Damon Lindelof

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Damon Lindelof, 2006

Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the hit television series Lost. He has also written and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed. Before these, he worked reviewing scripts at Paramount, Fox, and Alan Ladd studios.

Lindelof is a native of Teaneck, New Jersey, where he attended Teaneck High School, a school whose diverse student body he credits with expanding his horizons as a writer.[1] He attended film school at New York University, performing briefly in the band "Petting Zoo", and then after graduating, moved to Los Angeles.

Lindelof is also the writer of the 2006 comic book miniseries Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk for Marvel Comics, which takes place in the Ultimate Marvel universe. He has put out 2 issues of the 5 issue arc since January 2006. This has brought him under heavy scrutiny with the comic book fan community.

He is a self-professed Stephen King fan and has placed many references to King's work into Lost. Lindelof has been quoted as saying that the graphic novel Watchmen, written by Alan Moore, is the greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced, and its effect on Lost is evident many times in the show.[citation needed]

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[edit] Future projects

In April 2006, Lindelof was named as a producer of the upcoming Star Trek movie, scheduled for 2008 release.

In the March 2, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Lindelof is mentioned as "the leading candidate to write the screenplay for the first installment" of Stephen King's "best-selling seven-book series the Dark Tower to adapt as a film franchise."[2]

[edit] Lost episodes

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rohan, Virginia. " North Jersey simply not 'Lost'". The Record (Bergen County), February 5, 2007. "Lindelof got into the production end of television while at Teaneck High School, where he worked on a start-up TV news program.... Quote: What was cool about growing up in New Jersey, especially Bergen County, is it was very diverse. ... I literally went to high school with people of all different races and ethnicities and backgrounds. That broadened my horizons as a writer. It made me interested in other people's stories."
  2. ^ Missy Schwartz & Jeff Jenson. "J.J. Abrams to Scale Stephen King's 'Dark Tower'?", the futon critic, February 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-05. 

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