Josh Appelbaum is an American television writer, screenwriter, showrunner and producer.[1]
Josh Appelbaum | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Education | B.A. The University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, television writer, television producer, film producer, showrunner |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Biography
editAppelbaum is from a Jewish family.[2] He attended the Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner André Nemec.[3] He then went on to attend the University of Southern California.
Appelbaum has written for shows such as Life on Mars,[1] October Road,[1] Happy Town[1] and Citadel. He has also written or produced such films as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,[1] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Project Almanac, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Wonder Park and Without Remorse.
He frequently collaborates with a tightly-knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg and Bryan Burk.[2]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Yes | Co-producer |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Yes | No |
| 2015 | Project Almanac | No | Executive |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Yes | Executive |
| 2019 | Wonder Park | Yes | Yes |
| 2021 | Without Remorse | No | Executive |
| TBA | Heads of State | Yes | No |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Martial Law | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Profiler | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 1999-2000 | Early Edition | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2001-2002 | Going to California | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | The Chronicle | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| She Spies | Yes | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes | |
| 2002–2003 | Fastlane | Yes | Yes | Wrote 4 episodes |
| 2003–2005 | Alias | Yes | Supervising | Wrote 7 episodes; Also co-executive producer |
| 2007–2008 | October Road | Yes | Executive | Wrote 7 episodes; Also creator |
| 2008 | Samurai Girl | No | Executive | Miniseries |
| 2008–2009 | Life on Mars | Yes | Executive | Wrote 1 episode; Also developer |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Yes | Executive | Wrote 2 episodes; Also creator |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | No | Executive | |
| 2015-2016 | Zoo | Yes | Executive | Wrote 1 episode; Also developer |
| 2017-2019 | Knightfall | No | Executive | |
| 2018 | Everything Sucks! | No | Executive | |
| Origin | No | Executive | ||
| 2019 | Limetown | No | Executive | |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | No | Executive | |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | No | Executive | |
| 2022–present | From | No | Executive | |
| 2023 | Citadel | Yes | Executive |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Josh Appelbaum". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
- ^ a b Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 |"We’re all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci”
- ^ Variety Magazine: "Appelbaum & Nemec : Friendship leads to big-budget ‘Mission' - 10 Screenwriters to Watch 2011: Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec" By Todd Longwell December 2, 2011
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