Profile
Gerald W. Abrams
Producer + Actor
Male
Born
1939
Age
74
Gerald W. Abrams is an American television producer and the father of J. J. Abrams.
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Gerald W. Abrams
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Uma Ponte Entre Passado E Presente Diário De Pernambuco (Assinatura)Google News - Aug 13, 2011
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Os Segredos Do Filme Super 8 GalileuGoogle News - Jun 10, 2011
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Jj Abrams Raises Curtain On Scary 'Super 8' Usa TodayGoogle News - Jun 09, 2011
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Appetite For Sushi Threatens Giant TunaNYTimes - Sep 17, 1991
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1939
Birth
Born in 1939.
TWENTIES
1965
26 Years Old
Abrams graduated from Penn State University and began his television career in 1965 with WCBS-TV as an account executive.
THIRTIES
1971
32 Years Old
He worked his way up through CBS Television national sales to head the West Coast Sales Department in 1971.
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1973
34 Years Old
In 1973, Abrams joined The Jozak Company as Vice President of Creative Affairs, and segued into his producing career by producing a GE Theater television movie, The Secret Life of John Chapman.
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FORTIES
1985
46 Years Old
Abrams formed Phoenix Entertainment Group with Gerald Isenberg in July 1985.
FIFTIES
1989
50 Years Old
In February 1989, Phoenix was acquired by The Hearst Corporation and renamed Hearst Entertainment Productions where he served as the Co-Chairman.
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LATE ADULTHOOD

2003
64 Years Old
In 2003, Abrams executive produced 44 Minutes, the FX Network’s highest rated show in its nine-year history as well as the Emmy winning Out of the Ashes for Showtime starring Christine Lahti and directed by Joseph Sargent.

2004
65 Years Old
In March 2004, ABC aired The Mystery of Natalie Wood, executive produced by Abrams and based on Suzanne Finstad’s biography of Natalie Wood.

2005
66 Years Old
Additionally, Abrams made See Arnold Run with Michael Goldstein about the historic California recall election for A&E. For ESPN in 2005, Abrams produced Four Minutes starring Christopher Plummer, chronicling Roger Bannister’s feat of being the first to run one mile in under four minutes, and is developing The Jack Johnson Story a look at the flamboyant life of the world’s first black heavyweight boxing champion.
2009
70 Years Old
In 2009, Abrams, alongside James McGrath, his son's father-in-law, had a cameo as a barfly in Star Trek.
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