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=Damon Lindelof
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=Creator Executive producer Head Writer Co-host of Official Lost Podcast
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'''Damon Lindelof''' was one of the show's creators and executive producers, and was the head writer of the show. He co-hosted the Official Lost Podcast''Lost'' Podcast with Carlton Cuse.
==Background==
After creating the characters, the overall storyline, and the first two episodes of ''Lost'' along with J.J. Abrams, Lindelof has taken over as the head writer of the show, since Abrams has numerous other projects on his plate. Damon's previous experience includes being the writer of episodes of ''MTV's Undressed'', ''Nash Bridges'', ''Wasteland'', ''Crossing Jordan'', and ''Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk'' (2006), a comic book miniseries; his first television writing job was with ''Wasteland''. He is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Lindelof is an avid {{it}} fan, as is Abrams.
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Lindelof produced the 2009 Star Trek film which was directed by Abrams. In April 2009, it was announced that he would write the sequel to the film with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
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==Work on ''Lost''==
Damon Lindelof is credited as a writer on the following episodes of ''Lost''
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* {{ep}} (with Jeffrey Lieber & J.J. Abrams)
* {{ep}} (with Jeffrey Lieber & J.J. Abrams)
* {{ep}}
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* {{ep}} (with Jennifer Johnson)
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* {{ep}} (with Carlton Cuse)
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* {{ep}} (with J.J. Abrams)
* {{ep}} (with Carlton Cuse)
* {{ep}} (with Drew Goddard)
* {{ep}} (with Carlton Cuse)
* {{ep}} (with Elizabeth Sarnoff)
* {{ep}} (with Carlton Cuse)
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* {{ep}} (with Carlton Cuse)
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He also wrote the mobisodes {{ep}} and {{ep}}. Another mobisode, {{ep}}, was co-written with J.J. Abrams (and was actually a deleted scene from {{ep}}).
He and Carlton Cuse have also provided narration for five clip shows {{ep}}, {{ep}}, {{ep}}, {{ep}} and {{ep}}
==Awards==
* Emmy Awards
** Won for "Outstanding Drama Series", for ''Lost'' (2005)
** Nominated for "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series", with J.J. Abrams (teleplay by/story by) and Jeffrey Lieber (story by), for {{ep}} and {{ep}} (2005)
** Nominated for "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series", with Carlton Cuse, for {{ep}} (2006)
** Nominated for "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series", with Carlton Cuse, for {{ep}} (2007)
** Nominated for "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series", with Carlton Cuse, for {{ep}} (2009)
*'Jules Verne' award during the ''Festival Jules Verne'' in Paris (April 2009)
==Trivia==
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* Lindelof had one moment on screen in ''Lost'', in the episode {{ep}}. His hand played the role of Locke's hand when flicking a light switch. {{crossref/May 26, 2006}}
* In {{ep}}, Lindelof voices the captain on Jack's plane flight apologizing for the turbulence.
* In 2007 it was reported that Lindelof, along with J.J. Abrams, was set to pen the script for the film or television adaptation of ''The Dark Tower'' by Stephen King, http//www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18923 http//web.archive.org/web/20080706211835/http//www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=42298 but Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment took over the project in 2010. http//popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/30/the-dark-tower-adaptation-ron-howard-j-j-abrams
* Lindelof appeared on the May 6, 2005 ''20/20'' "Lost Special" (S26 E1396).
* At Comic-Con 2008, a fan asked Lindelof which episode was his favorite out of all episodes of ''Lost'' he has co-written. Lindelof's answer was the Season 1 finale episodes {{ep}} and {{ep}}. His least favorite episode is {{ep}}.
* Lindelof and fellow executive producer Carlton Cuse made ''Time'' magazine's 2010 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, listed at number eleven in the artists category. http//www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html
* Damon Lindelof had a small cameo on ''House'', as a character kicked in the groin by Olivia Wilde. http//nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/04/damen_lindelof_house.html
==Personal quotes==
{{quote="There are occasions where we basically say “What was Juliet's husband's first name?”, and if Gregg (Nations) is not sitting in his office we will log into Lostpedia to get that answer." - '''On Lostpedia'''}}
{{quote="Sometimes we get frustrated ourselves and decide it's time to download a big chunk of mythology. And then the audience says, 'I find this confusing and alienating and too weird.' So then we pull back, and they say, 'You're not giving us enough'." - '''On trying to satisfy the audience of ''Lost'''}}
{{quote="Here's what you won't see Globetrotters, zombies, the guy Meredith Grey didn't choose, coconut radios, Laura Palmer, Jack laughing, Desmond running naked through the jungle, the Others' annual talent show, buttons, timers, electromagnetic anomalies, Cylons, cyclones, or clones, nanobots, Captain Jack Sparrow, and time travel." -- '''On the Season 3 premiere'''}}
{{quote="And considering I have now read ''Bad Twin'', Gary Troup got exactly what he deserved." -- '''On the Identity of Turbine man'''}}
{{quote="I will probably be dragged through the streets and burned in effigy if fans have to wait another year for 'Lost' to come back. And who could blame them? Public sentiment may have swung toward the guild for now, but once the viewing audience has spent a month or so subsisting on 'America's Next Hottest Cop' and 'Celebrity Eating Contest,' I have little doubt that the tide will turn against us." -- '''On the effects of the WGA strike'''}}
{{quote="The greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced." -- '''Featured on the back of recent reprints of the graphic novel 'Watchmen'''' ''}}
==Media appearances==
===Print===
*http//www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/fashion/14nite.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss New York Times - September 12, 2008 - The beat goes on A night out with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse
*http//cdn.emmys.tv/emmymag/index.php Emmy Magazine - Issue 5, 2008 - "Vic, Vice and Virtue" - article authored by Damon Lindelof about ''The Shield''
===Miscellaneous===
*September 30, 2006 - Sunset on the Beach
*January 13, 2007 - Conventions& Sciences
* 2005-2009 - Comic conventions
*November 19, 2008 - Meltdown
*October 17, 2009 - Hawaii International Film Festival
*May 13, 2010 - Lost Live
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==External links==
*http//www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=001648&type=producers ABC Medianet biography
*http//www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/forumdisplay.php?f=74 "For the Nomad" - VIP area subforum for Lindelof at Thefuselage.com
*http//www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/000259259.cfm Wizard Entertainment LOST AND FOUND - 5 Questions With... Damon Lindelof (1/11/06)
*http//www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Columnists/Ask-Ausiello/default.aspx?posting={C39047D5-FB9F-4074-8B5D-C7AB3C0CCE3F} TV Guide Michael Ausiello interview with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse (11/8/06)
*http//www.wizarduniverse.com/television/lost/002870368.cfm Wizard Entertainment Q&A with Damon Lindelof (12/28/06)
*http//www.wizarduniverse.com/television/lost/003243877.cfm Wizard Entertainment 'THE LOST BOY' - As ‘Lost’ returns to the screen, co-creator Damon Lindelof sounds off on what it takes to make the biggest cult show in TV history (2/6/07).
*http//www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/opinion/11lindelof.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin New York Times - "Mourning TV" - November 11, 2007 editorial by Lindelof regarding the WGA Strike
*http//twitter.com/DamonLindelof @DamonLindelof Damon Lindelof on Twitter
*http//twitter.com/TheRealDamon @TheRealDamon Damon Lindelof's original Twitter account
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