Biography
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Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator, producer and head writer for the hit television series Lost. He has also written and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed. Before these, he worked reviewing scripts at Paramount, Fox, and Alan Ladd studios.
Lindelof is a native of Teaneck, New Jersey. He attended film school at New York University, performing briefly in the band "Petting Zoo", and then after graduating, moved to Los Angeles.
Lindelof is also the writer of the 2006 comic book miniseries Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk for Marvel Comics, which takes place in the Ultimate Marvel universe. Although in the previous 2002 miniseries The Ultimates, the Hulk had been said to have killed 800 people while on a rampage in New York, Lindelof gave the more exact figure in Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk #2 (April 2006) as 815 (contradicting the figure of 852 given elsewhere). 815 is the flight number of the doomed Oceanic flight from which the castaways were stranded on Lost, and constitutes three digits of the cursed "numbers" used as a recurring plot point on that show.
He is a self-professed Stephen King fan and has placed many references to King's work into Lost, referencing most notably The Dark Tower series. Lindelof has been quoted as saying that the graphic novel Watchmen, written by Alan Moore, is the greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced, and the inspiration of it on Lost is evident many times in the show.
Future projects
In April 2006, Lindelof was named as a co-producer of the upcoming Star Trek XI movie, scheduled for 2008 release.
Lost episodes
- Pilot: Parts 1 and 2 (Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2) with J.J. Abrams and Jeffrey Lieber
- Tabula Rasa (Season 1, Episode 3)
- Confidence Man (Season 1, Episode 8)
- Whatever the Case May Be (Season 1, Episode 12) with Jennifer Johnson
- Homecoming (Season 1, Episode 15)
- Deus Ex Machina (Season 1, Episode 19) with Carlton Cuse
- Exodus: Parts 1 and 2 (Season 1, Episodes 23 and 24) with Carlton Cuse
- Man of Science, Man of Faith (Season 2, Episode 1)
- ...And Found (Season 2, Episode 5) with Carlton Cuse
- The Other 48 Days (Season 2, Episode 7) with Carlton Cuse
- The 23rd Psalm (Season 2, Episode 10) with Carlton Cuse
- One of Them (Season 2, Episode 14) with Carlton Cuse
- Lockdown (Season 2, Episode 17) with Carlton Cuse
- ? (Season 2, Episode 21) with Carlton Cuse
- Live Together, Die Alone (Season 2, Episode 23) with Carlton Cuse
- A Tale of Two Cities (Season 3, Episode 1) with J.J. Abrams
- I Do (Season 3, Episode 6) with Carlton Cuse
References
- Damon Lindelof interviews, March 28, July 17, and August 21, 2005, LostTV-Forum.com
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