Film and Television Editor and Director. His career spans over three decades. Abroms won an Emmy for his work on TV movie "My Sweet Charlie" in 1970 and for "Columbo" in 1972. In 1973 he won an Emmy for his work on movie "That Certain Summer." In 1983 Abroms was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film "Blue Thunder." He has over 50 credits as a director on series including "Ironside", "Murder She Wrote", "Kojak", "Hawaii Five-O", "CHIPS", "Police Story", "The Six Million Dollar Man", and many others. He was Steven Spielberg's first film editor and worked with him on the films, "Night Gallery" in 1969 and "Sugarland Express" in 1974. Between 1971 and 1981 he directed 50 television firms, but then gave up directing and went back to editing. He edited many films including "Jewel of the Nile", "Street Fighter", and "The Guardian". As a youth Abroms attended USC School for Cinema, before he could graduate he got a job in the mail room at Republic Studios to learn about the film business. He eventually got a job as an apprentice at Review Productions, now Universal Studios. He worked his way up from apprentice to assistant editor and dialog editor. In 2006 he was the recipient of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) Career Achievement Award. He was a member of the ACE board for over 30 years, serving as treasurer for 17 years. He was a long time member of The Directors Guild of America, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and The Motion Picture Editors Guild.
Film and Television Editor and Director. His career spans over three decades. Abroms won an Emmy for his work on TV movie "My Sweet Charlie" in 1970 and for "Columbo" in 1972. In 1973 he won an Emmy for his work on movie "That Certain Summer." In 1983 Abroms was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film "Blue Thunder." He has over 50 credits as a director on series including "Ironside", "Murder She Wrote", "Kojak", "Hawaii Five-O", "CHIPS", "Police Story", "The Six Million Dollar Man", and many others. He was Steven Spielberg's first film editor and worked with him on the films, "Night Gallery" in 1969 and "Sugarland Express" in 1974. Between 1971 and 1981 he directed 50 television firms, but then gave up directing and went back to editing. He edited many films including "Jewel of the Nile", "Street Fighter", and "The Guardian". As a youth Abroms attended USC School for Cinema, before he could graduate he got a job in the mail room at Republic Studios to learn about the film business. He eventually got a job as an apprentice at Review Productions, now Universal Studios. He worked his way up from apprentice to assistant editor and dialog editor. In 2006 he was the recipient of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) Career Achievement Award. He was a member of the ACE board for over 30 years, serving as treasurer for 17 years. He was a long time member of The Directors Guild of America, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and The Motion Picture Editors Guild.
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