| Jeff Eastin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeff Eastin March 7, 1967 Greeley, Colorado, United States |
| Occupation | Producer, TV series editor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | |
| http://twitter.com/JeffEastin | |
Jeff Eastin (born March 7, 1967 in Greeley, Colorado) is the creator of the USA Network original comedy-drama series, White Collar. Eastin also serves as the Executive Producer and show runner for White Collar.
Once named by the Los Angeles Times as one to watch in the industry, Eastin graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in journalism and landed a position as director of photography on two Roger Corman films shooting in Colorado, Lock & Load and White Fury. Shortly thereafter, he loaded his belongings into a Volkswagen camper and headed for Hollywood, where he planned to pursue a career in directing.
On the way to LA, he began writing a screenplay called Shadow Dancer, a thriller inspired by the Billy Joel song "The Stranger". By coincidence, the script landed on the desk of producer Zalman King who produced films like Wild Orchid and Red Shoe Diaries, who optioned it immediately. Eastin then wrote a script about a small town hostage situation, which was produced by Trimark Entertainment and released under the title Held Up starring Jamie Foxx. Eastin was also chosen by director James Cameron to pen the True Lies sequel.
For television, he created and executive-produced the series Hawaii for NBC.