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J.J. Abrams

American writer, director, and producer
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Also known as: Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
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Category: Arts & Culture
Byname of:
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
Born:
June 27, 1966, New York City, New York, U.S. (age 57)
Notable Works:
“Mission: Impossible III”
“Star Trek”
“Star Trek into Darkness”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
“Super 8”
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J.J. Abrams (born June 27, 1966, New York City, New York, U.S.) American writer, director, and producer who was known for his role in creating several hit television series, including Lost (2004–10), and for his blockbuster action and science-fiction movies, notably Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Abrams’s father was a producer of made-for-television movies, and the younger Abrams followed him into the entertainment industry at an early age by making short Super-8 movies as a boy. Abrams got his first job in the film industry at age 16, when he scored ...(100 of 680 words)

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