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J. Abrams</b></font><p><img src="jj-abrams-1-sized.jpg" height=320 width=240 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="J. J. Abrams"><b>AKA</b> Jeffrey Jacob Abrams<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/696/000106378/" class=proflink>27-Jun</a>-<a href="/lists/965/000105650/" class=proflink>1966</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/631/000069424/" class=proflink>New York City</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/875/000071662/" class=proflink>Jewish</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Film/TV Producer<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Alias</i> and <i>Lost</i><p><b>Father:</b> Gerald W. Abrams (producer, b. 1939)<br><b>Wife:</b> Katie McGrath (m. 1996, three children)<br><b>Son:</b> Henry (b. 1998)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Gracie (b. 1999)<br><b>Daughter:</b> August (b. 11-Jan-2006)<br><p> High School: Palisades Charter High School, Los Angeles, CA<br> University: <a href="/edu/750/000068546/">Sarah Lawrence College (1988)</a><br><p> <a href="/org/971/000220311/">John Edwards for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/684/000167183/">Obama for America</a> <br> <a href="/org/346/000352287/">Priorities USA</a> $50,000 (29-Jun-2011)<br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2005 for <i>Lost</i> (outstanding direction, drama series)<br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2005 for <i>Lost</i> (outstanding drama series, shared)<br> <a href="/group/602/000165107/">Wedding: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (2006)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/802/000096514/">Lost</a> Co-Creator (2004-07)<br> <a href="/tv/261/000085006/">Alias</a> Creator (2001-06)<br> <a href="/tv/681/000049534/">Felicity</a> Co-Creator (1998-2002)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/739/000399539/">Star Wars: The Force Awakens (14-Dec-2015)</a> <br> <a href="/films/106/000367002/">Star Trek: Into Darkness (2-May-2013)</a> <br> <a href="/films/573/000274748/">Super 8 (9-Jun-2011)</a> <br> <a href="/films/907/000204295/">Star Trek (6-Apr-2009)</a> <br> <a href="/films/419/000116071/">Mission: Impossible III (3-May-2006)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/005/000404787/">The Disaster Artist (11-Sep-2017)</a> <br> <a href="/films/332/000402123/">For the Love of Spock (16-Apr-2016)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/857/000379717/">Trek Nation (30-Nov-2011)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/573/000085318/">Comic Book: The Movie (27-Jan-2004)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/876/000042750/">The Suburbans (25-Jan-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/873/000039756/">Diabolique (22-Mar-1996)</a> <br> <a href="/films/099/000058922/">Six Degrees of Separation (8-Dec-1993)</a> · Doug<br> <a href="/films/851/000035746/">Regarding Henry (10-Jul-1991)</a> · Delivery Boy<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=141374"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=141374">J. 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