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J. Michael Straczynski

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Novelist / Journalist / Writer / Playwright / Actor / Television Producer / Film Director | * 07/17/1954 (69) | Paterson, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison. Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocal... ()
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J. Michael Straczynski is an American writer and producer best known for the television series Babylon 5.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Drama | Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for J. Michael Straczynski

Ray Bradbury Award Inkpot Award Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Eisner Award for Best Writer
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Movies with J. Michael Straczynski as Actor(2)

as himself2014 Toy Masters
as Townie2011 Thor

TV Shows/Series with J. Michael Straczynski as Actor(1)

as Maintenance Worker1994 Babylon 5

Movies with J. Michael Straczynski as Crew(32)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Babylon 5: The Road Home
Writing/Writer2023 Babylon 5: The Road Home
Production/Executive Producer2023 Shadowman
Writing/Writer2023 Shadowman
Crew/Thanks2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
Crew/Thanks2021 Untitled Spider-Man 3
Writing/Screenstory2013 World War Z
Writing/Screenplay2012 Underworld: Awakening
Writing/Story2011 Thor
Writing/Writer2009 Ninja Assassin
Writing/Writer2008 Changeling
Production/Executive Producer2007 Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Production/Executive Producer1999 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
Writing/Screenplay1999 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
Production/Executive Producer1998 Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Writing/Screenplay1998 Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Production/Executive Producer1998 Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Writing/Screenplay1998 Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Production/Executive Producer1998 Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Writing/Screenplay1998 Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Production/Executive Producer1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering
Writing/Screenplay1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering

TV Shows/Series with J. Michael Straczynski as Crew(25)

Writing/Writer2023 Babylon 5 Reboot
Crew/Thanks2021 Loki
Writing/Original Series Creator2018 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Production/Executive Producer2015 Sense8
Writing/Writer2015 Sense8
Creator/Creator2015 Sense8
Writing/Writer2002 Jeremiah
Creator/Creator2002 Jeremiah
Production/Producer1999 Crusade
Writing/Writer1999 Crusade
Creator/Creator1999 Crusade
Directing/Director1994 Babylon 5
Production/Producer1994 Babylon 5
Writing/Writer1994 Babylon 5
Creator/Creator1994 Babylon 5
Writing/Writer1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
Writing/Writer1987 Jake and the Fatman
Writing/Writer1986 The Real Ghostbusters
Writing/Teleplay1985 CBS Storybreak
Creator/Creator1985 Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Writing/Writer1985 The Twilight Zone
Directing/Director1985 The Twilight Zone
Writing/Writer1984 Murder, She Wrote

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Born: Saturday, 07/17 1954 (July) in Paterson, New Jersey (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 69 years + 282 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: San Diego State University, Chula Vista High School, Matawan Regional High School, Southwestern College
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Kathryn M. Drennan
J. Michael Straczynski frequently works together with these people:
Mark Hendrickson (12x, Actor)
Michael McKenzie (11x, Cast)
Jonathan Chapman (10x, Cast)
Kim Strauss (9x, Actor)
Gregg Henry (8x, Actor)
George DiCenzo (8x, Actor)
Neil Bradley (8x, Actor)
Stan Lee (7x, Crew)
Rosanna Huffman (7x, Actress)
Brad Leland (7x, Actor)
William Lucking (7x, Actor)
Douglas Netter (7x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12792, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024