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Other names
  
Rick Orci

Role
  
Television writer

Occupation
  
Writer, producer

Parents
  
Roberto Orci

Years active
  
2003-present

Siblings
  
Roberto Orci

Name
  
J. Orci


Education
  
University of Texas at Austin

Nominations
  
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series

Similar People
  
Roberto Orci, JJ Abrams, Jeff Pinkner, Alex Kurtzman, David H Goodman

Jorge Richard "J.R." Orci (born 1975) is a Mexican television writer and producer.

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Life and career

Orci was born in Mexico City, to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother fled Cuba after Fidel Castro came to power. He was raised in Mexico City, Canada, Texas, and Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Orci is the younger brother of screenwriter Roberto Orci, with whom he worked on the ABC TV series Alias as well as on the FOX science-fiction drama Fringe. He is currently working on the NBC drama The Blacklist.

Fringe

Orci joined the FOX science-fiction/horror series Fringe, in its first season as writer and supervising producer. He was brought on to the show by his brother Roberto Orci, who is the co-creator (along with J.J. Abrams and Alex Kurtzman). Orci also served as consulting producer and writer during the show's fourth season. Episodes he has contributed to include:

  • "The Ghost Network" 01.03 (co-written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman)
  • "The Equation" 01.08 (co-written by Goodman)
  • "The Transformation" 01.13 (co-written by Zack Whedon)
  • "Unleashed" 01.16 (co-written by Whedon)
  • "The Road Not Taken" 01.19 (Orci and executive producer Jeff Pinkner co-wrote a teleplay based on a story by consulting producer Akiva Goldsman)
  • "Novation" 04.05 (co-written with co-producer Graham Roland)
  • "Welcome to Westfield" 04.12 (co-written by Roland)
  • "Everything in Its Right Place" 04.17 (Orci and co-executive producer David Fury co-wrote a teleplay based on a story by Orci and story editor Matthew Pitts)

    • References

    J. R. Orci Wikipedia
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