Jeff Kline
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Jeff Kline | |
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Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Alma mater | Boston University's College of Communication |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, screenwriter, comics writer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Jeff Kline is an American film and television writer-producer and former television executive. He has been involved in more than 40 animated and live-action series and pilots, has received multiple Emmy nominations and wins.
Early life
Jeff Kline was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Kline graduated from Boston University's College of Communication in 1987.[citation needed]
Career
After graduating from Boston University, Kline interned at Roger Corman's Concorde/New Horizons and worked in feature development for Michael Shamberg and Harold Ramis's Ocean Pictures. He served as a television executive in Daytime Programming at NBC Entertainment for one year then spent five years at Columbia Pictures Television, eventually serving as the senior vice president of drama before transitioning into writing/producing at the suggestion of his first writing partner, Frank Lupo, co-creator of The A-Team and Wiseguy.[citation needed]
Between 1995 and 2006, he developed and/or produced the series:
From 2006 to 2008 he was a consulting producer for Cartoon Network's Banana Splits revival, wrote a Paris Hilton pilot for MTV, and co-wrote the feature film The Rosenbergs Save Christmas (with Goldie Hawn attached to star) for Fox Searchlight.[1]
In 2009 he taught as an adjunct professor at Boston University's College of Communications, and wrote two live-action pilots for
He was executive producer of both Transformers: Prime and the first season of Transformers: Rescue Bots.[3] He was an executive producer of Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
In 2013, Kline founded Darby Pop Publishing, a comic book publishing company, and entered into a distribution agreement with IDW.[4][5] Darby Pop's first title, Indestructible, was created by Kline. The first issue was released in December 2013.[6] Other Darby Pop titles include The 7th Sword, City: the Mind and the Machine, Doberman, and Dead Squad.[7] In October 2015, Darby Pop announced a collaboration with Bruce Lee Entertainment to produce Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises, which chronicles the return of the beloved actor, philosopher, teacher, and — of course — martial artist in a present-day, all-ages comedy/action/adventure co-written by Kline and Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce. In January 2018, Darby Pop announced another collaboration with Bruce Lee Entertainment: Bruce Lee: The Walk of the Dragon by Nicole Dubuc (Star Wars: Rebels, My Little Pony, Transformers: Rescue Bots).
Kline's Darby Pop Productions produced Jingle Bell Rocks, a documentary about Christmas music, distributed by
In 2018, Kline served as Executive Producer and Head Writer on a new series (10) of Woody Woodpecker animated shorts for YouTube.
Achievements
The crew of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters has been nominated for a 2014
Christophe Vacher was nominated for a 2013
Transformers: Prime won three 2013
The series Transformers: Prime won a 2012
Transformers: Prime was also nominated for six Daytime Emmys in 2011, and won two Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Awards for Christophe Vacher's color design and Vince Toyama's background design.[10]
While Kline was executive producer, PBS children's series Dragon Tales was nominated for the Outstanding Children's Animated Program Daytime Emmy in 2001, 2002, and 2003. [citation needed]
Kline's shows have also been nominated for Daytime Emmys in: 2007: My Friends Tigger & Pooh 2002: Jackie Chan Adventures; Harold and the Purple Crayon won for Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design; MIB: The Animated Series won for Outstanding Sound Editing Special Class 2001: Jackie Chan Adventures, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles 2000: MIB: The Animated Series; Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles won for Outstanding Sound Editing Special Class 1999: MIB: The Animated Series.
Jackie Chan Adventures was nominated for an
Kline's 2013 film Jingle Bell Rocks!, for which he was an Executive Producer, was selected for inclusion in several film festivals including the 2015 Cleveland International Film Festival[11] and the Detroit Institute of Arts Cinetopia Film Festival.[12] Jingle Bell Rocks! was released on DVD for Record Store Day in 2014.[13]
Kline helped start the BU in L.A. industry exchange program.[14] He received the Boston University College of Communication Distinguished Alumnae Award in 2003.[15] In early 2009, Kline taught as an adjunct professor at BU's College of Communications.[citation needed]
Filmography
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (September 2012) |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Magic: The Gathering | developed by | Series | Animated |
| 2018 | Woody Woodpecker | executive producer, head writer | Series | Animated |
| 2015-2017 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | executive producer (seasons 1 and 2), developed by | Series | Animated |
| 2012-2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | executive producer (season 1), developed by | Series | Animated |
| 2010–2013 | Transformers: Prime | executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 2010-2011 | G.I. Joe Renegades |
executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 2006–2007 | Banana Splits |
consulting producer | Series | Live-Action |
| 2007–2010 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh | executive producer | Series | Animated |
| 2007 | Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | executive producer, story by | Special | Animated |
| 2004–2005 | Soccer Moms | executive producer | Pilot | Live-Action |
| 2001 | Get Ed | creative consultant | Pilot | Animated |
| 2002–2003 | Dragon Tales: Let's Start a Band | executive producer | Special | Animated |
| 2002 | That Was Then | executive producer, writer | Series | Live-Action |
| 2003 | Stuart Little: The Animated Series |
creative consultant | Series | Animated |
| 2001 | Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | executive producer, writer | Pilot | Live-Action |
| 2001 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 2000-2005 | Jackie Chan Adventures | executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 1998–1999 | Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot |
co-executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 1999-2000 | Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles | co-executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 2001 | Max Steel | co-executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 1999-2005 | Dragon Tales | executive producer | Series | Animated |
| 1998–2001 | Godzilla: The Series | co-executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 1997 | Lawless | producer | Series | Live-Action |
| 1997-2001 | Men in Black: The Animated Series |
co-executive producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | supervising producer, developed by | Series | Animated |
| 1997 | Channel Umptee-3 | producer | Series | Animated |
| 1994 | Fortune Hunter | writer | Series | Live-Action |
| 1996 | Jumanji | developed by | Series | Animated |
References
- ^ "Goldie Hawn to star in The Rosenbergs Save Christmas". Movieweb. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Playdate with Hasbro". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ Harris, Jeffrey (September 7, 2013). "Roberto Orci Speaks on the Next Transformers Animated Show". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Darby Pop Publishing". Darby Pop. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Darby Pop Publishing Announces Partnership with IDW". Darby Pop. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ "Indestructible - Meet the Writer". Darby Pop. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Darby Pop Publishing". Darby Pop. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "Lionsgate Nabs Schwarzenegger Starrer 'Maggie'; Oscilloscope Rocks With 'Jingle Bell' Docu". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES The 39th ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Daytime Emmys 2011: Full list of nominees". On The Red Carpet. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ "Jingle Bell Rocks!". Cleveland International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "Cinetopia Film Festival: Jingle Bell Rocks!". Detroit Institute of Arts. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "Jingle Bell Rocks!". Record Store Day. Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "Steve Blum and Jeff Kline Talk Rescue Bots Transformers Prime". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Complete Alumni Awards List". BU. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
External links
- Jeff Kline at IMDb
- "Transformers: Prime Executive Producer Jeff Kline". WCSH. May 31, 2012.