Damon Lindelof
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| Born | April 24, 1973 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Executive Producer screenwriter |
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 is of Swedish descent through his fathers line. He attended film school at New York University, performing briefly in the band "Petting Zoo", and then after graduating, moved to Los Angeles. An early boost to his writing career came in 1999, when he was selected as a semifinalist for a prestigious Nicholl Fellowship for his screenplay "Perfectionists."[2]
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 6 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]
He is currently showrunner (alongside Carlton Cuse) on Lost and is serving as producer on Star Trek. After Lost concludes in 2010, it is widely believed that he will co-write and produce a film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series with J.J. Abrams.[3]
[edit] Lost episodes
- "Pilot: Parts 1 and 2" (1x01 & 1x02, with J.J. Abrams and Jeffrey Lieber)
- "Tabula Rasa" (1x03)
- "Confidence Man" (1x08)
- "Whatever the Case May Be" (1x12 with Jennifer Johnson)
- "Homecoming" (1x15)
- "Deus Ex Machina" (1x19 with Carlton Cuse)
- "Exodus: Parts 1 and 2" (1x23 & 1x24 with Carlton Cuse)
- "Man of Science, Man of Faith" (2x01)
- "...And Found" (2x05 with Carlton Cuse)
- "The Other 48 Days" (2x07 with Carlton Cuse)
- "The 23rd Psalm" (2x10 with Carlton Cuse)
- "One of Them" (2x14 with Carlton Cuse)
- "Lockdown" (2x17 with Carlton Cuse)
- "?" (2x21 with Carlton Cuse)
- "Live Together, Die Alone" (2x23 with Carlton Cuse)
- "A Tale of Two Cities" (3x01 with J.J. Abrams)
- "I Do" (3x06 with Carlton Cuse)
- "Flashes Before Your Eyes" (3x08 with Drew Goddard)
- "Enter 77" (3x11 with Carlton Cuse)
- "Left Behind" (3x15 with Elizabeth Sarnoff)
- "The Brig" (3x19 with Carlton Cuse)
- "Through the Looking Glass" (3x22 with Carlton Cuse)
- "The Beginning of the End" (4x01 with Carlton Cuse)
- "The Constant" (4x05 with Carlton Cuse)
- "There's No Place Like Home" (4x12-4x14 with Carlton Cuse)
[edit] References
- Damon Lindelof interviews, March 28, July 17, and August 21, 2005, LostTV-Forum.com
- ^ 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."
- ^ "1999 Nicholl Semifinalists" Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ^ Mims, Michael Lost creator tackles Dark Tower. The Daily Reveille, March 22, 2007.
