J.J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (JJ Abrams), born on June 27, 1966 in New York City, USA, is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 1990, the comedy film "Little Thief Soars", which served as the screenwriter, was released. In 1993, starred in the suspense film " Six Degrees of Separation ". In 1998, the production company Bad Robot was established
[1]
. In 2001 , he wrote and directed his first TV series " Alias ". With this drama, he was shortlisted for the 54th Emmy Awards Drama Series-Drama Series Best Screenplay Award
[2]
. In 2004, the self-written and directed sci-fi mystery drama " Lost Season 1 " premiered, and he wonDrama Series-Best Director Award for a Drama Series
[3]
. In 2006, he directed his first film " Mission: Impossible III "
[4]
, for which he was nominated for the 33rd Saturn Awards for Best Director.
In 2008, the sci-fi mystery drama " Fringe Season 1 " , which served as a screenwriter, premiered
[5]
. In 2009, with the sci-fi action movie " Star Trek ", he was shortlisted for the 36th Saturn Awards for Best Director
[6]
. In 2011, the science fiction film " Super 8 " directed
by him was released
[1] , and he won the 38th Saturn Award for Best Director for this film. In 2013, directed the science fiction action movie " Star Wars: The Force Awakens "
[7]
. In 2016, the film " Star Trek Beyond " was released as a producer
[8]
. In 2019, the film " Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker " directed by him was released
[9]
.
Early Experience
On June 27, 1966, Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born in New York City, USA. Later, he grew up in Los Angeles, USA. In 1974, when he was 8 years old, his grandfather took him to visit Universal Studios. Since then, he has been fascinated by the world of light and shadow
. In 1977, the science fiction film " Star Wars " directed by George Lucas was released, which aroused his interest in science fiction films
.
In 1978, at the age of 12, he persuaded his grandfather Harry Kelvin to buy him a "Super 8mm" camera. Since then, he has been shooting scenes in various horror and horror novels in his home, neighbors, and on the street
. In 1982, at a youth film festival in Los Angeles, he was commissioned by Steven Allan Spielberg to repair a film and received a compensation of $300; in the same year, he also scored the horror film " Nightbeast "
. After that, he returned to New York and studied at Sarah Lawrence College in the Bronx
.
Performing Experience
In 1990, the comedy film "Little Thief Rising", which served as a screenwriter, was released. The pre-production discourse of the film was written by Jeffrey Jacob Abrams and Jill Mazursky in his sophomore year. This was also his first film to be produced. Co-starring by James Adam Belushi and Charles Grodin
.
In 1991, he served as the screenwriter and producer of the feature film " Regarding Henry " and starred in the film
. In 1992, he served as the screenwriter and producer of the love science fiction film " Return of Daniel ". In 1993, co-starred in the suspense film " Six Degrees of Separation " with Willard Christopher Smith Jr.
In 1994, he created original music for the science fiction film " Future Impact ". In 1996, he was the producer of the comedy film " The Pallbearer ", which was directed by Matthew George Reeves ; in the same year, the thriller film " Diabolique " starred by him was released.
In 1997, he served as the screenwriter for the comedy movie " Triple Fishing ". In 1998, he co-produced the TV series "Happiness" with Matthew George Reeves
; in the same year, the science fiction disaster film "Peerless Tribulation" was released as a screenwriter; subsequently, he also established the production company Bad Robot
.
In 2001 , he wrote and directed his first TV series " Alias ", and personally composed the theme song. With this drama, he was nominated for the 54th Emmy Awards Drama Series-Drama Series Best Screenplay Award
; in the same year, he served as a horror The screenwriter and producer of the movie " Joy Ride ". In 2002, the TV series " Alias Ⅱ " directed by him was broadcast. In 2003, he made a guest appearance on the talk show " Jimmy Kimmel live! ".
In 2004, the self- written and directed sci-fi mystery drama " Lost Season 1 " premiered. The drama deeply explored the controversy between faith and science. He also recorded the theme music for the drama and created the opening music
, and was nominated for the drama category by virtue of the drama. Drama-drama drama best screenwriter award, won the drama drama-drama drama best director award.
