Ben Best

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1974-09-11

Deathday 2021-09-10 (46 years old)

Also Known As Ben T. Best

Ben Best

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Best, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2009
2009
Observe and Report

as Detective Nichols

2009
2008
What Happens in Vegas

as Cab Driver

2007
Superbad

as Quince Danbury

2006
The Foot Fist Way

as Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace

Writer

2011
Your Highness

as Writer

2009
2006

Creator

2009
Eastbound & Down

as Creator