Jorge Richard Orci (born 1975) is a
Mexican
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*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
television writer
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...
and
producer
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.
Life and career
Orci was born in
Mexico City
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to a Mexican father and a
Cuba
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n mother. His mother fled Cuba after
Fidel Castro
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came to power. He was raised in
Mexico City
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,
Canada
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,
Texas
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, and
Los Angeles
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. He graduated from the
University of Texas at Austin
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. Orci is the younger brother of screenwriter
Roberto Orci
Roberto Gaston Orcí (born July 20, 1973) is a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they have been employed on television s ...
, with whom he worked on the
ABC
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TV series ''
Alias
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''
[Levine, Robert (2004)]
The Episode: Cracking the Code of 'Alias'
, ''New York Times
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'', April 25, 2004, retrieved 2010-02-13 as well as on the
FOX
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science-fiction
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drama
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''
Fringe
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''. He is currently working on the
NBC
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drama
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''The Blacklist''.
''Fringe''
Orci joined the
FOX
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Twelve sp ...
science-fiction
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/
horror series ''
Fringe
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Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
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'', in its
first season as writer and supervising producer. He was brought on to the show by his brother
Roberto Orci
Roberto Gaston Orcí (born July 20, 1973) is a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they have been employed on television s ...
, who is the co-creator (along with
J. J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as '' Regarding Henry'' (1991), '' F ...
and
Alex Kurtzman
Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the ''Star Trek'' franchise since 2009, co-writing the scripts to ''Transformers (film), Transformers'' (2007), ''Transformers: Revenge ...
). Orci also served as consulting producer and writer during the show's
fourth season. Episodes he has contributed to include:
*"
The Ghost Network
"The Ghost Network" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series ''Fringe''. The episode was written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman and supervising producer J. R. Orci, and was dire ...
" 01.03
(co-written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman
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He is known for his work on the CBS Drama (genre), drama ''Without a Trace'' and the Fox Broadcasting Network, FOX science fiction series ''Fringe (TV series), ...
)
*"
The Equation
"The Equation" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series ''Fringe''. The episode follows the Fringe team's investigation into the kidnapping of a young musical prodigy ( Charlie Tahan) who ...
" 01.08
(co-written by Goodman)
*"
The Transformation
"The Transformation" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series ''Fringe''. Its storyline centers on the circumstances surrounding a deceased scientist (Neal Huff), who was doped with a ...
" 01.13
(co-written by Zack Whedon
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Early life
Whedon is from a family of writers: he is the son of screenwriter Tom Whedon, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and t ...
)
*"
Unleashed
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* ''Unleashed'' (2001 film), a film featuring Jeff Anderson
* ''Unleashed'' (2005 film), a 2005 martial arts film starring Jet Li
* ''Unleashed'' (2016 film), a film starring ...
" 01.16
(co-written by Whedon)
*"
The Road Not Taken
"The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of ''The Atlantic Monthly'', and later published as the first poem in the collection '' Mountain Interval'' of 1916. Its central theme is th ...
" 01.19
(Orci and executive producer Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964) is an American television and movie writer and producer.
Life and career
Born to a Jewish family,[Akiva Goldsman
Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making motion pictures and adaptations of popular novels.
Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes ''The Client''; ''Batman Forever'' and its sequel '' Ba ...]
)
*"
Novation
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# replacing an obligation to perform with another obligation; or
# adding an obligation to perform; or
# replacing a party to an agreement with a new party.
In international law, no ...
" 04.05
(co-written with co-producer Graham Roland
Graham Roland is an American writer and producer. In 2022, he created the crime thriller series ''Dark Winds'' on ''AMC (TV channel), AMC''.
Career
Roland is known for his work as a writer on the Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX series ''Prison B ...
)
*"
Welcome to Westfield" 04.12
(co-written by Roland)
*"
Everything in Its Right Place
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" 04.17
(Orci and co-executive producer David Fury
David Fury is an American television writer, producer, actor and director.
Career
He is well known for his work on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Lost'', '' 24'', ''Fringe,'' ''Tyrant'' and ''The Tick''.
Fury was a co-executive ...
co-wrote a teleplay based on a story by Orci and story editor Matthew Pitts
Matthew Pitts is an American television writer, best known for his involvement with J.J. Abrams.
Career
Pitts began his career working as J. J. Abrams' assistant on the film ''Cloverfield'' and held the same position on Abrams' '' Star Trek'', ...
)
Filmography
References
External links
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Mexican television writers
1975 births
Living people
People from Mexico City
Mexican television producers
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