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J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams’s screen credits include director work on Star Trek, director and producer and writer work on Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, and director and producer and writer work on Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.
Born June 27, 1966 New York City, New York, USA4 movies on MoviHero
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Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
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About J.J. Abrams
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. …
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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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- 2019Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker2h 22m · Action · AdventureDirector · Producer · Writer
- 2015Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens2h 16m · Action · AdventureDirector · Producer · Writer
- 2009Star Trek2h 7m · Action · AdventureDirector
- 2006Mission: Impossible III2h 6m · Action · AdventureDirector
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- 2028Oh, the Places You'll Go!ProducerUpcoming
- 2028GrandgearProducerUpcoming
- 2027The Great BeyondDirector · Producer · WriterUpcoming
- 2027SkeletonsProducerUpcoming
- 2026The End of Oak StreetProducer
- 2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
- 2024Music by John WilliamsSelf - Filmmaker
- 2024Getting LOSTSelf
- 2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost TapesProducer
- 2024The Blue AngelsProducer
- 2023815 - The Story of the Lost PilotActor
- 2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseProducer
- 2022Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and MeSelf
- 2022Director by NightSelf (archive footage)
- 2022LouProducer
- 2020The Skywalker LegacySelf
- 2019Love, AntoshaSelf
- 2019Men in Black: InternationalAlien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- 2018OverlordProducer
- 2018Mission: Impossible - FalloutProducer
- 2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf
- 2018The Cloverfield ParadoxProducer
- 2017Star Wars: The Last JediProducer
- 2017And the Winner Isn'tSelf
- 2017SpielbergSelf
- 2017Three Kinds of Close EncountersSelf
- 2017The Magic History of CinemaActor
- 2017Tour de PharmacyJ.J. Abrams
- 2017The Disaster ArtistJ.J. Abrams
- 2017100 YearsProducer
- 2016For the Love of SpockSelf
- 201650 Years of Star TrekSelf
- 2016Star Trek BeyondProducer
- 2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelf
- 201610 Cloverfield LaneProducer
- 2016John Williams: The Seventh SymphonySelf
- 2015Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelf
- 2015Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber DuelSelf
- 2015Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationProducer
- 2014Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV ShowSelf
- 2014Infinitely Polar BearProducer
- 2013Star Trek: Secrets of the UniverseSelf
- 2013Star Trek Into DarknessProducer · Director
- 2012Ghost Protocol: Mission AcceptedSelf
- 2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolProducer
- 2011Super 8Director · Producer · Writer
- 2011POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever SoldSelf
- 2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelf
- 2010Morning GloryProducer
- 2010Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the ImpossibleSelf
- 2009The People SpeakProducer
- 2009Fringe: Access All AreasSelf
- 2008CloverfieldProducer
- 2007Star Wars: The Legacy RevealedSelf
- 2007Blood, Boobs & BeastHimself
- 2004Comic Book: The MovieJ.J. Abrams
- 2001Joy RideProducer · Writer
- 1999The SuburbansProducer · Rock Journalist
- 1998ArmageddonWriter
- 1997Gone Fishin'Writer
- 1996The PallbearerProducer
- 1996DiaboliqueVideo Photographer #2
- 1993Six Degrees of SeparationDoug
- 1992Forever YoungWriter · Producer
- 1991Regarding HenryWriter · Producer · Delivery Boy
- 1990Taking Care of BusinessWriter
- A Woman of No ImportanceProducer
- Emily the StrangeProducer
- Hot WheelsProducer
- KolmaProducer
- Tab & TonyProducer
- The HeavyProducer
- Untitled Cloverfield SequelWriter
- Untitled J.J. Abrams FilmDirector
- Untitled Star Trek Origin Story FilmProducer
- WunderkindProducer
- Your NameProducer
- ZanbatoProducer
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