Ben Best

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11. september 1974 — 10. september 2021 (46 år)
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.

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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Kjent for

  • Your Highness
    Your Highness2011
  • Eastbound & Down
    Eastbound & Down4 sesonger
  • The Foot Fist Way
    The Foot Fist Way2006

Filmografi

2009
Land of the Lost · as Ernie
2009
Observe and Report · as Detective Nichols
2009
Eastbound & Down · as Clegg
2008
What Happens in Vegas · as Cab Driver
2007
Superbad · as Quince Danbury
2006
The Foot Fist Way · as Chuck 'the Truck' Wallace