Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Screenwriter and producer Roberto Orci died Tuesday, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. He was 51 and died in his Los Angeles home from kidney complications.

Roberto Orci, writer-producer for beloved cult classics like ‘Xena: Warrior Princess,’ ‘Fringe,’ ‘Alias,’ ‘Star Trek,’ and more, died at the age of 51 after complications from kidney disease.

Writer and producer Roberto Orci, who worked on Transformers and the Star Trek reboot, died aged 51 on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles as his cause of death has been revealed

Roberto Orci, the writer-producer behind the late 2000s reboots of "Star Trek" and "Transformers," died Tuesday. He was 51.