J.J. Abrams

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RECENT CREDITS

Star Trek (FILM) May. 7, 2009

Cloverfield (FILM) Jan. 18, 2008

Lost (TV) May. 23, 2007

Six Degrees (TV) Mar. 30, 2007

What About Brian (TV) Mar. 26, 2007

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HIGHLIGHTS

His father, producer Gerald W. Abrams, played a judge in a 2000 episode of Felicity.

Got his first taste of show business when, at age 8, he toured Universal Studios with his grandfather. That same year he received a super 8mm camera and began making amateur films.

Met Matt Reeves, his collaborator on Felicity, at a student film festival when he was 13.

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Morning Glory 2010

Producer

Film

Star Trek 2

Producer

Film

The Invisible Woman

Producer

Film

Hot for Teacher

Producer

Film

Cloverfield 2008

Producer

Film

Mission: Impossible III 2006

Director, Screenwriter

Film

Joy Ride 2001

Producer, Screenwriter

Film

The Suburbans 1999

Producer

Film

Armageddon 1998

Screenwriter

Film

Felicity 1998-2002

Executive Producer, Writer

Back to the Future (2002) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Felicity Interrupted (2002) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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Felicity Interrupted; Back to the Future (2002) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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Spin the Bottle (2002) -Executive Producer

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The Power of the Ex (2002) -Executive Producer

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Time Will Tell (2002) -Executive Producer

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The Graduate (2002) -Executive Producer

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Ben Don't Leave (2002) -Executive Producer

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The Paper Chase (2002) -Executive Producer

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Raising in Arizona (2002) -Executive Producer

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Kiss and Tell (2002) -Executive Producer

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Future Shock (2002) -Executive Producer

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A Perfect Match (2001) -Executive Producer

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Fire (2001) -Executive Producer

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Moving On (2001) -Executive Producer

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The Last Thanksgiving (2001) -Executive Producer

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The Storm (2001) -Executive Producer

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Oops...Noel Did It Again (2001) -Executive Producer

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Boooz (2001) -Executive Producer

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Miss Conception (2001) -Executive Producer

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Your Money or Your Wife (2001) -Executive Producer

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My Best Friend's Wedding (2001) -Executive Producer

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The Declaration (2001) -Executive Producer

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The Last Summer Ever (2001) -Executive Producer

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It's Raining Men (2001) -Executive Producer

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Senioritis (2001) -Executive Producer

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The Break-up Kit (2001) -Executive Producer

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Blackout (2001) -Executive Producer

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Girlfight (2001) -Executive Producer

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And to All a Good Night (2000) -Executive Producer

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Let's Get It On (2000) -Executive Producer

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James and the Giant Piece (2000) -Executive Producer

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A Good Egg (2000) -Executive Producer

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Kissing Mr. Covington (2000) -Executive Producer

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One Ball, Two Strikes (2000) -Executive Producer

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Surprise (2000) -Executive Producer

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Greeks and Geeks (2000) -Executive Producer

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Hello, I Must Be Going (2000) -Executive Producer

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The Anti-Natalie Intervention (2000) -Executive Producer

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The Christening (2000) -Executive Producer

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The Biggest Deal There Is (2000) -Executive Producer, Writer

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Final Answer (2000) -Executive Producer

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The Aretha Theory (2000) -Executive Producer

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Ben Was Here (2000) -Executive Producer

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Running Mates (2000) -Executive Producer

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Party Lines (2000) -Executive Producer

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Girlfight (2000) -Executive Producer

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Docuventary II (2000) -Executive Producer

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Revolutions (2000) -Executive Producer

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Things Change (2000) -Executive Producer

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True Colors (2000) -Executive Producer

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Truth and Consequences (2000) -Executive Producer

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The Slump (2000) -Executive Producer

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Help for the Lovelorn (2000) -Executive Producer

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Great Expectations (2000) -Executive Producer

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Portraits (1999) -Executive Producer

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Family Affairs (1999) -Executive Producer

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Getting Lucky (1999) -Executive Producer

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The Love Bug (1999) -Executive Producer

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Crash (1999) -Executive Producer

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The Depths (1999) -Executive Producer

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Ancient History (1999) -Executive Producer

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The List (1999) -Executive Producer

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Sophomoric (1999) -Executive Producer

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Felicity Was Here (1999) -Executive Producer

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The Force (1999) -Executive Producer

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Connections (1999) -Executive Producer

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Pilot Episode (1998) -Executive Producer

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Fringe

Executive Producer

Lost 2004-2007

Creator, Executive Producer, Writer

Through the Looking Glass (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

TV Episode

Greatest Hits (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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The Man Behind the Curtain (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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The Brig (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

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D.O.C. (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

