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''. He is also the co-creator of CBS's summer hit series '' Zoo'', as well as ABC dramas '' October Road'', ''

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'', and '' Happy Town''. Other past credits include '' Alias'', '' Fastlane'', '' Going to California'', and '' Profiler''. He was also an executive producer of the 2021 American live-action series based on ''

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''.

Personal life

Nemec was born and raised in a

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familyVariety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton
October 16, 2009 , ''"We’re all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci”'' in

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, where he attended Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner Josh Appelbaum.Variety Magazine: "Appelbaum & Nemec : Friendship leads to big-budget ‘Mission' - 10 Screenwriters to Watch 2011: Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec" By Todd Longwell
December 2, 2011 He then went on to attend

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. After college, he reunited with Appelbaum and subsequently broke into the entertainment industry as a television writer.

Career

Nemec's list of early credits include ''Early Edition'' for CBS, ''Going to California'' for Showtime and ''Fastlane'' for FOX. Recognized for his writing talent by J. J. Abrams, Nemec spent three years working on ABC's ''Alias'', where he rose to the level of co-executive producer. He then went on to co-create and executive produce ABC's ''October Road'', ''Life on Mars'', and ''Happy Town''. Nemec was then re-approached by friend and colleague J. J. Abrams to write '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'', the fourth installment in the multibillion-dollar film franchise starring

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. This was Nemec's first produced feature film. Building on the successful experience Nemec had with Paramount Pictures on ''Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'', Nemec and Appelbaum were tapped to pen a reboot of the ''

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'' film franchise, starring

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. Other film writing projects include the 2014 installment of the ''

'' franchise, as well as its sequel, and unaccredited writing work on '' Now You See Me'' and '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation''. Nemec and Appelbaum also remain active in television where they are writing and developing (with longtime collaborators and friends Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner) under their banner MIDNIGHT-RADIO. As well, the aforementioned foursome, are writing and developing a Sci-Fi cable project for

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's DreamWorks Studio. He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams,

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, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman,

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, Jeff Pinkner, and Bryan Burk.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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