Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (usually credited as Jeffrey Abrams or J. J. Abrams) (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, writer, actor, composer and director. His greatest successes have been the ABC dramas Alias and Lost, which he created.

Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles. He attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. His father is television producer Gerald W. Abrams.

On July 14, 2006, Abrams signed a 5 year contract with Paramount Pictures and a 6 year contract with Warner Bros., worth more than dollar|$" target="_blank" >^*55 million dollars.^*

Film credits

• Armageddon, writer (screenplay)
• Joyride, co-writer (screenplay) and producer
• Impossible III, director and co-writer (screenplay)
• Forever Young, writer (screenplay)
• Regarding Henry, writer (screenplay)
• Taking Care of Business, writer (screenplay)
• Star Trek XI, writer/director/producer (announced)

Television credits

• Felicity, Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
• La Femme Nikita, Contributing Writer
• Alias, Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
• Lost, Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
• What About Brian, Executive Producer
• Six Degrees, Executive Producer

Awards and recognition

• 1999 Razzie, Worst Screenplay (Armageddon)
• 2005 ASCAP Award, Top TV Series (Lost)
• 2005 Emmy Award, Outstanding Direction for a Drama Series (Lost)
• 2005 Emmy Award, Outstanding Drama Series (Lost)
• 2006 Producers Guild of America Golden Laurel, Television Producer of the Year in Episodic Drama (Lost)
• 2006 Writers' Guild of America, WGA Award (TV) (Lost)
• 2006 TIME Magazine, member of TIME 100 ("100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming our world.") ^*

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