this Hollywood mastermind is able to
juggle several different tasks while
also weaving captivating plot lines into
his film and television projects welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re taking
a look at the career of director
producer screenwriter and composer JJ
Abrams I always wanted to make movies
and so directing a movie is like my life
dream for me the always the thing about
movies and again it applies to TV as
well I love characters that I relate to
that I feel for and I believe in going
through an insane and extraordinary
situation Jeffery Jacob Abrams was born
on June 27th 1966 in New York City since
both his parents were television
producers who raised him in LA he became
interested in the film industry by the
time he was only eight years old to
nurture this newfound hobby young Abrams
was taken to Universal Studios and was
given his very own super 8 millimeter
film camera he eventually entered a
number of his amateur films in various
contests Abrams worked on these projects
with his childhood friend Greg Grunberg
and in later years Abram cast his friend
in his work Abrams became increasingly
intrigued with the use of special
effects and so he began writing to
experts who worked on various Hollywood
films
one notable example was the man
responsible for the tongue effect in The
Exorcist Abrams was intensely passionate
and versatile and his first industry job
came when he was just 16 years old he
wrote the musical score for the
low-budget horror film night beast
wicker never even called it’s date they
don’t even know we have a bitch
while he was still a student at Sarah
Lawrence College he co-wrote and sold
his first film treatment this became the
basis for the 1990 picture taking care
of business the movie starred Jim
Belushi and Abrams himself undertook
producing duties he followed that up by
writing the screenplays and producing
both 1991’s regarding Henry starring
Harrison Ford and 1992’s foreveryoung
starring Mel Gibson Abrams then
collaborated with Jerry Bruckheimer
and Michael Bay by penning 1998 summer
blockbuster Armageddon it was at this
time he made his first foray into
television when he wrote co-created
executive produced and composed the
musical score for the coming-of-age
drama Felicity you and I shared a moment
the other night I know you’re freaked
out so you’re blowing me off what are
you talking about he then formed his own
production company called bad robot and
went on to craft the incredibly popular
spy series alias a few years later he
managed to outdo himself with the hit TV
show lost this series merged the
concepts of the reality show Survivor
with those in the film castaway due to
its overwhelming success this thrilling
character drama brought him widespread
Hollywood recognition and several awards
including an Emmy for outstanding
directing
terrific because of his successes Abrams
was called upon to make his directorial
film debut with 2006’s Mission
Impossible three the film starred Tom
Cruise and in fact he was Cruz who led
to Abraham’s appointment as director
Cruz decided he must work with him after
discovering and binge-watching multiple
seasons of alias now firmly planted in
the big chair Abrams produced the gritty
documentary style monster movie
Cloverfield
co-created the paranormal investigation
series fringe and directed 2009 stunning
and overwhelmingly successful franchise
reboot of Star Trek the hull magnify yes
sir
in 2011 Abrams once again explored his
childhood passion and fascination with
amateur filmmaking this time he did so
with his sci-fi film project super 8 the
story centered on a group of friends
that witnesses a catastrophic train
accident and inexplicable events while
making a super 8 movie Abrams was set to
follow up those efforts with the sequels
to Mission Impossible and Star Trek
while also helping to forge ahead with
the long awaited film finale of Samurai
Jack with major successes in both film
and television he has been hailed by
Paramount Pictures as the next Steven
Spielberg and there is no denying that
JJ Abrams has become one of the most
highly demanded creative forces in
Hollywood
juggle several different tasks while
also weaving captivating plot lines into
his film and television projects welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re taking
a look at the career of director
producer screenwriter and composer JJ
Abrams I always wanted to make movies
and so directing a movie is like my life
dream for me the always the thing about
movies and again it applies to TV as
well I love characters that I relate to
that I feel for and I believe in going
through an insane and extraordinary
situation Jeffery Jacob Abrams was born
on June 27th 1966 in New York City since
both his parents were television
producers who raised him in LA he became
interested in the film industry by the
time he was only eight years old to
nurture this newfound hobby young Abrams
was taken to Universal Studios and was
given his very own super 8 millimeter
film camera he eventually entered a
number of his amateur films in various
contests Abrams worked on these projects
with his childhood friend Greg Grunberg
and in later years Abram cast his friend
in his work Abrams became increasingly
intrigued with the use of special
effects and so he began writing to
experts who worked on various Hollywood
films
one notable example was the man
responsible for the tongue effect in The
Exorcist Abrams was intensely passionate
and versatile and his first industry job
came when he was just 16 years old he
wrote the musical score for the
low-budget horror film night beast
wicker never even called it’s date they
don’t even know we have a bitch
while he was still a student at Sarah
Lawrence College he co-wrote and sold
his first film treatment this became the
basis for the 1990 picture taking care
of business the movie starred Jim
Belushi and Abrams himself undertook
producing duties he followed that up by
writing the screenplays and producing
both 1991’s regarding Henry starring
Harrison Ford and 1992’s foreveryoung
starring Mel Gibson Abrams then
collaborated with Jerry Bruckheimer
and Michael Bay by penning 1998 summer
blockbuster Armageddon it was at this
time he made his first foray into
television when he wrote co-created
executive produced and composed the
musical score for the coming-of-age
drama Felicity you and I shared a moment
the other night I know you’re freaked
out so you’re blowing me off what are
you talking about he then formed his own
production company called bad robot and
went on to craft the incredibly popular
spy series alias a few years later he
managed to outdo himself with the hit TV
show lost this series merged the
concepts of the reality show Survivor
with those in the film castaway due to
its overwhelming success this thrilling
character drama brought him widespread
Hollywood recognition and several awards
including an Emmy for outstanding
directing
terrific because of his successes Abrams
was called upon to make his directorial
film debut with 2006’s Mission
Impossible three the film starred Tom
Cruise and in fact he was Cruz who led
to Abraham’s appointment as director
Cruz decided he must work with him after
discovering and binge-watching multiple
seasons of alias now firmly planted in
the big chair Abrams produced the gritty
documentary style monster movie
Cloverfield
co-created the paranormal investigation
series fringe and directed 2009 stunning
and overwhelmingly successful franchise
reboot of Star Trek the hull magnify yes
sir
in 2011 Abrams once again explored his
childhood passion and fascination with
amateur filmmaking this time he did so
with his sci-fi film project super 8 the
story centered on a group of friends
that witnesses a catastrophic train
accident and inexplicable events while
making a super 8 movie Abrams was set to
follow up those efforts with the sequels
to Mission Impossible and Star Trek
while also helping to forge ahead with
the long awaited film finale of Samurai
Jack with major successes in both film
and television he has been hailed by
Paramount Pictures as the next Steven
Spielberg and there is no denying that
JJ Abrams has become one of the most
highly demanded creative forces in
Hollywood
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