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

Biography

Appelbaum is from a

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family.Variety 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”'' He attended the Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner

André Nemec André Nemec (born 1972) is an American writer, showrunner and producer. His screenplays include '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. He is also the co-creator of CBS's summer hit series '' Zoo'', as ...

.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 the

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. Appelbaum has written for shows such as ''

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'', '' October Road'', '' Happy Town'' and ''

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''. He has also written or produced such films as '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,'' ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''

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'', '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,

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'' and '' Without Remorse.'' He frequently collaborates with a tightly-knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams,

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, Adam Horowitz,

Alex Kurtzman Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing the scripts to ''Transformers'' (2007), '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)'', ''Star Trek'' (2009), ''Star Trek Into Darkness ...

Roberto Orci Roberto Gaston Orcí (July 20, 1973 – February 25, 2025) was a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. Born in Mexico City, Orci began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Toge ...

Edward Kitsis Edward Lawrence Kitsis (born February 4, 1971) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work with his writing partner Adam Horowitz on the popular ABC drama series '' Lost'' and ''Once Upon a Time''. Early life a ...

, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner,

Scott Rosenberg Scott Rosenberg (born April 24, 1963) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and actor. Life and career Rosenberg was born in Needham, Massachusetts, to a Jewish family. After high school graduation in 1981, he attended Boston Universit ...

and Bryan Burk. In March 2025, it was announced Applebaum and Rosenberg will produce an eight episode live action ''

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'' series for

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Filmography

Films

Television

References

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