Biography
Josh Appelbaum was born and raised in New York where he attended Riverdale Country School. After college, he and André Nemec broke into the entertainment industry together as television writers and have remained longtime writing and producing partners.
Appelbaum & Nemec's early credits include Early Edition for CBS, Going to California for Showtime, and Fastlane for Fox. The pair then spent three years writing for Alias where they rose to the level of co-executive producer. They then went on to co-create and executive produce ABC's October Road, Life on Mars, and Happy Town.
In 2010 J.J. Abrams approached Appelbaum & Nemec to write Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, the fourth installment in the multi-billion dollar franchise starring Tom Cruise. This was the pair's first produced feature film.
Building on the success of Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, the pair was then tapped to write the latest installment of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Beverly Hills Cop franchises. In addition, Appelbaum & Nemec were executive producers on the forthcoming Project Almanac.
Appelbaum & Nemec remain active in television where they write and produce under their Midnight Radio banner. Their projects include an adaptation of James Patterson's novel Zoo for CBS, a drama pilot with writer Michael Tolkin for AMC, and a series collaboration with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
Paramount Pictures
Screenwriter
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2019 |
Wonder Park |
2016 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows |
2014 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
2011 |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol |
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2023 |
Citadel |
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Secrets in Night Need Early Rains (S01E06) |
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Tell Her Everything (S01E04) |
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2015 |
Zoo |
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First Blood (S01E01) |
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2010 |
Happy Town |
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I Came to Haplin for the Waters (E02) |
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In This Home on Ice (E01) |
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2008 |
Life on Mars |
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Out Here in the Fields (E01) |
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October Road |
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As Soon as You Are Able (S02E13) |
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2007 |
October Road |
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Best Friend Windows (S01E06) |
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Forever Until Now (S01E05) |
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Secrets and Guys (S01E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2005 |
Alias |
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Before the Flood (S04E22) |
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The Road Home (S04E11) |
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The Horizon (S05E09) |
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Echoes (S04E08) |
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2004 |
Alias |
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Hourglass (S03E19) |
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Crossings (S03E12) |
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2003 |
Alias |
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Conscious (S03E09) |
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Fastlane |
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Asslane (E20) |
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2002 |
Fastlane |
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Mighty Blue (E08) |
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Ryde or Die (E05) |
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She Spies |
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2001 |
Going to California |
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The Chronicle |
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1999 |
Profiler |
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Otis, California (S03E14) |
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1998 |
Martial Law |
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1996 |
Early Edition |
Producer
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2021 |
Without Remorse |
2019 |
Wonder Park |
Series | ||
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2005 |
Alias |
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Before the Flood (S04E22) |
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Search and Rescue (S04E21) |
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The Descent (S04E20) |
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more episodes (19) | ||
2004 |
Alias |
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Resurrection (S03E22) |
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Legacy (S03E21) |
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Blood Ties (S03E20) |
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more episodes (9) | ||
2003 |
Alias |
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Remnants (S03E10) |
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Conscious (S03E09) |
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Breaking Point (S03E08) |
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Prelude (S03E07) |
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Fastlane |
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Iced (E22) |
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Dosed (E21) |
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Asslane (E20) |
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more episodes (10) | ||
2002 |
Fastlane |
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Get Your Mack On (E09) |
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Mighty Blue (E08) |
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Wet (E07) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
She Spies |