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Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Grillo-Marxuach in 2017
Grillo-Marxuach in 2017
Born (1969-10-28) October 28, 1969 (age 55)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (MFA), Carnegie Mellon (BA)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, and podcaster,
Known forLost, Charmed, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach (listenⓘ; born October 28, 1969, in 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.

Early life

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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

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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

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Producer Executive producer
1995–1996 SeaQuest DSV Yes Writer (3 episodes)
  • episode 3.4 "Destination Terminal"
  • episode 3.7 "Equilibrium"
  • episode 3.13 "Weapons of War"
1996 Dark Skies Yes Writer (1 episode)
  • episode "Hostile Convergence"
1996–1997 The Pretender Yes Writer (3 episodes); story editor
  • episode "The Better Part of Valor"
  • episode "The Paper Clock"
  • episode "Potato Head Blues"
1997 Van Helsing Chronicles Yes Yes Creator (pilot); supervising producer
1998 Three Yes Writer (2 episodes); executive story editor
  • episode "Breakout"
  • episode "Emerald City"
1998–2000 Charmed Yes Yes Writer (7 episodes); executive story editor; co-producer
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Yes Writer (1 episode)
  • episode 3.07 "Sacrifice"
2001–2002 The Chronicle Yes Yes Writer (6 episodes); producer
  • episode "Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns"
  • episode "Hot From the Oven"
  • episode "The King is (Un) Dead"
  • episode "Let Sleeping Dogs Fry"
  • episode "Pig Boy's Big Adventure"
  • episode "Touched by An Alien")
2002 The Dead Zone Yes Writer (1 episode)
  • episode 1.07 "Enemy Mind"
2003 Boomtown Yes Yes Writer (1 episode); producer
  • Episode "Monsters Brawl"
2003–2004 Jake 2.0 Yes Yes Writer (3 episodes); supervising producer
  • episode "The Good, The Bad and The Geeky"
  • episode "Whiskey - Tango - Foxtrot"
  • episode "Get Foley"
2004–2005 Lost Yes Yes Writer (7 episodes); supervising producer
2006–2008 Medium Yes Yes Writer (8 episodes); co-executive producer
  • "Four Dreams Part 1" (Season 3, Episode 1) with Glenn Gordon Caron
  • "Four Dreams Part 2" (Season 3, Episode 2) with Glenn Gordon Caron
  • "Apocalypse, Push" (Season 3, Episode 11)
  • "We Had A Dream" (Season 3, Episode 15)
  • "1-900-LUCKY" (Season 3, Episode 18) with Robert Doherty
  • "Head Games" (Season 3, Episode 20) with Robert Doherty & Moira Kirkland
  • "Burn Baby Burn Part 1" (Season 4, Episode 7)
  • "Burn Baby Burn Part 2" (Season 4, Episode 8) with René Echevarria
2008 The Middleman Yes Yes Creator; writer (2 episodes)
  • "The Pilot Episode Sanction" (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • "The Sino-Mexican Revelation" (Season 1, Episode 3)
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
  • "Time to Make ... My Move" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2021 Cowboy Bebop Yes Writer[15]
2022 From Yes Yes Writer (2 episodes); Consulting producer

Bibliography

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ McKee, Jenn (18 May 2010). "Former "Lost" writer from Ann Arbor reflects as the series finale approaches". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Alumni | H&SS;, Carnegie Mellon University". www.hss.cmu.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-09-09.
  3. ^ "One of a Kind". www.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ Das, Bagmi (16 October 2006). "*Lost* writer soon to be found on campus". thetartan.org. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "USC Cinematic Arts , Financial Aid & Scholarships". cinema.usc.edu. University of Southern California. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  7. ^ "2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  8. ^ Grillo-Marxuach, Javier (February 22, 2006). "Leaving the island..." Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2006-03-22.
  9. ^ The Fantastic Four-In-One: Javier Grillo-Marxuach talks "Super-Skrull", Comic Book Resources, January 4, 2006
  10. ^ The Kree With No Name?: Grillo-Marxuach talks "Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith", Comic Book Resources, April 16, 2007
  11. ^ Grillo-Marxuach, Javier (May 24, 2010). "ABC Puts 5 Projects In Active Development". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  12. ^ http://okbjgm.squarespace.com Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "About". the grillo-marxuach experimental design bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  14. ^ "Children of Tendu". childrenoftendu.libsyn.com.
  15. ^ 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.
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