Jeff Eastin
Jeff Eastin | |
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| Born | Jeff Eastin March 7, 1967 Greeley, Colorado, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, TV series editor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Jeff Eastin (born March 7, 1967) is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is the co-creator of the crime series White Collar and the police drama series Graceland, both on the USA Network. Eastin also served as executive producer and showrunner for both shows.[1][2][3]
Eastin graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in journalism. He moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in directing.
He wrote a screenplay titled Shadow Dancer, a thriller inspired by the Billy Joel song "The Stranger". The script was optioned by Zalman King. Eastin wrote a script about a small town hostage situation that was produced by Trimark Entertainment; it was released as Held Up starring Jamie Foxx. Eastin was chosen by director James Cameron to pen the True Lies sequel.[4] In 2014, Jeff Eastin signed a deal with Fox.[5]
For television, he created and executive-produced the series Hawaii for NBC. He also created Shasta McNasty for UPN, starring Jake Busey.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Barr, Merrill. "Exclusive Interview: 'Graceland', 'White Collar' Executive Producer Jeff Eastin". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ Eastin, Jeff (2012-07-10). "'White Collar' Creator Jeff Eastin: My Biggest Con". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ Weinstein, Shelli (2014-11-17). "Jeff Eastin Sets New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV, Fox Television Studios". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ "'White Collar' Creator Jeff Eastin Signs With ICM Partners". Deadline. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ Weinstein, Shelli (2014-11-17). "Jeff Eastin Sets New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV, Fox Television Studios". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2010-07-14). "Eastin collars TV deal". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2014-11-17). "Jeff Eastin Inks Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV And Fox TV Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (2009-10-16). "Jeff Eastin on His New USA Series, 'White Collar'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
External links
- Jeff Eastin at IMDb
