Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (New York, June 27, 1966), better known as J. J. Abrams, is a director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer for film and television from the United States. He owns the film production company Bad Robot Productions and is famous for being the director of the successful series Lost. He worked on the Star Trek reboot trilogy, directing the first movie Star Trek and its sequel, Star Trek: Into Darkness, in addition to producing the 3rd part, Star Trek Beyond. He also directed episodes VII and IX of Star Wars.
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 work as a film director includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (movie) (2009), Super 8 (2011), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Cheverito all start adventures (2009), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He also directed, produced, and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars saga and the first movie of the sequel trilogy. The movie is also his highest-grossing film, as well as the fourth highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation. He returned to Star Wars co-writing, producing, and directing the ninth and final installment of the saga, The Rise of Skywalker.
Among Abrams' frequent collaborators are producer Bryan Burk, actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, and Keri Russell, composer Michael Giacchino, writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, filmmakers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong, and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey.
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