Writing
J. Michael Straczynski
- Born
- Jul 17, 1954 · Age 72
- Place of birth
- Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 5
- TV credits
- 1
- Directing credits
- 2
Also known as (2)
- Joseph Michael Straczynski
- JMS
Biography
Joseph Michael Straczynski (/strəˈzɪnski/; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison. Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was a co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009); he was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo…
