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Ben Best

Ben Best

Acting1974

Biography

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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Acting History

2011
2009
Observe and Report
as Detective Nichols
Eastbound & Down
TVas Clegg8 eps
2008
2007
Superbad
as Quince Danbury
2006
The Foot Fist Way
as Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/11/1974
Day of Death
9/10/2021