Jeffrey Christian Spink (February 25, 1972 – April 18, 2017) was an American talent manager and film producer.

Early life

J. C. Spink was born in Philadelphia and graduated from

Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. ...

Career

Spink established Benderspink, a management-production company with partner Chris Bender in 1998 with '' American Pie'' in post-production and fourteen writer clients. Benderspink's film production arm had a deal with

New Line Cinema New Line Cinema is an American film production studio owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and is a film label of Warner Bros. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye as an independent film distribution company; later becoming a film studio after acq ...

for over two decades. Spink produced or executive produced a wide variety of projects, including ''

Cats & Dogs ''Cats & Dogs'' is a 2001 spy-comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman and written by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. It stars Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins and Alexander Pollock, with the voices of (among others) Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, ...

'', '' The Ring'' franchise, ''

The Butterfly Effect ''The Butterfly Effect'' is a 2004 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. It stars Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Elden Henson, Logan Lerman, Ethan Suplee, an ...

'', ''

Kyle XY ''Kyle XY'' is an American science fiction television series produced by ABC Family. The central character is a teenage boy (Matt Dallas) who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newb ...

'' (for television), ''

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'' and ''

A History of Violence ''A History of Violence'' is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Ma ...

'', for which he and Bender received a Golden Globe Award nomination. Benderspink continued to make diverse feature films over the past fifteen years including the romantic comedies ''

Just Friends ''Just Friends'' is a 2005 American Christmas comedy film directed by Roger Kumble, written by Adam 'Tex' Davis and starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein and Christopher Marquette. The plot focuses on a formerly obese high ...

'', starring Ryan Reynolds, ''

Monster-in-Law ''Monster-in-Law'' is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Anya Kochoff and starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes. It marked a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film in 15 year ...

'', starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, and '' Red Eye'', directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams. Spink served as an executive producer on the worldwide blockbuster comedies ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed ...

'' and ''

We're the Millers ''We're the Millers'' is a 2013 American crime comedy film directed by Rawson M. Thurber and starring Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Quinn, and Ed Helms. The film's screenplay w ...

''. Other notable credits include ''

Ride Along A ride-along is an arrangement for a civilian to spend a shift in the passenger seat of an emergency vehicle, observing the work day of a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic. Ride-alongs are offered by many police departments around the wor ...

'' and ''

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''. A young J. C. Spink (played by actors

Cooper Roth Cooper Roth (born September 27, 2000) is an American actor, widely known for his roles as David in the ABC's situation comedy '' Back in the Game'', and as voice of B-Dawg in '' Super Buddies''. Roth first showed interest in acting at the age o ...

and

Zayne Emory Zayne Emory (born June 3, 1998) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as J. C. Spink in the ABC's situation comedy ''The Goldbergs (2013 TV series), The Goldbergs''. Biography Emory was born in McMinnville, Oregon. He dev ...

) 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 Adam Frederick Goldberg (born April 2, 1976) is an American television and film producer, and writer. Goldberg is best known as the creator and showrunner of '' The Goldbergs'', a television sitcom based on his childhood in which he is portrayed ...

. 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. 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.

Filmography

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