J. J. Abrams
Abrams at the Time 100 Gala in Manhattan, May 4, 2010
Born	Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (1966-06-27) June 27, 1966 (age 45) New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity	German, Jewish
Occupation	Film and television producer, director, screenwriter, actor and composer.
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Katie McGrath
Children	3

Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and composer.

He is well known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity (1998–2002). He also created Alias (2001–2006) and co-created Lost (2004–2010), Fringe (2008–present), Undercovers (2010) and produced the television series Person of Interest (2011–present) and Alcatraz (2012). Abrams directed the films Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), and Super 8 (2011), and produced the films Cloverfield (2008), Morning Glory (2010) and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). Many of the films he directed/produced are by Paramount, while his television series were co-produced by either Warner Bros. or ABC Studios.

Early life[link]

Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, where he attended Palisades Charter High School. He is the son of television producer Gerald W. Abrams and executive producer Carol Abrams. Abrams is Jewish,^[1] and attended Sarah Lawrence College.^[2]

Career[link]

Abrams's first job in the movie business started when he was 16 when he wrote music for Don Dohler's film Nightbeast. During his senior year at college, he teamed with Jill Mazursky to write a feature film treatment. Purchased by Touchstone Pictures, the treatment was the basis for Taking Care of Business, Abrams's 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.

Abrams collaborated with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay on the 1998 film, Armageddon. That same year, he made his first foray into television with Felicity, which ran for four seasons on The WB Network, serving as the show's co-creator (with Matt Reeves) and executive producer. He also composed its opening theme music.

Under his production company Bad Robot, which he founded with Bryan Burk in 2001,^[3] Abrams created and executive-produced ABC's Alias and is co-creator (along with Damon Lindelof and Jeffrey Lieber) and executive producer of Lost. He later co-wrote the teleplay for Lost's third season premiere "A Tale of Two Cities". As with Felicity, Abrams also composed the opening theme music for Alias and Lost.

In 2001, Abrams co-wrote and produced the thriller Joy Ride, and wrote an unproduced screenplay for a fifth Superman film in 2002.

In 2006, he served as executive producer of What About Brian and Six Degrees, also on ABC. Abrams directed and wrote the two-part pilot for Lost and remained active producer for the first half of the season. That same year he made his feature directorial debut in 2006 with Mission: Impossible III, starring Tom Cruise.

Abrams at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010

Abrams spoke at the TED conference in 2007.^[4]

In 2008, Abrams produced the monster movie, Cloverfield.^[5] In 2009, he directed the science fiction film Star Trek,^[6] which he produced with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. While it was speculated that they would be writing and producing an adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels, they publicly stated in November 2009 that they were no longer looking to take on that project.^[7]

In 2008, he co-created, executive produced, and co-wrote (along with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman) the FOX science-fiction series Fringe, for which he composed the theme music for as well.

Abrams is featured in the 2009 MTV Movie Awards 1980s-style digital short "Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions", with Andy Samberg and Will Ferrell, in which he plays a keyboard solo.

The NBC network picked up Abrams's Undercovers as its first new drama series for the 2010–11 season.^[8] However, it was subsequently cancelled by NBC in November 2010.

He wrote and directed the Paramount supernatural blockbuster Super 8, while co-producing with Steven Spielberg and Bryan Burk; it was released on June 10, 2011.^[9]

Abrams is currently directing the untitled sequel to Star Trek. The film is scheduled for release in May 2013.^[10]

Under development (due in 2013^[11]) is Abrams' film with Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions, Mystery on Fifth Avenue. It is based on the New York Times article "Mystery on Fifth Avenue" about the renovation of an 8.5 million dollar co-op, a division of property originally owned by E.F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post. In 2008, it was widely reported Abrams purchased the rights to the Times article for six figures^[12], and enlisted comedy writers Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky to write the adaptation. According to the article, a wealthy couple Steven B. Klinsky and Maureen Sherry purchased the apartment in 2003 and live there with their four children. Soon after purchasing the apartment, they hired young architectural designer Eric Clough, who devised an elaborately clever "scavenger hunt" built into the apartment that involved dozens of historical figures, a fictional book and a soundtrack, woven throughout the apartment in puzzles, riddles, secret panels, compartments, and hidden codes, without the couple's knowledge. The family didn't discover the embedded mystery until months after moving into the apartment. ^[13][14] After Abrams purchased the article, Clough left him an encrypted message in the wall tiles of a Christian Louboutin shoe store he designed in West Hollywood.^[15]

Personal life[link]

Abrams is married to public relations exec Katie McGrath and has three children: sons August and Henry and daughter Gracie.^[2][16] He resides in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[17][18]

