Longtime Film & Television Producer Jeff Rothberg Dies October 9, 2009

Jeff Rothberg, writer and producer of television shows and film, has died of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 52.

In a career that spanned almost three decades, his most recent film work was “The Whole Shebang,” a comedy romance he wrote about a man in and out of love while he tries to save the family business. Rothberg also wrote and produced “Hiding Out,” “Bogus” and “A Simple Wish.” For television, as recent as 2006, he created and produced “Starface” and wrote two pilots for Sony TV.

Jeff Rothberg leaves behind his wife, Meg, two sons along with his mother and father.