Born Jeffrey Jacob Abrams on June 27, 1966, in New
York. Raised in Los Angeles. Graduated from Sarah
Lawrence College in New York. Married to Katie and
father of three.
Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, J.J.
Abrams attended Sarah Lawrence College where,
during his senior year, he teamed with a friend to
write a feature film treatment. Purchased by
Touchstone Pictures, the treatment was the basis for
"Taking Care of Business," Abrams' first produced
film, which starred Charles Grodin and Jim Belushi.
He followed that up with "Regarding Henry," starring
Harrison Ford, and "Forever Young," starring Mel
Gibson, then collaborated with producer Jerry
Buckheimer and director Michael Bay on the summer
1998 blockbuster "Armageddon." In 2001, Abrams
co-wrote and produced the film "Joy Ride."
In 1998, he made his first foray into television with
"Felicity," which ran for four seasons on The WB,
serving as the show's co-creator (with Matt Reeves)
and executive producer. Under his production
company, Bad Robot, Abrams created and
executive-produced "Alias," and is co-creator (with
Damon Lindelof) and executive producer of "Lost."
He is also executive producer of "What About Brian"
and "Six Degrees," both for ABC. In 2005, Abrams
received Emmys for Outstanding Directing in a
Drama Series for the "Lost" pilot, as well as
Outstanding Drama Series for "Lost." He is also an
Emmy nominee for his "Alias" pilot script and his
"Lost" pilot script (co-written with Lindelof), and won
a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Drama Series
for "Lost." In addition to writing and directing,
Abrams composed the theme music for "Alias" and
co-wrote the theme song for "Felicity."
On May 5, 2006, Abrams made his feature directorial
debut with "Mission: Impossible 3," starring Tom
Cruise.
SOURCE: ABC Medianet
