JJ Abrams

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JJ Abrams (2015)

Jeffrey Jacob "J. J. “Abrams (born June 27, 1966 in New York City , New York , USA ) is an American film and television producer , screenwriter , composer , actor and director . He is also the co-founder and CEO of Bad Robot Productions .

Life

Abrams was born in New York City but grew up in Los Angeles . He attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville , New York.

He has worked on many film and television projects - including Armageddon - and is the creator of the very successful US television series Felicity (1998), Alias ​​- The Agent (2001) and Fringe - Borderline cases of the FBI (2008), the latter together with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci . He was also instrumental in the creative development process of Lost (2004).

His first film directing was the third installment in the Mission Impossible film series , which was released in May 2006. He got the job after his assistant gave actor Tom Cruise the DVDs of his Alias series , which he liked straight away. This was followed by the monster film Cloverfield (2008), which Abrams produced. As a director he then made the films Star Trek (2009), Super 8 (2011) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Since Mission: Impossible III he has been working regularly with the film editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon as well as the cameraman Daniel Mindel .

In January 2013, Disney announced that Abrams would direct the seventh part of the Star Wars franchise - Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Filming began in May 2014 at Pinewood Studios, London . The premiere took place in December 2015. With a worldwide box office of over two billion US dollars, the film advanced to become the third most successful film to date . Abrams also directed the third and final episode of the final Star Wars trilogy ( Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ) after Disney sacked the original director Colin Trevorrow . The film opened in theaters in December 2019.

Abrams is the son of television producer Gerald W. Abrams and producer Carol Abrams . He and his wife Katie McGrath have three children.

Filmography (selection)

V. l. From right: Karl Urban , Zachary Quinto , J. J. Abrams and Chris Pine at the premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness .

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Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Germain Lussier: Disney Issues Press Release Confirming JJ Abrams For 'Star Wars Episode VII'. / Film, January 25, 2013, accessed January 26, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Hoai-Tran Bui: JJ Abrams Returning to Write and Direct 'Star Wars: Episode 9'. In: / film. September 12, 2017, accessed September 12, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Abrams, JJ
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abrams, Jeffrey Jacob (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film and television producer, screenwriter, composer, and director
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States