1966-06-27 ( 58 years old ) in New York City, New York, USA
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. 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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Movies
Music by John Williams
2024-11-01
815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
2023-05-18
Director by Night
2022-11-04
The Skywalker Legacy
2020-03-18
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019-12-18
Love, Antosha
2019-08-02
Men in Black: International
2019-06-12
King Cohen
2018-07-07
And the Winner Isn't
2017-12-08
Spielberg
2017-10-05
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
2017-09-19
The Magic History of Cinema
2017-08-30
Tour de Pharmacy
2017-07-08
The Disaster Artist
2017-03-12
For the Love of Spock
2016-09-09
50 Years of Star Trek
2016-08-14
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
2016-01-02
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015-12-26
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015-12-15
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
2014-10-17
Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe
2013-05-16
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007-05-28
Blood, Boobs & Beast
2007-05-03
Comic Book: The Movie
2004-01-27
The Suburbans
1999-10-29
Diabolique
1996-03-22
Six Degrees of Separation
1993-12-08
Regarding Henry
1991-07-10
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