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]