Getting LOST
Self
Batman: Caped Crusader
Executive Producer
Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose
Executive Producer
Presumed Innocent
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Producer
The Blue Angels
Producer
815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
Bupkis
J.J. Abrams
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Producer
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
Self
Director by Night
Self (archive footage)
Lou
Producer
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
UFO
Executive Producer
Lisey's Story
Executive Producer
Challenger: The Final Flight
Executive Producer
Lovecraft Country
Executive Producer
Little Voice
Executive Producer
Reunited Apart
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
D-O (voice)
Love, Antosha
Self
Men in Black: International
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Overlord
Producer
Monster Challenge
Thanks
Castle Rock
Executive Producer
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Producer
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
A Wrinkle in Time
Thanks
The Cloverfield Paradox
Producer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Executive Producer
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Spielberg
Self
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
Self
The Magic History of Cinema
Tour de Pharmacy
J.J. Abrams
The Disaster Artist
J.J. Abrams
100 Years
Executive Producer
Westworld
Executive Producer
For the Love of Spock
Self
50 Years of Star Trek
Self