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Jj Abrams Biography
Jj Abrams born Jeffrey Jacob Abrams is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer. He is popularly known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. He has written 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 the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX (2019).
Abrams has created several television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias (creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). Abrams won two Emmy Awards for Lost — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series.
He has directed numerous films during her directorial work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8 (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Abrams also directed, produced and co-wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the first film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and his highest-grossing film, as well as the third highest-grossing film of all time. He returned to Star Wars by co-writing, producing and directing Episode IX (2019).
His 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.
Jj Abrams Age | How Old Is Jj Abrams
Abrams was born on June 27, 1966 in New York City and raised in Los Angeles. He is 52 years old as of 2018.
Jj Abrams Height
He stands at a height of 1.7 m.
j-j abrams photoJj Abrams Family
Abrams was born in New York City and brought up in Los Angeles. He is the son of television producer Gerald W. Abrams (born 1939) and executive producer Carol Ann Abrams (née Kelvin; 1942–2012). He has a sister is Tracy Rosen who is a screenwriter.
Jj Abrams Education
Abrams went to Palisades High School. He planned on going to art school rather than a traditional college after graduating high school. He eventually enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College, following his father’s advice: “it’s more important that you go off and learn what to make movies about than how to make movies.”
Jj Abrams Jewish
Abrams is Jewish and his wife is Roman Catholic, and he sometimes takes his children to religious services on Jewish holidays.
Jj Abrams Wife | Jj Abrams Kids
Abrams is married to public relations executive Katie McGrath and has three children; Henry, Gracie and August. He also serves on the Creative Council of Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization.
Jj Abrams Movies| Jj Abrams Films | Jj Abrams Series
2018 – Overlord
2018 – Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2018 – The Cloverfield Paradox
2017 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 – The Disaster Artist
2016 – Star Trek Beyond
2016 – 10 Cloverfield Lane
2015 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
2014 – Infinitely Polar Bear
2013 – Star Trek Into Darkness
2011 – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
2011- Super 8
2010 – Morning Glory
2009 – Star Trek
2008 – Cloverfield
2006 – Mission: Impossible III
2001 – Joy Ride
1999 – The Suburbans
1998 – Armageddon
1997 – Gone Fishin’
1996 – Diabolique
1996 – The Pallbearer
1993 – Six Degrees of Separation
1992 – Forever Young
1991 – Regarding Henry
1990 – Taking Care of Business
1982 – Nightbeast
Jj Abrams Tv Shows
2016–present – Westworld
2016 – Roadies
2016 – 11.22.63
2015 – Dead People
2014 – Believe
2013–2014 – Almost Human
2012–2014 – Revolution
2012 – Family Guy
2012 – Shelter
2012 – Alcatraz
2011–2016 – Person of Interest
2010 – Undercovers
2009 – Anatomy of Hope
2008–2013 – Fringe
2007 – The Office
2006 – Jimmy Kimmel Live
2006–2007 – Six Degrees
2006–2007 – What About Brian
2005 – The Catch
2004–2010 – Lost
2001–2006 – Alias
1998–2002 – Felicity
Jj Abrams New Show
- Castle Rock – 2018
- Westworld – From 2016 to present
Jj Abrams Net Worth
Abrams is a film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor and composer who has an estimated net worth of $120 million dollars.
Jj Abrams Star Wars
Star Wars: Episode IX is an upcoming space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. It will be the third and final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the ninth and final installment of the main Star Wars film franchise, following The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). It is produced by Lucasfilm and Bad Robot Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
It was announced in October 2012 after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. Colin Trevorrow announced as the film’s director in August 2015. Trevorrow left the project due to creative differences in September 2017. He was replaced by Abrams, who previously directed The Force Awakens. Filming started in August 2018 at Pinewood Studios near London. On December 20, 2019 Episode IX is set to be released in the United States.
Jj Abrams Westworld
Westworld is a science fiction Western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. The series is produced by HBO. It is based on the 1973 film of the same name (written and directed by Michael Crichton) and to a lesser extent the film’s 1976 sequel, Futureworld. This story takes place in Westworld, a fictional, technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by android “hosts”. The park caters to high-paying “guests” who may indulge their wildest fantasies within the park without fear of retaliation from the hosts, who are prevented by their programming from harming humans.
Nolan and Joy along with J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk serve as executive producers. The first season was broadcast between October 2 and December 4, 2016; it comprised ten episodes. HBO renewed the series for a ten-episode second season in November 2016 , which was broadcast from April 22 to June 24, 2018. Its’ debut on HBO had the network’s highest viewership ratings for a premiere since the first episode of True Detective in 2014. Additionally, the series ranks as the most-watched first season of any HBO original series. On May 1, 2018, Westworld was renewed for a third season.
It has received largely positive reviews from critics, with particular praise having been given for its visuals, story, and performances.
Jj Abrams Book
- Ship of Theseus
The chronicle of two readers finding each other, and their deadly struggle with forces beyond their understanding–all within the margins of a book conceived by Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst.
The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V.M. Straka, in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey.
The writer: Straka, the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world’s greatest mysteries, a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumors that swirl around him.
The readers: Jennifer and Eric, a college senior and a disgraced grad student, both facing crucial decisions about who they are, who they might become, and how much they’re willing to trust another person with their passions, hurts, and fears.
Jj Abrams Lost
Lost is a drama television series that originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, over six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes.
It contains elements of supernatural and science fiction, and follows the survivors of a commercial jet airliner flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, after the plane crashes on a mysterious tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. The story is told in a heavily serialized manner.
Episodes typically feature a primary storyline set on the island, augmented by flashback or flashforward sequences which provide additional insight into the involved character(s).