He also paid homage to the classic '80s films of his hero Steven Spielberg with 'Super 8' (2011), which audiences and critics hailed as one of Abrams' most engaging efforts in a career already rife with crowd-pleasing entertainment. When he left the series during the height of its run, Abrams ventured into feature film directing with the well-received 'Mission: Impossible III' (2006). He went on to help create the cult phenomenon 'Lost' (ABC, 2004-2010), a mysterious sci-fi thriller wrapped inside a stirring character drama that attracted a loyal audience, all of whom tried to decipher the previous night's episode. Abrams truly began making his mark with the spy drama 'Alias' (ABC, 2001-06), which turned lead actress Jennifer Garner into a star and helped resurrect a foundering ABC network. Though he had a rather inauspicious start writing the scripts for 'Taking Care of Business' (1990) and 'Regarding Henry' (1991), Abrams made his first dent in the cultural zeitgeist with the hit drama 'Felicity' (The WB, 1998-2002). Abrams created some of television's most watched shows while simultaneously making huge blockbuster movies. An inventive screenwriter and television producer who transformed himself into one of Hollywood's biggest feature directors, J.J.

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