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Jeffery Jacob Abrams

Last Name	Abrams
First Name	Jeffery
Middle Name	Jacob
Date of Birth	27 June 1966
Place of Birth	New York, New York, USA
Job	Creator, executive producer, writer
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J.J. Abrams (Jeffrey Jacob Abrams) is one of the creators of FRINGE, as well as an executive producer and writer of the show.

Background

The son of Gerald W. Abrams, J.J. Abrams is occasionally credited as Jeffrey Abrams. While attending Sarah Lawrence College, he used the Alvin Sargent screenplay Ordinary People as a guide for writing his own scripts. His first feature film project written at Sarah Lawrence became the film Taking Care of Business, which he produced. His next productions were Regarding Henry and Forever Young. He also worked with Michael Bay on Armageddon. Abrams was named as one of Fade In magazine's "100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know" in 2005. He claims that he acquired the director's job on Mission: Impossible III after Tom Cruise watched early episodes of Alias on DVD and loved them. The two started hanging out together and subsequently, Cruise offered him the MI:III job. Alias was still in production, Abrams gave Jennifer Garner a pink bicycle for her birthday. She would often greet the production crew by ringing the bells on the bike's handlebars. On 24 February 2007 Paramount announced that Abrams will be directing the eleventh Star Trek film, provisionally titled Star Trek which is due to premiere May 8, 2009.

Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, J.J. Abrams attended Sarah Lawrence College, where, during his senior year, he co-wrote a film treatment that was the basis for “Taking Care of Business” starring Charles Grodin and Jim Belushi, Abrams’ first produced film. He followed that up with “Regarding Henry” starring Harrison Ford and “Forever Young” starring Mel Gibson. Abrams then collaborated with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay on the 1998 blockbuster “Armageddon.”

In 2001, Abrams co-wrote and produced the film “Joy Ride,” and in 2006, Abrams made his feature directorial debut with “Mission: Impossible III” starring Tom Cruise. In 2008, he executive-produced the film “Cloverfield.” He is writing, producing and directing the latest film installment of the “Star Trek” franchise.

In 1998, Abrams made his first foray into television with the acclaimed drama “Felicity,” serving as the show’s co-creator (with Matt Reeves) and executive producer. Through his production company, Bad Robot, Abrams created and executive-produced “Alias,” and is currently co-creator (with Damon Lindelof) and executive producer of “Lost.” In 2005, he received Emmys for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for the “Lost” pilot) and Outstanding Drama Series (also for “Lost”), and he won a Golden Globe for Outstanding Drama Series for “Lost” the following year. He is also an Emmy nominee for his “Alias” pilot script and his “Lost” pilot script (co-written with Lindelof). In addition to writing and directing, he composed the theme music for “Alias” and co-wrote the theme song for “Felicity.”

Abrams and his wife have three young children, and live in Los Angeles.