Javier Grillo-Marxuach | |
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![]() Grillo-Marxuach in 2017 | |
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Alma mater | University of Southern California (MFA), Carnegie Mellon (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, and podcaster, |
Known for | Lost, Charmed, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach (San Juan, Puerto Rico), is a television screenwriter and producer, and podcaster, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost, as well as other series including Charmed and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
; born October 28, 1969, inEarly life
[edit]Grillo-Marxuach graduated from Huron High school in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1991 from Carnegie Mellon.[1][2] While at CMU he was active as an actor, writer and director with Scotch'n'Soda,[3] the theatrical club for non-theater majors that also counts composer Stephen Schwartz, author Iris Rainer Dart and actor Frank Gorshin among its notable alumni. Grillo-Marxuach also wrote a weekly pop-culture column for the campus newspaper, The Tartan.[4]
He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Southern California and from 2015 was sponsoring a fellowship there for MFA students who demonstrate an interest or facility with Hispanic language and culture.[5]
Career
[edit]Grillo-Marxuach joined the crew of Lost as a supervising producer and writer for the first season in 2004. He returned as a supervising producer and writer for the second season in 2005. The writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons.[6] The writing staff were nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.[7]
In 2006, he left the Lost team,[8] and began working as a co-executive producer for Medium, as well as entering the world of comics with his own Viper Comics title, The Middleman. He also wrote the 2006 Annihilation - Super-Skrull limited series for Marvel Comics, part of the company's Annihilation event,[9] and the Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith limited series for the 2007 Annihilation: Conquest follow-up project.[10] He is also writer of Dynamite Entertainment's four-issue limited series Classic Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse. He wrote Cops On the Edge: Episode 89 (2000).
In 2008, the ABC Family picked up his television series The Middleman, for which he is the writer and producer. The series was not picked up for a second season due to poor ratings.
In 2010, a pilot for Department Zero was moved to active production by ABC.[11] The pilot is based upon work by Jonathan Maberry. In 2014 & 2015, Grillo-Marxuach served as co-executive producer of the SyFy channel's series Helix.[12]
Grillo-Marxuach has also served as writer and producer on other series, such as The 100,[13] The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and most recently, From. Alongside Jose Molina, he is also the co-host of the Children of Tendu Podcast, a weekly series offering advice for getting into the television industry.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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1995–1996 | SeaQuest DSV | Yes | Writer (3 episodes)
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1996 | Dark Skies | Yes | Writer (1 episode)
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1996–1997 | The Pretender | Yes | Writer (3 episodes); story editor
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1997 | Van Helsing Chronicles | Yes | Yes | Creator (pilot); supervising producer | |
1998 | Three | Yes | Writer (2 episodes); executive story editor
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1998–2000 | Charmed | Yes | Yes | Writer (7 episodes); executive story editor; co-producer
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2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Yes | Writer (1 episode)
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2001–2002 | The Chronicle | Yes | Yes | Writer (6 episodes); producer
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2002 | The Dead Zone | Yes | Writer (1 episode)
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2003 | Boomtown | Yes | Yes | Writer (1 episode); producer
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2003–2004 | Jake 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Writer (3 episodes); supervising producer
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2004–2005 | Lost | Yes | Yes | Writer (7 episodes); supervising producer
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2006–2008 | Medium | Yes | Yes | Writer (8 episodes); co-executive producer
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2008 | The Middleman | Yes | Yes | Creator; writer (2 episodes)
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2011 | Charlie's Angels | Yes | Yes | Writer (2 episodes); consulting producer | |
2014–2015 | Helix | Yes | Yes | Writer (4 episodes); co-executive producer | |
2016 | The 100 | Yes | Yes | Writer (2 episodes); co-executive producer | |
2017 | The Shannara Chronicles | Yes | Yes | Writer (1 episode); Consulting producer | |
2018 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Yes | No | Writer (1 episode) | |
2019 | Blood & Treasure | Yes | Yes | Writer (2 episodes); Consulting producer | |
2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Yes | Yes | Writer (1 episode); Consulting producer
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2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Yes | Writer[15] | ||
2022 | From | Yes | Yes | Writer (2 episodes); Consulting producer |
Bibliography
[edit]- Annihilation: Super-Skrull (with artist Greg Titus, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 2006)
- Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith (with artist Kyle Hotz, 4-issue mini-series, 2007)
- Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse (limited series, Dynamite Entertainment, 2007)
- The Middleman (a number of mini-series, Viper Comics, 2005–present)
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ McKee, Jenn (18 May 2010). "Former "Lost" writer from Ann Arbor reflects as the series finale approaches". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Alumni | H&SS;, Carnegie Mellon University". www.hss.cmu.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-09-09.
- ^ "One of a Kind". www.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Das, Bagmi (16 October 2006). "*Lost* writer soon to be found on campus". thetartan.org. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "USC Cinematic Arts , Financial Aid & Scholarships". cinema.usc.edu. University of Southern California. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ "2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ Grillo-Marxuach, Javier (February 22, 2006). "Leaving the island..." Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2006-03-22.
- ^ The Fantastic Four-In-One: Javier Grillo-Marxuach talks "Super-Skrull", Comic Book Resources, January 4, 2006
- ^ The Kree With No Name?: Grillo-Marxuach talks "Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith", Comic Book Resources, April 16, 2007
- ^ Grillo-Marxuach, Javier (May 24, 2010). "ABC Puts 5 Projects In Active Development". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ http://okbjgm.squarespace.com Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "About". the grillo-marxuach experimental design bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Children of Tendu". childrenoftendu.libsyn.com.
- ^ Elderkin, Beth (June 2, 2020). "How Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Captures the Spirit and Style of the Original". Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Javier Grillo-Marxuach at IMDb
- The Grillo-Marxuach Experimental Design Bureau, personal website of Javier-Grillo Marxuach
- JAVIminions, Official fansite for Javier-Grillo Marxuach
- PopGurls Interview: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
- Harmonies of destruction on 'The Middleman' - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it Zap2it TV News