Birth Name: Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 27, 1966
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
J. J. Abrams is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is the son of producers Carol Ann (Kelvin) and Gerald W. Abrams.
J. J.’s paternal grandparents were Samuel David Abrams (the son of Harry Abrams and Fanny) and Lilian Kodish (the daughter of Jacob Elwood Kodish and Fanny Clompus). Samuel was born in Łomża, Poland. Jacob was born in Latgale, Latvia. Fanny was born in Palanga, Lithuania.
J. J.’s maternal grandparents were Harry Kelvin and Leonore Schor (the daughter of Samuel Schor and Tillie Sonnenbloom). Tillie was born in Horodenka, Ukraine.
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