Josh Appelbaum
TV writer/producer

Josh Appelbaum

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TV writer/producer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
(United States of America, USA)
Education:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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Introduction

Josh Appelbaum is an American television writer, screenwriter, showrunner and producer.

Biography

Appelbaum is from a Jewish family. He attended the Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner André Nemec. He then went on to attend New York University's Tisch School for the Arts.

Appelbaum has written for shows such as Life on Mars, October Road, and the series Happy Town. He has also been a co-producer and screenwriter for such films as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.

He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Bryan Burk.

Selected filmography

Films

  • Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) – writer, co-producer
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) – writer
  • Project Almanac (2015) – executive producer
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) – writer, executive producer
  • Wonder Park (2019) – writer, producer
  • Beverly Hills Cop 4 (TBA) – writer

Television

  • Martial Law (1998) – writer: 1 episode
  • Profiler (1999) – writer: 1 episode
  • Early Edition (1999-2000) – writer: 2 episodes
  • Going to California (2001–2002) – writer: 3 episodes
  • The Chronicle (2002) – writer: 1 episode
  • She Spies (2002) – writer, producer: 2 episodes
  • Fastlane (2002–2003) – writer: 4 episodes, producer: 21 episodes
  • Alias (2003–2005) – writer: 7 episodes, supervising producer: 38 episodes, co-executive producer: 17 episodes
  • October Road (2007–2008) – creator, writer: 7 episodes, executive producer: 18 episodes, producer: 1 episode
  • Samurai Girl (2008) – executive producer: 6 episodes
  • Life on Mars (2008–2009) – developer, writer: 1 episode, executive producer: 17 episodes
  • Happy Town (2010) – creator, writer: 2 episodes, executive producer: 8 episodes
  • Star-Crossed (2014) – executive producer: 13 episodes
  • Zoo (2015-2016) – developer, writer: 1 episode, executive producer: 7 episodes
  • Everything Sucks! (2018) - executive producer
  • Origin (2018) - executive producer