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American television writer and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964) is an American television and movie writer and producer.
Jeff Pinkner | |
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Born | November 16, 1964 60) | (age
Nationality | American |
Other names | Jeffrey Pinkner |
Occupation(s) | Writer, producer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Born to a Jewish family,[1] Pinkner graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1983, Northwestern University in 1987, and Harvard Law School in 1990.[citation needed]
He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost.[2] The Lost writing staff, including Pinkner, were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons of Lost.[3] In 2010, he has an overall deal with Warner Bros. TV.[4]
Pinkner wrote Columbia Pictures's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 script with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The film starred Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, and was directed by Marc Webb. It opened in the U.S. May 2014.[5]
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, Josh Appelbaum, and Bryan Burk.[1]
In 2008, Pinkner began developing the FOX science fiction series Fringe, along with co-creators Alex Kurtzman, J. J. Abrams and Roberto Orci. Pinkner served as co-showrunner, executive producer, and writer (titles he shared with J. H. Wyman) through the show's fourth season.[6][7] After the conclusion of season four, Pinkner left the series.[8] Episodes he contributed to include:
Film writer
Television
Year | Title | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
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1998 | Ally McBeal | Yes | Episode "Once In A Lifetime" | |
1998–2000 | Profiler | Yes | Episodes "The Monster Within", "Inheritance" and "Besieged" | |
1999 | Ally | Yes | ||
1999–2000 | Early Edition | Yes | Episodes "Blowing Up Is Hard to Do", "Fatal Edition, Part 1" and "Blind Faith"; Also story editor | |
2000 | The $treet | Yes | Also co-producerEpisodes "Closet Cases" and "Miracle on Wall Street" | |
2001 | The Beast | Yes | ||
2001–2006 | Alias | Yes | Wrote 12 episodes; Also supervising producer and co-executive producer | |
2006–2007 | Lost | Yes | Yes | Episodes "The Glass Ballerina", "Not in Portland", "The Man from Tallahassee" and "Catch-22"; Also executive consultant |
2007–2008 | October Road | Consulting producer | ||
2008–2012 | Fringe | Yes | Yes | Wrote 26 episodes |
2015–2017 | Zoo | Yes | Yes | Also co-creator; Episodes "First Blood", "Fight or Flight" and "That Great Big Hill of Hope" |
2016 | Transylvania | Yes | ||
2017 | Salamander | Yes | Yes | |
2017–2019 | Knightfall | Yes | ||
2018 | Everything Sucks! | Yes | ||
Origin | Yes | |||
2019 | Limetown | Yes | ||
2020 | High Fidelity | Yes | ||
2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Yes | ||
2022–Present | From | Yes | Yes | |
2023–Present | Citadel | Yes |
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