# Jeff Eastin

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American screenwriter

Jeff Eastin Born Jeff Eastin (1967-03-07) March 7, 1967 (age 59) Greeley, Colorado, United States Occupations Producer, TV series editor, screenwriter Years active 1994–present

**Jeff Eastin** (born March 7, 1967) is an [American](/source/Americans) television producer and screenwriter. He is the co-creator of the [crime](/source/Crime) series *[White Collar](/source/White_Collar_(TV_series))* and the [police drama](/source/Police_drama) series *[Graceland](/source/Graceland_(TV_series))*, both on the [USA Network](/source/USA_Network). Eastin also served as [executive producer](/source/Executive_producer) and [showrunner](/source/Showrunner) for both shows.[1][2][3]

Eastin graduated from [Colorado State University](/source/Colorado_State_University) with a degree in [journalism](/source/Journalism). He moved to [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles) to pursue a career in directing.

He wrote a [screenplay](/source/Screenplay) titled *Shadow Dancer*, a [thriller](/source/Thriller_(genre)) inspired by the [Billy Joel](/source/Billy_Joel) song "[The Stranger](/source/The_Stranger_(Billy_Joel_song))". The script was optioned by [Zalman King](/source/Zalman_King). Eastin wrote a script about a small town hostage situation that was produced by Trimark Entertainment; it was released as *[Held Up](/source/Held_Up)* starring [Jamie Foxx](/source/Jamie_Foxx). Eastin was chosen by director [James Cameron](/source/James_Cameron) to pen the *[True Lies](/source/True_Lies)* [sequel](/source/Sequel).[4] In 2014, Jeff Eastin signed a deal with Fox.[5]

For television, he created and executive-produced the series *[Hawaii](/source/Hawaii_(TV_series))* for [NBC](/source/NBC). He also created *[Shasta McNasty](/source/Shasta_McNasty)* for UPN, starring Jake Busey.[6][7][8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Barr, Merrill. ["Exclusive Interview: 'Graceland', 'White Collar' Executive Producer Jeff Eastin"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillbarr/2014/06/09/exclusive-interview-graceland-white-collar-executive-producer-jeff-eastin/#5573b1e0365d). *Forbes*. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Eastin, Jeff (2012-07-10). ["'White Collar' Creator Jeff Eastin: My Biggest Con"](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/10/white-collar-creator-jeff-eastin-my-biggest-con.html). *The Daily Beast*. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Weinstein, Shelli (2014-11-17). ["Jeff Eastin Sets New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV, Fox Television Studios"](https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/jeff-eastin-sets-new-overall-deal-with-20th-century-fox-tv-fox-television-studios-1201358531/). *Variety*. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["'White Collar' Creator Jeff Eastin Signs With ICM Partners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160807013345/http://deadline.com/2014/06/jeff-eastin-icm-partners-white-collar-creator-797933/). *Deadline*. 2014-06-30. Archived from [the original](https://deadline.com/2014/06/jeff-eastin-icm-partners-white-collar-creator-797933/) on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Weinstein, Shelli (2014-11-17). ["Jeff Eastin Sets New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV, Fox Television Studios"](https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/jeff-eastin-sets-new-overall-deal-with-20th-century-fox-tv-fox-television-studios-1201358531/). *Variety*. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Schneider, Michael (2010-07-14). ["Eastin collars TV deal"](https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/eastin-collars-tv-deal-1118021736/). *Variety*. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Andreeva, Nellie (2014-11-17). ["Jeff Eastin Inks Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV And Fox TV Studios"](https://deadline.com/2014/11/jeff-eastin-overall-deal-20th-century-fox-tv-fox-tv-studios-1201286772/). *Deadline*. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Shattuck, Kathryn (2009-10-16). ["Jeff Eastin on His New USA Series, 'White Collar'"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/arts/television/18shat.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2016-06-13.

## External links

- [Jeff Eastin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247609/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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