Jeff Vlaming | |
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 Vlaming in 2016 | |
| Born | 1959/1960 Edina, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 2023 (aged 63) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, producer |
| Known for | The X-Files,Xena: Warrior Princess,Battlestar Galactica |
Jeff Vlaming (1959/1960 – January 30, 2023) was an American television writer and producer. He worked on numerous series throughout the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, includingThe X-Files,Xena: Warrior Princess,Battlestar Galactica,Northern Exposure,NCIS,Numb3rs,Fringe,Teen Wolf, the NBC seriesHannibal, the Cinemax seriesOutcast, and CW'sThe 100.[1]
Vlaming came to Los Angeles, California fromMinneapolis, Minnesota, where he had worked as an advertising art director.[2] In 1992, he sold a freelance script to theCBS seriesNorthern Exposure then in its third season and joined the writing staff the following season.
In 1994, Vlaming moved to theUSA seriesWeird Science where he wrote 13 episodes, some of which starred comedianJake Johansen and B-movie starBruce Campbell. Also during that time Vlaming wrote an episode for the seriesCatwalk andThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr..
In Fall 1995, he joined the writing staff for the third season of theFOX dramaThe X-Files. From there he wrote on the last season ofABC'sLois & Clark, theWB seriesRescue 77, and the FOX reality seriesMurder in Small Town X.
In 2000, Vlaming moved to New York City to write for the Glen Gordon Caron seriesFLinG. Though the romantic mystery series never aired, Vlaming's episode starredmonologistSpalding Gray. Once back in Los Angeles, Vlaming was a writer-producer on the FOX seriesKeen Eddie and CBS'sNCIS followed by USA's American remake of the English crime dramaTouching Evil.
After writing three scripts forSyFy'sBattlestar Galactica, Vlaming joined theCW seriesReaper as a supervising producer for its two-year stint.
In 2009, he joined the staffsecond season of the FOX science-fiction seriesFringe as a writer and supervising producer. Episodes he contributed to include: "Earthling" (co-written by show-runnerJ.H. Wyman), "What Lies Below", and what many fans considered the series' preeminent episode, "White Tulip" (co-written with Wyman).
His freelance episode ofStargate Universe, "Human" received aGemini Award for series starRobert Carlyle. In 2011, Vlaming was onMTV's reimagining ofTeen Wolf as a co-executive producer and writer.
After two seasons as a co-executive producer on the NBC seriesHannibal, Vlaming was a co-executive producer on the Cinemax seriesOutcast based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman (creator ofThe Walking Dead).
Jeff Vlaming was a writer and executive producer for the final three seasons of the Jason Rothenberg CW seriesThe 100 and was writer/executive producer on JH Wyman's NBC seriesDebris.[3]He was also part of the writing/creative team behind Microsoft's Xbox One gameQuantum Break.
In October 2022, Vlaming completed12 0'Clock Somewhere, a full-color graphic novel which he both wrote and illustrated. The 112-page work is a synthesis of disparate genres -- noir, detective fiction, horror -- and the milieu of 1930's Los Angeles, one that parallels the discord we find all around us today.
He also maintained a stream of daily doodles, some related to his TV work, on Twitter at @jvlamingwriter.
Vlaming died on January 30, 2023, fromcancer at the age of 63.[4]