Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the hit television series Lost. He has also written and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed. Before these, he worked reviewing scripts at Paramount, Fox, and Alan Ladd studios.
Lindelof is a native of Teaneck, New Jersey, where he attended Teaneck High School, a school whose diverse student body he credits with expanding his horizons as a writer. He is of Swedish descent through his fathers line. He attended film school at New York University, performing briefly in the band "Petting Zoo", and then after graduating, moved to Los Angeles.
Lindelof is also the writer of the 2006 comic book miniseries Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk for Marvel Comics, which takes place in the Ultimate Marvel universe. He has put out 2 issues of the 6 issue arc since January 2006. This has brought him under heavy scrutiny with the comic book fan community.
He is a self-professed Stephen King fan and has placed many references to King's work into Lost. Lindelof has been quoted as saying that the graphic novel Watchmen, written by Alan Moore, is the greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced, and its effect on Lost is evident many times in the show.
He is currently showrunner (alongside Carlton Cuse) on Lost and is serving as producer on Star Trek. After Lost concludes in 2010, it is widely believed that he will co-write and produce a film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series with J.J. Abrams.
