Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Damon Lindelof" in English language version.
He and his family attended the local synagogue on weekends and a 13-year-old Damon had his bar mitzvah in Teaneck. ... But he does say his childhood and Jewish background have added to who he is today. 'The area was culturally diverse and that is one of the reasons I loved it. I didn't have the experience of some other people I've met who say they were 15 before they saw someone who wasn't white or that they hadn't met a Jewish person yet.'
Lindelof got into the production end of television while at Teaneck High School, where he worked on a start-up TV news program. ... What was cool about growing up in New Jersey, especially Bergen County, is it was very diverse. ... I literally went to high school with people of all different races and ethnicities and backgrounds. That broadened my horizons as a writer. It made me interested in other people's stories[permanent dead link]
We're all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci.
We're all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci.
He and his family attended the local synagogue on weekends and a 13-year-old Damon had his bar mitzvah in Teaneck. ... But he does say his childhood and Jewish background have added to who he is today. 'The area was culturally diverse and that is one of the reasons I loved it. I didn't have the experience of some other people I've met who say they were 15 before they saw someone who wasn't white or that they hadn't met a Jewish person yet.'