32 Facts About Damon Lindelof

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Damon Laurence Lindelof was born on April 24,1973 and is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer.

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Damon Lindelof was a writer on the CBS crime drama series Nash Bridges and the NBC crime drama series Crossing Jordan.

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Damon Lindelof was born in Englewood, New Jersey, the son of Susan, a teacher, and David Herbert Damon Lindelof, a bank manager.

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Damon Lindelof celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Teaneck, where he attended synagogue.

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Damon Lindelof went to Teaneck High School, a school whose diverse student body he credits with expanding his horizons as a writer.

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An early boost to Damon Lindelof's writing career came in 1999, when he was selected as a semifinalist for a Nicholl Fellowship for his screenplay Perfectionists.

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In 1999, Damon Lindelof began his professional career as a writer on the drama series Wasteland and the anthology series Undressed.

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Damon Lindelof received further attention as a writer on the CBS crime drama series Nash Bridges, which he worked on from 2000 to 2001.

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Damon Lindelof then wrote and produced the NBC crime drama series Crossing Jordan, which he worked on until the end of its third season.

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In 2004, Damon Lindelof received further recognition and success as an executive producer and showrunner on the drama series Lost.

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Damon Lindelof was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series a further three times.

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However, Damon Lindelof said in late 2013 that he would no longer be addressing those displeased with the way the show ended, stating:.

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Damon Lindelof was featured on a December 2008 episode of The Write Environment, a public television series featuring in-depth, candid one-on-one interviews with some of TV's most prolific and well-known series creator and writers.

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In 2011, Damon Lindelof aided in development of the fantasy series Once Upon a Time, which was created by former Lost writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

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Damon Lindelof co-wrote the screenplay for Ridley Scott's science fiction film Prometheus, which was released in June 2012 to commercial success.

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Damon Lindelof produced the 2013 science fiction action sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, and cowrote its screenplay with Kurtzman and Orci.

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Damon Lindelof co-wrote the screenplay for the science fiction adventure film Tomorrowland with director Brad Bird, based on a story by Lindelof, Bird, and Jeff Jensen.

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In 2014, Damon Lindelof co-created the HBO supernatural drama series The Leftovers with Tom Perrotta, based on Perrotta's novel of the same name.

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Damon Lindelof served as showrunner and executive producer throughout the show's three seasons.

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Damon Lindelof had previously been quoted as saying it was his favorite graphic novel and a huge inspiration on Lost.

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Damon Lindelof said he felt that the show was "not my story" and that "These nine episodes are sort of everything that I have to say at this point about Watchmen".

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In 2019, Damon Lindelof joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.

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In 2020, Damon Lindelof wrote and produced the horror thriller film The Hunt.

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In 2022, Damon Lindelof was announced as a writer of an upcoming Star Wars movie with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy set to direct.

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Damon Lindelof turned in a draft and left the project in 2023 with Steven Knight replacing him.

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Damon Lindelof is the writer of the six-issue comic-book miniseries Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk for Marvel Comics, which takes place in the Ultimate Marvel universe.

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Damon Lindelof wrote a Rip Hunter story for Time Warp No 1 which was drawn by Jeff Lemire and published by Vertigo.

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Damon Lindelof is a self-professed Stephen King fan and has placed many references to King's work into Lost, as well as mentioning within the Official Lost Podcast that The Stand serves as a huge influence.

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Damon 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.

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Damon Lindelof has mentioned David Lynch's Twin Peaks as a big influence for Lost.

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Damon Lindelof is a fan of the television series The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Battlestar Galactica.

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Damon Lindelof married Heidi Mary Fugeman in 2005; the couple has one child.