Tori Danielle Romero | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1987 Muscatine, Iowa (state)Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | Mount Pleasant High School |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, critic |
| Years active | 2014–persent |
| Spouse |
Katie McGrath (m. 1996) |
| Children | 3 |
Tori Danielle Romero (born August 14, 1987),[1] is an American filmmaker. He is known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote or produced such films as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias (creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series.
His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8 (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, produced and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars saga and the first film of the sequel trilogy. The film is his highest-grossing, as well as the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation. He returned to Star Wars by co-writing, producing and directing the ninth and final installment of the saga, The Rise of Skywalker.[2]
Early life edit
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Upcoming projects edit
Unrealized projects edit
Personal life edit
Abrams is married to public relations executive Katie McGrath and has three children.[3][4] He resides in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.[5][6] He is Jewish and his wife is Roman Catholic, and he sometimes takes his children to religious services on Jewish holidays.[7]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 1990 | Taking Care of Business | No | No | Yes | Co-writer with Jill Mazursky |
| 1991 | Regarding Henry | No | Yes | Yes | Co-producer |
| 1992 | Forever Young | No | Executive | Yes | |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | No | Yes | No | |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | No | No | Yes | Co-writer with Jill Mazursky |
| 1998 | Armageddon | No | No | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Jonathan Hensleigh |
| 1999 | The Suburbans | No | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Joy Ride | No | Yes | Yes | Co-writer with Clay Tarver |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Yes | No | Yes | Directorial debut; co-writer with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci |
| 2008 | Cloverfield | No | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2010 | Morning Glory | No | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | Infinitely Polar Bear | No | Executive | No | |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | No | Yes | No | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-writer with Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt | |
| 2016 | 10 Cloverfield Lane | No | Yes | No | |
| Star Trek Beyond | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | No | Executive | No | |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | No | Yes | No | |
| Mission: Impossible – Fallout | No | Yes | No | ||
| Overlord | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker[8] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-writer with Chris Terrio[9] |
Acting credits edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Regarding Henry | Delivery Boy |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Doug |
| 1996 | Diabolique | Video Photographer #2 |
| 1999 | The Suburbans | Rock Journalist |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Vocal cameo |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Himself |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | D-O (voice) |
Other credits edit
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Nightbeast | Composer / Sound effects composer |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Digital artist |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Creator | Theme Composer | |||
| 1998–2002 | Felicity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Director (2 episodes) / Writer (17 episodes) |
| 2001–06 | Alias | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Director (3 episodes) / Writer (13 episodes) |
| 2004–10 | Lost | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Director (2 episodes) / Writer (3 episodes) |
| 2006–07 | What About Brian | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Six Degrees | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| 2006 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Yes | No | No | No | No | Episode: "4.269" |
| 2007 | The Office | Yes | No | No | No | No | Episode: "Cocktails" |
| 2008–13 | Fringe | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writer (6 episodes) |
| 2010 | Undercovers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Director (1 episode) / Writer (3 episodes) |
| 2011–16 | Person of Interest | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| 2012–14 | Revolution | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| 2013–14 | Almost Human | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| 2014 | Believe | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2016 | 11.22.63 | No | Yes | No | No | No | Miniseries; 8 episodes[10] |
| Roadies | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| 2016–present | Westworld | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2018–present | Castle Rock | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| TBA | Lovecraft Country | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Lisey's Story | No | Yes | No | No | No | Miniseries | |
| Little Voice | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| My Glory Was I Had Such Friends | No | Yes | No | No | No | Miniseries | |
| Contraband | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Acting credits edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Family Guy | Himself | Voice role; Episode: "Ratings Guy" |
| 2017 | Nightcap | Episode: "The Show Might Go on, Part 2" | |
| Tour de Pharmacy | TV movie |
Theatre edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2017 | The Play That Goes Wrong | No | No | Yes | Broadway version |
Bibliography edit
- S. (with Doug Dorst, 2013)
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Razzie Award | Worst Screenplay | Armageddon | Nominated |
| 2002 | Emmy Award[11] | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Alias | Nominated |
| 2004 | PGA Award | Best Drama | Nominated | |
| 2005 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top TV Series | Lost | Won |
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Emmy Award[11] | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Pilot | Won | ||
| Outstanding Drama Series[11] | Won | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – Pilot[11] | Nominated | |||
| 2006 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top TV Series | Won | |
| PGA Award | Best Drama | Won | ||
| Writers Guild of America[12] | Dramatic Series | Won | ||
| 2007 | Saturn Award | Best Director | Mission: Impossible III | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award | Best International | Lost | Nominated | |
| PGA Award | Best Drama | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America | Dramatic Series | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Nominated | |||
| Writers Guild of America | Long Form | Fringe | Nominated | |
| New Series | Nominated | |||
| Scream Awards | Best Director | Star Trek | Won | |
| 2010 | Saturn Award | Best Director | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| PGA Award | Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| SFX Awards | Best Director | Won | ||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | Nominated | ||
| Emmy Award[11] | Outstanding Drama Series | Lost | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Scream Award | Best Director | Super 8 | Nominated |
| Best Scream-Play | Won | |||
| BAM Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| 2012 | Saturn Award | Best Director | Won | |
| Best Writing | Nominated | |||
| SFX Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | PGA Award | Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television | Won | |
| 2014 | Saturn Award | Best Director | Star Trek Into Darkness | Nominated |
| 2016 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing | Won | |||
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Won | ||
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Won | |||
| Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Jupiter Awards | Best International Film | Won | ||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Nominated |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Augustyn, Adam. J.J. Abrams. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|encyclopedia=ignored (help) - ^ "J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars: Episode IX! - ComingSoon.net". September 12, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
collegewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "EW Gets the Stories Behind Those Goofy TV Production-Company Logos", Entertainment Weekly, December 7, 2001: "The title came to creator J.J. Abrams during a writers' meeting, and he recorded his children, Henry and Gracie (ages 2 and 3), saying the words into his Powerbook's microphone. 'That day in the office while editing,' says Abrams, 'I put together sound effects on my computer, burned a QuickTime movie on a CD, gave it to postproduction, and three days later it was on national television.'"
- ^ "Jj Abrams, Katie McGrath 4th Annual Pink Party to... – Picture 2072721". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ Director J.J. Abrams and wife, actress Katie – Media (3 of 46) Movie Premieres: 'Star Trek,' 'Angels, "Director J.J. Abrams and wife, actress Katie McGrath, parade on the red carpet as they arrives at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood for the premiere of the movie 'Star Trek' in Los Angeles on April 30, 2009.
- ^ Jewishjournal.com: Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek', accessed December 16, 2015
- ^ Perry, Spencer (September 5, 2017). "JJ Abrams To Direct Star Wars: Episode IX". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ McCarthy, Kelly (November 25, 2019). "'Star Wars' director J.J. Abrams reveals how 'Rise of Skywalker' script wound up on eBaySet". /Film. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Hulu Original "11.22.63" Premieres Presidents Day 2016". The Futon Critic. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
Further reading edit
- Kamp, David (June 2013). "What you should know about J. J. Abrams". In the Details. Vanity Fair. 634: 36.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|authormask=(help) - LaPorte, Nicole; Ifeanyi, KC (April 9, 2019). "Exclusive: J.J. Abrams on Star Wars, Apple, and building Bad Robot into a Hollywood force". Fast Company.