{{short description|American screenwriter}}
{{Infobox person | image = | caption = Jeff Eastin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|3|7}} | birth_place = [[Greeley, Colorado]], United States | birth_name = Jeff Eastin | years_active = 1994–present | spouse = | other_names = | occupation = Producer, TV series editor, screenwriter | website = }} '''Jeff Eastin''' (born March 7, 1967) is an [[Americans|American]] television producer and screenwriter. He is the co-creator of the [[crime]] series ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' and the [[police drama]] series ''[[Graceland (TV series)|Graceland]]'', both on the [[USA Network]]. Eastin also served as [[executive producer]] and [[showrunner]] for both shows.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillbarr/2014/06/09/exclusive-interview-graceland-white-collar-executive-producer-jeff-eastin/#5573b1e0365d|title=Exclusive Interview: 'Graceland', 'White Collar' Executive Producer Jeff Eastin|last=Barr|first=Merrill|website=Forbes|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/10/white-collar-creator-jeff-eastin-my-biggest-con.html|title=‘White Collar’ Creator Jeff Eastin: My Biggest Con|last=Eastin|first=Jeff|date=2012-07-10|website=The Daily Beast|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/jeff-eastin-sets-new-overall-deal-with-20th-century-fox-tv-fox-television-studios-1201358531/|title=Jeff Eastin Sets New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV, Fox Television Studios|last=Weinstein|first=Shelli|date=2014-11-17|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref>
Eastin graduated from [[Colorado State University]] with a degree in [[journalism]]. He moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] to pursue a career in directing.
He wrote a [[screenplay]] titled ''Shadow Dancer'', a [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] inspired by the [[Billy Joel]] song "[[The Stranger (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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/jeff-eastin-icm-partners-white-collar-creator-797933/|title=‘White Collar’ Creator Jeff Eastin Signs With ICM Partners|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014-06-30|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-12|archive-date=2016-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807013345/http://deadline.com/2014/06/jeff-eastin-icm-partners-white-collar-creator-797933/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Jeff Eastin signed a deal with Fox.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weinstein|first=Shelli|date=2014-11-17|title=Jeff Eastin Sets New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV, Fox Television Studios|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/jeff-eastin-sets-new-overall-deal-with-20th-century-fox-tv-fox-television-studios-1201358531/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
For television, he created and executive-produced the series ''[[Hawaii (TV series)|Hawaii]]'' for [[NBC]]. He also created ''[[Shasta McNasty]]'' for UPN, starring Jake Busey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/eastin-collars-tv-deal-1118021736/|title=Eastin collars TV deal|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=2010-07-14|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/jeff-eastin-overall-deal-20th-century-fox-tv-fox-tv-studios-1201286772/|title=Jeff Eastin Inks Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV And Fox TV Studios|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2014-11-17|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/arts/television/18shat.html|title=Jeff Eastin on His New USA Series, ‘White Collar’|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|date=2009-10-16|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref>
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