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J.J. Abrams

1966-06-27 (58 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article J.J. Abrams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Music by John Williams
81.86 %|Nov 1, 2024
Documentary, Music
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815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
0 %|May 18, 2023
Documentary
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Director by Night
62 %|Nov 4, 2022
Documentary
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The Skywalker Legacy
77 %|Mar 18, 2020
Documentary
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
63.129999999999995 %|Dec 18, 2019
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Love, Antosha
73 %|Aug 2, 2019
Documentary
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Men in Black: International
59.14 %|Jun 12, 2019
Comedy, Science Fiction, Action
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And the Winner Isn't
57 %|Dec 8, 2017
Documentary
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Spielberg
75.77 %|Oct 5, 2017
Documentary
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Three Kinds of Close Encounters
60 %|Sep 19, 2017
Documentary
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The Magic History of Cinema
0 %|Aug 30, 2017
Documentary
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Tour de Pharmacy
67.69 %|Jul 8, 2017
Comedy, TV Movie
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The Disaster Artist
71.14 %|Mar 12, 2017
Comedy, Drama
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For the Love of Spock
75 %|Sep 9, 2016
Documentary
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50 Years of Star Trek
66 %|Aug 14, 2016
Documentary
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John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
60 %|Jan 2, 2016
Documentary
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Star Wars: Greatest Moments
70 %|Dec 26, 2015
Documentary
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Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
63 %|Oct 17, 2014
Documentary
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Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe
44 %|May 16, 2013
Documentary
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POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
64 %|Apr 22, 2011
Comedy, Documentary
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
67 %|Nov 12, 2010
Documentary, TV Movie
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Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
72 %|May 28, 2007
Documentary
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Blood, Boobs & Beast
52 %|May 3, 2007
Documentary, Horror
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Comic Book: The Movie
60 %|Jan 27, 2004
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy
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The Suburbans
39 %|Oct 29, 1999
Comedy, Drama
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Diabolique
55 %|Mar 22, 1996
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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Six Degrees of Separation
64 %|Dec 8, 1993
Mystery, Drama, Comedy
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Regarding Henry
65.37 %|Jul 10, 1991
Romance, Drama

Series

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Bupkis
63 %|May 4, 2023
Comedy
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Reunited Apart
55 %|Apr 27, 2020
Talk
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Geeking Out
53 %|Jul 24, 2016
Comedy, Talk
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IMDb on the Scene
0 %|Jul 10, 2015
Talk
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
78.92999999999999 %|Apr 27, 2014
Talk, Comedy, News
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Honest Trailers
64 %|Feb 13, 2012
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
59.669999999999995 %|Mar 2, 2009
Talk
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The Colbert Report
68.22 %|Oct 17, 2005
News, Comedy
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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HypaSpace
40 %|May 13, 2002
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Icons
80 %|May 1, 2002
Documentary
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Family Guy
74 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
71.22 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
77 %|Jun 10, 1992
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The Simpsons
80.16999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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60 Minutes
67 %|Sep 24, 1968
News