Campaigns he has contributed to include those of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Bill Bradley, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Bob Casey, Jr., Mark Udall, Harry Reid, Russ Feingold, Patrick J. Kennedy, and Tim Kaine. However, he has also donated $2,000 to the Republican Robert Vasquez.^[19]

Filmography[link]

Feature credits[link]

Television credits[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: J. J. Abrams

• J. J. Abrams at the Internet Movie Database
• J. J. Abrams at AllRovi
• J.J. Abrams at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• J.J. Abrams at Lostpedia
• J. J. Abrams at TED Conferences
• J. J. Abrams on Charlie Rose
• Works by or about J. J. Abrams in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• J. J. Abrams collected news and commentary at The New York Times

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Lin Jun Jie 林俊傑
JJ Lin
Chinese name	林俊傑 (Traditional)
Chinese name	林俊杰 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Lín Jùnjié (Mandarin)
Origin	Singapore
Born	(1981-03-27) 27 March 1981 (age 31) Singapore
Other name(s)	Wayne Lin
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
Genre(s)	Mandopop, R&B
Instrument(s)	Piano, drums, guitar
Label(s)	Ocean Butterflies (2003–2011) Warner Music Taiwan (2011–present)
Years active	2003–present
Official Website	JJ Lin official homepage
Awards Golden Melody Awards Best New Artist 2004 Music Voyager

JJ Lin (traditional Chinese: 林俊傑; simplified Chinese: 林俊杰; pinyin: Lin Jun Jie) is a Singaporean Mandopop Singer-songwriter, Composer and Actor based in Taiwan. JJ Lin was managed by Ocean Butterflies from 2003 to 2011^[1] . JJ is presently managed by Warner Music Taiwan^[2]. Lin won Best New Artist for his work on his debut album Music Voyager at the 15th Golden Melody Awards in 2004.^[3]

Biography[link]

Lin was born in Singapore and graduated from Anglo-Chinese School and Saint Andrew's Junior College before joining the Singapore Armed Forces.

He is of overseas Chinese descent. In addition to English, Mandarin and Hokkien, he is also able to speak Cantonese and has released several cover versions of his songs in Cantonese. He came to musical prominence and success in the Greater China region. In Taiwan, he was awarded the "Best New Artist" award in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.^[4]

Signed to Ocean Butterflies, he has written songs for various artists, notably "Remember" (記得 Jì Dé) for Taiwanese singer A-Mei, fellow label mate A-Do's "Let Go" (放手 Fàng Shǒu), Harlem Yu's "What's Wrong With You?" (幹嘛你看不爽我 Gàn Má Nǐ Kàn Bù Shuǎng Wǒ), Comic Boyz's "Heart of Superman" (超人心 Chāo Rén Xīn) and other songs. He writes all the melodies for all of his albums.

Back in Singapore, he was selected to perform the remixed version of "Home", the theme song of the National Day Parade in 2004. Lin's has sold 1 million copies in less than a week and is extremely successful throughout Asia.

Lin has appeared in various advertisements for companies such as Sprite, Lays and Cornetto Royale.

He is also the tourist ambassador for Singapore. Part of his work schedule involves him traveling around Asia making Singapore known as well as promoting his own works.

He was also involved in an anti-drugs events as an ambassador, in Taiwan 反毒大使 (The Anti-drug Ambassador). The theme song for this event is "Baby Baby", which is from his album, West Side (西界 Xī Jiè).

In July 2007, he broke a Guinness record by signing 3,052 CDs in 2 hours and 30 minutes. During the signing, he was not allowed to drink or eat. The average time for him to sign a CD was 2.7 seconds.

In May 2008, he performed at the CCTV charity event The Giving of Love, dedicated to helping victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Lin also donated a large sum of money to the rescue efforts and composed a song "Love and Hope" (愛與希望 Aì Yǚ Xī Wàng) commemorating the tragedy.

In Oct 2008, his sixth album, Sixology (陸 Liù) was released. 280,000 copies of the album were sold in seven days.

His own fashion line, SMUDGE,^[5] was opened in Singapore during 2008 Christmas with an unofficial launch. The store's official launch was on 13 March 2009.

In May 2009, Lin won three awards at the 14th annual Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Awards Presentations,^[6] a ceremony that honors performers in the music scene. It was held at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. He was honored with the Top Local Artiste of the Year award, which is given out to Singaporean artistes who generated the highest royalty earnings for the year. In that same year, Lin won the Singapore Youth Award.^[7]

In May 2010, Lin performed in America for the first time at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Concert Tour (APAHM).^[8]

In June 2010, Lin performed together with the American singer, Sean Kingston at the opening concert of the Marina Bay Sands to thousands of invited VIPs guests. But both were absent at the inaugural YOG Opening Ceremony.