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Catch-22 (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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One of Us (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Left Behind (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Exposé (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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The Man From Tallahassee (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Par Avion (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Enter 77 (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Tricia Tanaka Is Dead (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Stranger in a Strange Land (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Flashes Before Your Eyes (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Not in Portland (2007) -Creator, Executive Producer

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I Do (2006) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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The Cost of Living (2006) -Creator, Executive Producer

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Every Man for Himself (2006) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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Further Instructions (2006) -Creator, Executive Producer

Creator, Executive Producer

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The Glass Ballerina (2006) -Creator, Executive Producer

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A Tale of Two Cities (2006) -Creator, Executive Producer, Writer

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Live Together, Die Alone (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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Three Minutes (2006) -Executive Producer

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? (2006) -Executive Producer

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Two for the Road (2006) -Executive Producer

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S.O.S. (2006) -Executive Producer

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Dave (2006) -Executive Producer

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Lockdown (2006) -Executive Producer

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The Whole Truth (2006) -Executive Producer

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Maternity Leave (2006) -Executive Producer

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One of Them (2006) -Executive Producer

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The Long Con (2006) -Executive Producer

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Fire + Water (2006) -Executive Producer

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The Hunting Party (2006) -Executive Producer

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The 23rd Psalm (2006) -Executive Producer

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What Kate Did (2005) -Executive Producer

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Collision (2005) -Executive Producer

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The Other 48 Days (2005) -Executive Producer

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Abandoned (2005) -Executive Producer

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...and Found (2005) -Executive Producer

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Everybody Hates Hugo (2005) -Executive Producer

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Orientation (2005) -Executive Producer

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Adrift (2005) -Executive Producer

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Man of Science, Man of Faith (2005) -Executive Producer

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Exodus (2005) -Executive Producer

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Exodus (2005) -Executive Producer

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Born to Run (2005) -Executive Producer

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The Greater Good (2005) -Executive Producer

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Do No Harm (2005) -Executive Producer

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Deus Ex Machina (2005) -Executive Producer

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Numbers (2005) -Executive Producer

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...In Translation (2005) -Executive Producer

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Outlaws (2005) -Executive Producer

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Homecoming (2005) -Executive Producer

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Special (2005) -Executive Producer

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Hearts and Minds (2005) -Executive Producer

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Whatever the Case May Be (2005) -Executive Producer

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All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues (2004) -Executive Producer

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Raised by Another (2004) -Executive Producer

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Solitary (2004) -Executive Producer

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Confidence Man (2004) -Executive Producer

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The Moth (2004) -Executive Producer

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House of the Rising Sun (2004) -Executive Producer

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White Rabbit (2004) -Executive Producer

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Walkabout (2004) -Executive Producer

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Tabula Rasa (2004) -Executive Producer

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Pilot Episode (2004) -Executive Producer

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Pilot Episode (2004) -Executive Producer

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Lost Survival Guide

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Six Degrees 2006-2007

Executive Producer

Get a Room (2007) -Executive Producer

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Slings and Arrows (2007) -Executive Producer

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What You Wish For (2006) -Executive Producer

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Masquerade (2006) -Executive Producer

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The Puncher (2006) -Executive Producer

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A New Light (2006) -Executive Producer

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What Are the Odds? (2006) -Executive Producer

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Pilot Episode (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About Brian 2006-2007

Executive Producer

What About Calling All Friends... (2007) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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What About Secret Lovers... (2007) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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What About All That Glitters... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About Strange Bedfellows... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About Temptations... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About Finding Your Place... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About the Lake House... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About Marjorie... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About the Exes... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About the Tangled Web... (2007) -Executive Producer

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What About True Confessions... (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About Secrets... (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About First Steps... (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About What Was Supposed to Be... (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About Angelo's Ashes... (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About the Fish... (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About Denial... (2006) -Executive Producer

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What About the Wedding... (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

What About Second Chances... (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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Sex, Lies and Videotape (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

The Importance of Being Brian (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Moving Day (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Two in Twenty-Four (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Pilot (2006) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Star Trek 2009

Director, Producer

Film

Highlights

His father, producer Gerald W. Abrams, played a judge in a 2000 episode of Felicity.

Got his first taste of show business when, at age 8, he toured Universal Studios with his grandfather. That same year he received a super 8mm camera and began making amateur films.

Met Matt Reeves, his collaborator on Felicity, at a student film festival when he was 13.

While a senior at Sarah Lawrence College, wrote his first feature-length screenplay, Taking Care of Business (1990) with Jill Mazursky, the daughter of producer-director Paul Mazursky (who prod

As Jeffrey Abrams, had small acting roles in the films Diabolique (1996), Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and Regarding Henry (1991), which he also scripted.