Damon Lindelof trivia: 58 facts about famous screenwriter

Damon Lindelof is an American screenwriter who was the co-creator and showrunner of the TV series Lost!

Since then he moved on to other projects that have garnered critical acclaim as The Leftovers and Watchmen.

1. His full name is Damon Laurence Lindelof
2. He was born on April 24, 1973
3. He is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer
4. He was the co-creator and showrunner of the television series Lost (2004- 10)
5. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan (2001- 04)
   And wrote for Nash Bridges (2000- 01)
6. Lindelof also co-wrote the science fiction films Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Prometheus (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Tomorrowland (2015)
7. He co-created the TV series The Leftovers for HBO
8. The series was adapted from the novel by Tom Perrotta
9. Lindelof was born in Teaneck, New Jersey
10. He is the son of Susan Klausner, a teacher, and David Lindelof, a bank manager
11. He attended Teaneck High School
12. A school whose diverse student body he credits with expanding his horizons as a writer
13. Lindelof’s mother is Jewish
14. Whereas his father was of Scandinavian descent
15. Lindelof celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Teaneck
16. There he attended synagogue for the Sabbath
17. Lindelof attended film school at New York University
18. Performing briefly in the band Petting Zoo
19. And moved to Los Angeles after graduating
20. Lindelof frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of mostly Jewish film professionals
21. They include J.J. Abrams, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, Jeff Pinkner, and Bryan Burk
22. An early boost to his writing career came in 1999
23. Then he was selected as a semifinalist for a Nicholl Fellowship for his screenplay Perfectionists
24. Before this, he had worked on reviewing scripts at Paramount, Fox, and Alan Ladd studios
25. He was an executive producer and joint showrunner (alongside Carlton Cuse) on Lost
26. Lindelof and the Lost writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony
27. This win came for their work on the first and second seasons
28. He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series a further three times
29. At the February 2007 ceremony for his work on the second and third seasons
30. At the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fourth season
31. And at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on the fifth season
32. Lindelof and his co-writer Drew Goddard were also nominated for the WGA Award for Best Episodic Drama at the February 2008 ceremony
33. For writing the episode “Flashes Before Your Eyes”
34. Lindelof is the writer of the six issue comic book miniseries Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk for Marvel Comics
35. Which takes place in the Ultimate Marvel universe
36. It began publication in January 2006
37. Production was suspended after the second issue in February 2006 due to Lindelof’s heavy workload elsewhere
38. The last of the scripts was submitted to Marvel in 2008
39. The series resumed publication in March 2009
40. Lindelof wrote a Rip Hunter story for Time Warp No. 1 (May 2013)
41. It was drawn by Jeff Lemire and published by Vertigo
42. Lindelof is a self-professed Stephen King fan
43. He has placed many references to King’s work into Lost
44. As well as mentioning within the Official Lost Podcast that The Stand serves as a huge influence
45. Lindelof has been quoted as saying that the graphic novel Watchmen, written by Alan Moore, is the greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced
46. And its effect on Lost is evident many times in the show
47. He has also mentioned David Lynch’s Twin Peaks as a big influence for Lost
48. J.J. Abrams has often cited Patrick McGoohan’s similarly allegorical sci-fi/spy series The Prisoner as another major influence on Lost
49. Lindelof lists his favorite six films, in no particular order, as Touch of Evil, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, The Shining, Bambi, and The Godfather Part II
50. Lindelof is also a fan of the television series The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Battlestar Galactica
51. Lindelof married Heidi Mary Fugeman in 2005
52. The couple have one child
53. Lindelof has been the subject of controversy over certain tweets on his Twitter account for being outspoken on his reactions to the 2012 Aurora shooting
54. Lindelof deleted his Twitter account on October 14, 2013 the date of “the departure” on his then-upcoming HBO show, The Leftovers
55. Lindelof stopped his final tweet in mid-sentence leaving his followers to wonder in regards to the significance
56. Lindelof’s final tweet read, “After much thought and deliberation, I’ve decided t”
57. Lindelof later said that he felt as though his time on Twitter was consuming him in a negative fashion
58. He has no intentions of returning to the site