Ben Best
Actor
- Born
- September 11, 1974
- Died
- September 10, 2021 (age 46)
Ben Best was an American actor, writer, musician, and producer.
Best attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with frequent collaborators Danny McBride, Jody Hill, and David Gordon Green. It was with McBride and Hill that Best co-created the comedy series Eastbound & Down, which ran on HBO for four seasons from 2009 to 2013. Best appeared in eight episodes of the series as Clegg, a local bartender and Kenny's longtime friend.
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Best also co-wrote and co-starred with McBride and Hill in the cult indie movie The Foot Fist Way, directed by Hill. He also co-wrote the 2011 period fantasy comedy Your Highness, which starred McBride, James Franco and Natalie Portman, and was directed by Green. it was also Best's last collaboration with McBride. Best’s actor credits also include Superbad, What Happens in Vegas, Observe and Report, and Land of the Lost.
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Known for
Acting5
- 2009Land of the Lost as Ernie
- 2009Observe and Report as Detective Nichols
- 2008The Foot Fist Way as Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace
- 2008What Happens in Vegas as Cab Driver
- 2007Superbad as Quince Danbury
Behind the camera2
- 2011Your Highness Writer
- 2008The Foot Fist Way Writer