Lin's latest album, Lost N Found (學不會) is confirmed to be released on 31 December 2011, right before the end of the year. A preview of his 9th album will be on 12 December 2011 on various Chinese internet radio channels. ^[9]

Filmography[link]

• Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (GTV, 2006) Lin acts as Ella's brother, an intelligent young man majoring in cardiology at Harvard University.
• Lin does the voice-over for the dragon prince, Draco, in Singaporean animation Legend of the Sea.
• Lin stars in the 13-episode drama "So I'm Not Handsome" 原來我不帥. The plot is actually derived from a novel. Lin plays the role of a vain young man who is constantly praised for his looks by his parents, classmates, and pretty much everybody in his village. However, the truth about his looks is soon revealed to him when his good friends in college tell him that he is not good-looking at all. His friends featuring Fang Wei Kang (Michael Zhang) and Si Si (Nicky Lee). The ending song to each of the episodes was also Lin's well known Anticipating Your Love (期待你的愛 Qí Dài Nǐ De Ài). Lin admitted to feeling self-conscious during filming, having constantly looked in the mirror to tidy himself up only to be stopped by the director, who wanted Lin to be messy and in character.

Discography[link]

Lin Jun Jie has released 9 studio albums, 1 compilation album and 3 World Tour DVDs since his debut in 2003. He has released one album per year since his debut.

Studio album[link]

Compilation album[link]

DVD[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

World Tour[link]

Just JJ World Tour - 2006

• 10 June 2006 - Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 24 June 2006 - Singapore
• 1 July 2006 - Genting Highlands, Malaysia
• 16 September 2006 - Wuhan, People's Republic of China
• 30 September 2006 - Tianjin, People's Republic of China
• 29 December 2006 - Taipei, Taiwan

Just JJ World Tour - 2007/8

• 14 October 2007 - Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 28 March 2009- Singapore
• 20 June 2009 - Beijing, People's Republic of China

On 24 April 2010, he held his first concert in Australia in Melbourne, Victoria at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

"I AM" JJ Lin World Tour - 2010/11

1. 21 August - Beijing, China
2. 28 August - Shanghai, China
3. 17 September - Cheng Du, China
4. 25 September - Guang Zhou, China
5. 15 October - Chang Sha, China
6. 6 November - Wu Han, China
7. 13 November - Nan Jing, China
8. 12 December - Kung Ming, China
9. 5 March - Singapore
10. 1&2 April - Taipei Arena, Taiwan
11. Malaysia (unconfirmed)

US APAHM Tour, USA - 2010

1. 26 May - Washington DC - GW Lisner Auditorium
2. 27 May - San Francisco at Palace of Fine Arts
3. 29 May - Los Angeles Concert at Club Nokia

On 26 December 2010 he celebrated Christmas Day in US regarding to his concert in Jersey called "Atlantic City Christmas Show (US)"at 1AM

Brand of himself[link]

SMUDGE(Still Moving Under Gunfire)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: JJ Lin

• JFJ PRODUCTIONS
• JJ Lin Jun Jie's Official Website
• JJ Hundred Days
• JJ Lin on Twitter
• JJ Federation Overseas (JJFO)
• JJ Facebook Official Page - JJ Federation

Teo González, (born Quinto de Ebro, Spain, August 7, 1964) is a Spanish post-minimalist painter.

Life and Work[link]

González was born in Quinto de Ebro and raised in Zaragoza, Spain. During his youth he won numerous distinctions in drawing awarded by the government of Spain. In 1991 he moved to California were he attended California State University of Bakersfield. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1997 receiving a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art.

Teo González's first solo was with Brian Gross Fine Art in San Francisco, C.A. in 1996. Currently he works and lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Known for his work using drops of pigment and grids, González's work is frequently compared with Agnes Martin, Jackson Pollock and Sol LeWitt.

Museums and Public Collections[link]

The Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, C.A., National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Museo Pablo Serrano, Zaragoza, Spain, Ayuntamiento de Miego, Santander, Spain, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, N.H., San Diego Museum of Art, C.A., New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe N.M., Museo de Dibujo Julio Gavin-Castillo de Larrés, Spain, Fifth Floor Foundation, N.Y., The Judith Rothschild Foundation, N.Y., Achenbach Foundation Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, C.A., The Progressive Art Collection O.H., Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul, Turkey, Circa XX, Madrid Spain

References[link]

• Teo González on Artnet
• Brian Gross Fine Art
• ArtForum Review December 2006
• Roger Atwood, Artnews January 2007