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Screenwriter
Gender
Male
Birth
Place of birth
San Juan, USA
Age
55 years
Education
Carnegie Mellon University,
USC School of Cinematic Arts,
Awards
Writers Guild of America Award
 
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Biography

Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach ( ), 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 and Order: Special Victims Unit.

Early life

Grillo-Marxuach received a BA in 1991 from Carnegie Mellon. While there he was active as an actor, writer and director with Scotch'n'Soda, 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.

He has an MFA from USC and (as of 2015) sponsors a fellowship there for MFA students who demonstrate an interest or facility with Hispanic language and culture.

Career

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.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.

In 2006, he left the Lost team, 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, and the Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith limited series for the 2007 Annihilation: Conquest follow-up project. He is also writer of Dynamite Entertainment's four-issue limited series Classic Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse.

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 second season due to poor ratings.

In 2010, a pilot for Department Zero was moved to active production by ABC. The pilot is based upon work by Jonathan Maberry.

As of 2015, Grillo-Marxuach is a co-executive producer of the SyFy channel's series Helix.

Grillo-Marxuach has also served as a writer and co-executive producer of The 100.

Episodes written

  • "Helix" (2013-2015) TV Series
  • "Department Zero" (2010) TV Pilot
  • The Middleman (2008) TV Series
    • "The Pilot Episode Sanction" (Season 1, Episode 1)
    • "The Sino-Mexican Revelation" (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • Medium (2005) TV Series
    • "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
  • Lost (2004) TV Series
    • "House of the Rising Sun" (Season 1, Episode 6)
    • "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" (Season 1, Episode 11)
    • "Hearts and Minds" (Season 1, Episode 13) with Carlton Cuse
    • "...In Translation" (Season 1, Episode 17) with Leonard Dick
    • "Born to Run" (Season 1, Episode 22) (story)
    • "Orientation" (Season 2, Episode 3) with Craig Wright
    • "Collision" (Season 2, Episode 8) with Leonard Dick
  • Jake 2.0 (2003) TV Series
    • episode "The Good, The Bad and The Geeky"
    • episode "Whiskey - Tango - Foxtrot"
    • episode "Get Foley"
  • Boomtown (2002) TV Series (writer)
    • Episode "Monsters Brawl"
  • The Dead Zone (2002) TV Series (story) (episode 1.07 "Enemy Mind")
  • The Chronicle (2001) TV Series
    • 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")
  • Cops On the Edge: Episode 89 (2000)
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) TV Series
    • episode 3.07 "Sacrifice"
  • Charmed (1998) TV Series
    • episode 1.04 "Dead Man Dating"
    • episode 1.11 "Feats of Clay"
    • episode 1.16 "Which Prue is it, Anyway?"
    • episode 1.21 "Love Hurts"
    • episode 2.05 "She's a Man, Baby, A Man!"
    • episode 2.11 "Reckless Abandon"
    • episode 2.17 "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans"
  • Three (1998) TV Series
    • episode "Breakout"
    • episode "Emerald City"
  • Van Helsing Chronicles (1997) (TV)
  • Dark Skies (1996) TV Series (teleplay)
    • episode "Hostile Convergence"
  • The Pretender (1996) TV Series
    • episode "The Better Part of Valor"
    • episode "The Paper Clock"
    • episode "Potato Head Blues"
  • SeaQuest DSV (1993) TV Series
    • episode 3.4 "Destination Terminal"
    • episode 3.7 "Equilibrium"
    • episode 3.13 "Weapons of War"

Footnotes

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article on 01 May 2020. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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Who is Javier Grillo-Marxuach?
Javier Grillo-Marxuach is a Puerto Rican television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the television series Lost, for which he was a writer and supervising producer in its first two seasons, and also appeared on the show's official podcast.
What other television shows has Javier Grillo-Marxuach worked on?
In addition to Lost, Javier Grillo-Marxuach has worked on several other television shows. Some of his notable credits include Charmed, Medium, The 100, The Chronicle, and Helix.
Does Javier Grillo-Marxuach have any experience in comics?
Yes, Javier Grillo-Marxuach has extensive experience in the field of comics. He has written for several comic book series, including The Middleman, Annihilation: Super-Skrull, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Ramiel: Wrath of God.
Where was Javier Grillo-Marxuach born?
Javier Grillo-Marxuach was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
What is Javier Grillo-Marxuach's educational background?
Javier Grillo-Marxuach studied at Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a degree in theater. He later went on to pursue a master's degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
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