Roberto Orci Dies At 51

Coloratura · Feb 25, 2025

Holy shit, this kind of came out of nowhere! 51 is way too young.

Roberto Orci Dies: ‘Star Trek’, ‘Transformers’ & ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Writer-Producer Was 51

Deadline said:

Roberto “Bob” Gaston Orci, a writer-producer who worked on some of the biggest action-adventure and sci-fi movies and television shows from the first two decades of the century, died at his home in Los Angeles today, Feb. 25, after a battle with kidney disease. He was 51.

Born and raised in Mexico City, Orci moved to the United States with his family when he was 10. He started off as a writer on Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and for most of his career was partnered with Alex Kurtzman.

Roberto “Bob” Gaston Orci, a writer-producer who worked on some of the biggest action-adventure and sci-fi movies and television shows from the first two decades of the century, died at his home in Los Angeles today, Feb. 25, after a battle with kidney disease. He was 51.

Born and raised in Mexico City, Orci moved to the United States with his family when he was 10. He started off as a writer on Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and for most of his career was partnered with Alex Kurtzman.

Orci was co-writer/producer on the 2009 Star Trek movie reboot and its two sequels as well as on the 2007 Transformers movie and the 2009 followup Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Orci’s feature credits also include writing work on Mission Impossible III and The Legend Of Zorro and producing on the Now You See Me franchise, The Proposal, Eagle Eye, The Mummy as well as The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which he also co-wrote.

In television, Orci was co-creator/executive producer on CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 reboot and on Fox’s Fringe and Sleepy Hollow and he also worked on ABC’s Alias and CBS’ Scorpion. His latest venture was Rubber Room Media, a writer-driven production company.

“He was a visionary storyteller with a boundless heart and a beautiful soul,” Orci’s brother, J.R. Orci said. “But beyond his creative talents, he was a compassionate friend who would put his life on hold to help a stranger and find room in his home for the most overlooked pup at the shelter.”

Orci is survived by his father Roberto Orci Sr., mother Macuqui Robau-Garcia, siblings J.R Orci, Taylor Orci, and Courtney Ford, and his dog Bogey.
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Source: https://deadline.com/2025/02/roberto-orci-dead-star-trek-transformers-writer-producer-1236301807/

matthunter · Feb 26, 2025

Sad for his family. But see the Michelle Trachtenburg thread - 39 is WAY too young.

The Original Faceman · Feb 27, 2025

He kinda stopped working almost ten years ago.

YonnyYonson · Mar 5, 2025

Urgh, Kidney Disease takes another one. (Aron Eisenberg died of that too).

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