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A woman conceives, carries to full-term and births a baby in the span of hours.
J.J. Abrams brings a mysterious new drama to FOX.
This is the TV trailer for J.J. Abrams' reboot of the Star Trek saga.

Overview

Trivia:
Graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1988. more
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(317 articles)
Trailer Park: Wrestling With The Truth About Trek
 (From Cinematical. 22 November 2008, 9:02 AM, PST)

Two More Star Trek Character Posters
 (From TheMovingPicture. 21 November 2008, 11:19 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Jeffrey Abrams

Filmography

J.J. Abrams has 6 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Producer:
  1. The Invisible Woman (2010) (pre-production) (producer)
  2. Untitled Hunter Scott Project (2009) (pre-production) (executive producer)
  3. Star Trek (2009) (post-production) (producer)
  4. Anatomy of Hope (2008) (TV) (completed) (executive producer)

  5. "Lost" (executive producer) (83 episodes, 2004-2009)
        - Because You Left (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - There's No Place Like Home: Part 2 (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - There's No Place Like Home: Part 1 (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Cabin Fever (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Something Nice Back Home (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
          (78 more)
  6. "Fringe" (executive producer) (8 episodes, 2008)
        - The Equation (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - In Which We Meet Mr. Jones (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Cure (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Power Hungry (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Arrival (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
          (3 more)
  7. "Lost: Missing Pieces" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - So It Begins (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
        - The Envelope (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
        - Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
        - Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack. (2008) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
        - Tropical Depression (2007) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
          (8 more)
  8. Cloverfield (2008) (producer)
    ... aka 1-18-08 (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Monstrous (USA: promotional title)
  9. "Six Degrees" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
    ... aka 6° (USA: promotional title)
        - A Simple Twist of Fate (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Objects in the Mirror (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Surstromming or a Slice (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Ray's Back (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Sedgewick's (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
          (8 more)
  10. "What About Brian" (executive producer) (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - What About Calling All Friends... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - What About Secret Lovers... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - What About All That Glitters... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - What About Strange Bedfellows... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - What About Temptations... (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
          (21 more)
  11. "Alias" (executive producer) (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
        - All the Time in the World (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Reprisal (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - No Hard Feelings (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - I See Dead People (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - 30 Seconds (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
          (100 more)
  12. The Catch (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
  13. The Animated Alias: Tribunal (2004) (V) (executive producer)
  14. "Felicity" (executive producer) (84 episodes, 1998-2002)
        - Back to the Future (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Felicity Interrupted (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Spin the Bottle (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Power of the Ex (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Time Will Tell (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
          (79 more)
  15. Joy Ride (2001/I) (producer)
    ... aka Road Kill (Australia) (New Zealand: English title) (UK)

  16. The Suburbans (1999) (producer)
  17. The Pallbearer (1996) (producer) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
  18. Forever Young (1992) (executive producer) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
  19. Regarding Henry (1991) (co-producer) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Writer:
  1. "Lost" (87 episodes, 2004-2009)
        - Jughead (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Because You Left (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - There's No Place Like Home: Part 2 (2008) TV episode (creator)
        - There's No Place Like Home: Part 1 (2008) TV episode (creator)
        - Cabin Fever (2008) TV episode (creator)
          (82 more)
  2. "Fringe" (8 episodes, 2008)
        - The Equation (2008) TV episode (creator)
        - In Which We Meet Mr. Jones (2008) TV episode (creator) (writer)
        - The Cure (2008) TV episode (creator)
        - Power Hungry (2008) TV episode (creator)
        - The Arrival (2008) TV episode (creator) (written by)
          (3 more)
  3. Lost: Via Domus (2008) (VG) (creator)
  4. "Lost: Missing Pieces" (1 episode, 2008)
        - The Envelope (2008) TV episode (teleplay)
  5. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (1 episode, 2006)
        - The Drill (2006) TV episode (co-writer)
  6. "Alias" (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
        - All the Time in the World (2006) TV episode (creator)
        - Reprisal (2006) TV episode (creator)
        - No Hard Feelings (2006) TV episode (creator)
        - I See Dead People (2006) TV episode (creator)
        - 30 Seconds (2006) TV episode (creator)
          (100 more)
  7. Mission: Impossible III (2006) (written by)
    ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
  8. The Catch (2005) (TV) (creator) (writer)
  9. Alias (2004) (VG) (creator)
  10. "Felicity" (84 episodes, 1998-2002)
        - Back to the Future (2002) TV episode (creator)
        - Felicity Interrupted (2002) TV episode (creator)
        - Spin the Bottle (2002) TV episode (creator)
        - The Power of the Ex (2002) TV episode (creator)
        - Time Will Tell (2002) TV episode (creator)
          (79 more)
  11. Joy Ride (2001/I) (written by)
    ... aka Road Kill (Australia) (New Zealand: English title) (UK)

  12. Armageddon (1998/I) (screenplay)
  13. Gone Fishin' (1997) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
  14. Forever Young (1992) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
  15. Regarding Henry (1991) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
  16. Taking Care of Business (1990) (written by) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
    ... aka Filofax (South Africa: English title)
    ... aka Taking Care of Business (South Africa: English title: TV title)
Music Department:
  1. "Fringe" (composer: theme music) (6 episodes, 2008)
        - In Which We Meet Mr. Jones (2008) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Cure (2008) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Power Hungry (2008) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Arrival (2008) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Ghost Network (2008) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (1 more)
  2. "Alias" (composer: main theme) (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
        - All the Time in the World (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
        - Reprisal (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
        - No Hard Feelings (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
        - I See Dead People (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
        - 30 Seconds (2006) TV episode (composer: main theme)
          (100 more)
  3. "Felicity" (composer: main title theme) (82 episodes, 1998-2002) (composer: main title theme / theme music) (2 episodes, 1998-2000)
        - Back to the Future (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
        - Felicity Interrupted (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
        - Spin the Bottle (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
        - The Power of the Ex (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
        - Time Will Tell (2002) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
          (79 more)
Director:
  1. Untitled Hunter Scott Project (2009) (pre-production) (attached)
  2. Star Trek (2009) (post-production)
  3. Anatomy of Hope (2008) (TV) (completed)

  4. "The Office" (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka The Office: US Version (Australia)
        - Cocktails (2007) TV episode
  5. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 31 May 2006 (2006) TV episode (guest director)
  6. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
    ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
  7. "Alias" (5 episodes, 2001-2005)
        - Authorized Personnel Only: Part 1 (2005) TV episode (minor segments) (uncredited)
        - Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2 (2005) TV episode (minor segments) (uncredited)
        - The Telling (2003) TV episode
        - Almost Thirty Years (2002) TV episode
        - Truth Be Told (2001) TV episode
  8. "Lost" (2 episodes, 2004)
        - Pilot: Part 2 (2004) TV episode
        - Pilot: Part 1 (2004) TV episode

  9. "Felicity" (2 episodes, 1999)
        - Todd Mulcahy: Part 2 (1999) TV episode
        - Todd Mulcahy: Part 1 (1999) TV episode
Actor:
  1. "Alias" .... Man on the phone saying "Joey's Pizza" (1 episode, 2001)
        - So It Begins (2001) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Man on the phone saying "Joey's Pizza"

  2. The Suburbans (1999) .... Rock Journalist
  3. Diabolique (1996) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Video Photographer #2
  4. Six Degrees of Separation (1993) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Doug
  5. Regarding Henry (1991) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Delivery Boy
Soundtrack:
  1. Mission: Impossible III (2006) (writer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation") (performer: "Song 5000", "Groksploitation") (courtesy: "Groksploitation")
    ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)

  2. "Felicity" (1998) TV series (unknown episodes)
Composer:
  1. Future Shock (1993) (segment "Mr. Petrified Forrest")

  2. Nightbeast (1982) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Visual Effects:
  1. Mission: Impossible III (2006) (digital artist: ILM)
    ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Shrek (2001) (propellerhead: Los Angeles pre-production) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Sound Department:
  1. Nightbeast (1982) (sound effects) (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Thanks:
  1. "Star Trek: New Voyages" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (USA: new title)
        - World Enough and Time (2007) TV episode (special thanks)
  2. We Own the Night (2007) (thanks)
  3. Lost: The Answers (2007) (TV) (special thanks)
  4. Lost Survivor Guide (2007) (TV) (special thanks)
  5. Lost: A Tale of Survival (2006) (TV) (special thanks)
  6. Lost: Reckoning (2006) (TV) (special thanks)
  7. Lost: Revelation (2006) (TV) (special thanks)
  8. Lost: The Journey (2005) (TV) (special thanks)
  9. Capturing the Friedmans (2003) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "Michael Stahl-David: Behind the Star" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Katie and Chris (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 3 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 17 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Blood, Boobs & Beast (2007) .... Himself
  6. "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Shashi Tharoor (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  7. Secrets from the Hatch (2006) (V) .... Himself - Executive Producer/Co-Creator
    ... aka Lost: Secrets from the Hatch (Australia)
  8. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - Episode dated 31 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "Howard Stern on Demand" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
    ... aka Howard TV on Demand (USA)
        - Best of 05/01-05/05, 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - J.J. Abrams and the Film Festival Winner (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "HypaSpace" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006)
    ... aka HypaSpace Daily (Canada: English title: long title)
    ... aka HypaSpace Weekly (Canada: English title: long title)
        - Episode #5.89 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.87 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.35 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Catering Impossible: M:i:III (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  13. "Dinner for Five" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #4.12 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "Driven" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Jennifer Garner (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  15. Comic Book: The Movie (2004) (V) (as Jeffrey Abrams) .... Himself
  16. Alias Ricky Gervais (2004) (TV) .... Himself

  17. "MuchOnDemand" (1997) TV series .... Himself - Guest (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
  1. Enigma Ventdelplà, L' (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Provided audio commentary on "Lost: Pilot: Part 1 (#1.1)" (2004) with `Damon Lindelof' & `Bryan Burk'. more
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