Damon Lindelof
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Damon Lindelof

Active - 2009 - 2020  |   Born - Apr 24, 1973 in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States  |   Genres - Drama, Adventure, Action

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Screenwriter Damon Lindelof gained major notoriety for his role in writing, producing, and showrunning the popular, enigmatic TV series Lost. The writer of Marvel's comic book miniseries Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk soon became a go-to-guy for science fiction, and was unsurprisingly tapped to co-write scripts for Prometheus, Cowboys & Aliens, Star Trek, Tomorrowland, and more.

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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek
Cowboys & Aliens
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  • Was active as a theater actor in high school, but never felt like he was good enough to pursue it as a career.
  • Worked on a start-up television news program while in high school, which began his passion for television production.
  • Briefly performed with a band called Petting Zoo while attending New York University. Charlie's band on Lost was originally supposed to bear the same name.
  • Wrote the comic book series Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk.