J. C. Spink

J. C. Spink
Born Jeffrey Christian Spink
(1972-02-25)February 25, 1972
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died April 18, 2017(2017-04-18) (aged 45)
West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Education William Penn Charter School
Alma mater Bucknell University
Occupation Film producer

Jeffrey Christian "J. C." Spink (February 25, 1972 – April 18, 2017) was an American film producer.

Early life

J. C. Spink was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Bucknell University.[1]

Career

Spink established Benderspink with partner Chris Bender in 1998 with American Pie in post-production and fourteen writer clients signed to their management company.[2] Benderspink's film production arm had a deal with New Line Cinema for over two decades. Spink produced or exec-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 franchise, We're the Millers[4] and Ride Along with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Among Spink's recent projects is Criminal, with Kevin Costner.[5]

A young J. C. Spink (played by actors Cooper Roth and Zane Emory) was a recurring minor character in the first two seasons of the ABC comedy The Goldbergs. In addition, the real J. C. Spink has had cameos in two episodes. 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

Spink died on April 18, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.[1][6] On July 12, 2017, the Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled that his death was caused by an accidental drug overdose.[7]

Filmography

Producer

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
2016 Criminal producer
2020 Mulan producer Posthumous release

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ Belloni, Matthew (October 30, 2006). "BenderSpink: Minimoguls of the Entourage Generation". Esquire. ISSN 0014-0791.
  3. ↑ Kane, Larry (December 25, 2011). "Local Movie Producer J.C.Spink Discusses His Favorite Films". KYW-TV.
  4. ↑ Kit, Borys (November 22, 2013). "'We're the Millers' Producer Benderspink Renews Deal with New Line". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660.
  5. ↑ Barton, Steve (March 6, 2015). "Monsters Lockdown Franklin High; Project Gets New Writers". Dread Central.
  6. ↑ "J.C. Spink, Manager and 'The Hangover' Producer, Dies at 45". Variety. April 19, 2017. ISSN 0042-2738. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ Maddaus, Gene (July 12, 2017). "J.C. Spink Died of Accidental Drug Overdose, Coroner Rules". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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