Jeffrey Christian Spink (February 25, 1972 – April 18, 2017) was an American talent manager and film producer.
J. C. Spink | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Christian Spink February 25, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 2017 (aged 45) |
| Education | William Penn Charter School |
| Alma mater | Bucknell University |
| Occupation(s) | Talent manager, film producer |
Early life
editJ. C. Spink was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Bucknell University.[1]
Career
editSpink established Benderspink, a management-production company with partner Chris Bender in 1998 with American Pie in post-production and fourteen writer clients.[2] Benderspink's film production arm had a deal with New Line Cinema for over two decades. Spink produced or executive produced a wide variety of projects, including Cats & Dogs, The Ring franchise, The Butterfly Effect, Kyle XY (for television), Leap Year and A History of Violence, for which he and Bender received a Golden Globe Award nomination.[3] Benderspink continued to make diverse feature films over the past fifteen years including the romantic comedies Just Friends, starring Ryan Reynolds, Monster-in-Law, starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda,[1] and Red Eye, directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams.
Spink served as an executive producer on the worldwide blockbuster comedies The Hangover and We're the Millers.[4] Other notable credits include Ride Along and Criminal.[5]
A young J. C. Spink (played by actors Cooper Roth and Zayne Emory) was a recurring minor character in the first two seasons of the ABC comedy The Goldbergs. In addition, the real J. C. Spink had made cameos in two episodes as a bus driver. Spink was a real-life schoolmate of series creator Adam F. Goldberg. According to The Goldbergs, J. C bullied Adam till he saw the error of his ways.
Death
editSpink died on April 18, 2017, in West Hollywood, California.[1][6] On July 12 the same year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled that his death was complications from an accidental undiagnosed drug overdose.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | executive producer | |
| 2002 | Cheats | producer | |
| 2003 | Blind Horizon | co-executive producer | |
| 2004 | The Butterfly Effect | producer | |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | co-executive producer | |
| Monster-in-Law | producer | ||
| A History of Violence | producer | ||
| Red Eye | executive producer | ||
| Just Friends | producer | ||
| 2006-09 | Kyle XY | executive producer | TV series |
| 2009 | The Hangover | executive producer | |
| 2010 | Leap Year | executive producer | |
| 2011 | I Am Number Four | executive producer | |
| Arthur | executive producer | ||
| The Hangover II | executive producer | ||
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | executive producer | |
| The Hangover III | executive producer | ||
| We're the Millers | executive producer | ||
| 2014 | Zombeavers | producer | |
| 2014-15 | The Goldbergs | Joe the Bus Driver | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Criminal | producer |
References
edit- ^ a b c Kit, Borys (April 19, 2017). "J.C. Spink, Producer and Master of the Script Sale, Dies at 45". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Belloni, Matthew (October 30, 2006). "BenderSpink: Minimoguls of the Entourage Generation". Esquire. ISSN 0014-0791.
- ^ Kane, Larry (December 25, 2011). "Local Movie Producer J.C.Spink Discusses His Favorite Films". KYW-TV.
- ^ Kit, Borys (November 22, 2013). "'We're the Millers' Producer Benderspink Renews Deal with New Line". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ Barton, Steve (March 6, 2015). "Monsters Lockdown Franklin High; Project Gets New Writers". Dread Central.
- ^ "J.C. Spink, Manager and 'The Hangover' Producer, Dies at 45". Variety. April 19, 2017. ISSN 0042-2738. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Maddaus, Gene (July 12, 2017). "J.C. Spink Died of Accidental Drug Overdose, Coroner Rules". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
External links
edit- J. C. Spink at IMDb