In 2006, he served as the producer of the TV series " What About Brian "; in the same year, he directed his first film " Mission: Impossible III "
, for which he was nominated for the 33rd Saturn Award for Best Director. In 2008, the screenwriter of the sci-fi mystery drama " Fringe Season 1 " premiered
; in the same year, he served as the producer of the sci-fi disaster film " Cloverfield ", which was directed by Matthew George Reeves. The film was shot with a portable camera by Abrams. Proposed
.
In 2009, he took over the "Star Trek" series of films and directed the eleventh " Star Trek " of the series.
With this film, he was shortlisted for the 36th Saturn Awards for Best Director
. In 2010, he produced the TV series " Undercovers "; later, he served as the producer of the romantic comedy film " Morning Glory ", which was co-starred by Rachel McAdams , Harrison Ford , and Annie ; in the same year, he was selected as a contemporary film power 100 by the British "Guardian" Qiang, ranked 13th
; on June 11, he served as the producer of the action spy movie " Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol "
; in September, the self-written and directed action thriller film " Undercovers " was released.
June 10, 2011, directed by sci-fi film " Super 8 " was released, the film about a group of teenagers holding a Super 8 film cameras made, the results take a series of stories triggered by aliens
, by virtue of his film Won the Best Director Award at the 38th Saturn Awards; on September 22, the police drama " Person of Interest Season 1 " co-produced with Jonathan Nolan was broadcast
.
On January 16, 2012, the TV series " Alcatraz " where Si was the producer was broadcast; on September 7, the science fiction drama " Revolution Season 1 " co-produced with Eric Kripke was broadcast, which described a doomsday world without electricity
; On September 13, it signed a contract with CAA ( Creative Artists Agency )
; on November 6, it was awarded the "Norman Lear Television Achievement Award" by the Directors’ Guild of America
.
In 2013, directed the sci-fi action film " Star Wars: The Force Awakens " co-starred by Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill
; on May 16, the film " Star Trek Into Darkness " directed by him premiered, the film was reproduced In the style of the early 1960s series, he was shortlisted for the 40th Saturn Awards for Best Director. On November 18th, the police and bandit science fiction drama " Almost Human " was broadcast in collaboration with J.H. Wyman and others. Out
; November 25, was awarded the International Emmy Award Founder Award
.
On March 10, 2014, the TV series " Believe " in which he was a producer was broadcast. In 2016, the film " Star Trek Beyond " was released
as a producer; in October, he served as the premiere of the western science fiction drama " Westworld Season 1 "
. In 2019, the film " Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker " directed by him was released
.
On July 10, 2020, the producer of the TV series "Little Voice" was launched on Apple TV+
.
On September 30, 2022, the film " Mission: Impossible 7 " , which served as the producer, was released in North America
.
Personal Life
family
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams’ father is TV producer Gerald W. Abrams , and his mother is producer Carlo Abraham
.
emotion
In 1994, Jeffrey Jacob Abrams and Katherine Elizabeth McGrath met at a dinner party. After that, the two got married. Later, the two had three children, two sons August and Henry Abras, and one daughter Gracie. They live in a four-bedroom house on Cape Cod Island in California. Abrams also owns his own recording studio
.
Character Evaluation
The name of Jeffrey Jacob Abrams is a brand that means efficient, novel and interesting
. Just like his predecessors George Lucas and Steven Allan Spielberg , he created a kind of bliss of his own, more purposeful, more powerful, and more original
. Moreover, he has mastered the intoxicating qualities of the art of film, he knows how to shape characters, and he also likes new technology, as if there are endless good ideas and energy to squander
. At the same time, his strength lies in the fact that if it is his original story, no matter what the major theme and background is, he will want to pull in some secrets, puzzles, science fiction or thriller, action and other elements, making the film a lot of non-daily. Coincidental splicing
( ).
The talented Jeffrey Jacob Abrams has not only served as director, producer, screenwriter and other roles, but also composed music for his own works. However, although Abrams can be described as versatile and involved in production, his works are basically limited to two themes of spy warfare and science fiction, and his works are therefore presented as a kind of excitement, danger and suspense. Narrative style, and in this style persistently explore the way of life salvation in the collision of multiple cultures. Moreover, the confusion and crisis of individual identity presented in his works are objectively the experience inspired by the multiculturalism of the post-modern society, and the interactive behavior imprinted in a certain social culture by this experience, and ultimately project the destiny of human beings. Concerns and reflections on where to go ).
