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J. J. Abrams

J・J・エイブラムス　/　J・J・えいぶらむす

American film director

June 27, 1966 (age 59)　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
film director
film producer
television producer

My Take

I think of Abrams as Hollywood's great resuscitator. Hand him a franchise on life support, whether Star Trek or Star Wars, and he will find its pulse again. His mystery box philosophy gets mocked for promising more than it delivers, and fairly so, but I would argue the promise itself is the art: nobody builds anticipation like he does. What I admire most is that beneath the lens flares there is a writer's instinct, honed on Lost and his early scripts, for characters you care about within ten minutes. He may not always stick the landing, but the takeoff is consistently thrilling, and that is a rarer gift than people admit.

Overview

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (; born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work 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), Super 8 (2011), and the Star Wars sequels The Force Awakens (2015) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): J. J. Abrams
Name (Japanese): J・J・エイブラムス
Reading: J・J・えいぶらむす
Born: June 27, 1966 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Horse
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / film producer / television producer / screenwriter / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Palisades Charter High School
University: Sarah Lawrence College

Awards & achievements

Writers Guild of America Award
2006 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series
2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jjabramsofficial/
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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9

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