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American film producer (1972–2017) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 45) | (aged
Education | William Penn Charter School |
Alma mater | Bucknell University |
Occupation(s) | Talent manager, film producer |
J. C. Spink was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Bucknell University.[1]
Spink 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.
Spink 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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |