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Ben Best profile
Actor

Ben Best

Acting

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Acting credits

6

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.7

Low visibility

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Movies: 6Series: 1Crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 54709

IMDb ID: nm0078897

Known for: Acting

Born: September 11, 1974

Died: September 10, 2021

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2006 - 2011

Years active: 6

Average TMDB rating: 6.1

Wikidata: Q816440

Also known as

Ben T. Best

Other jobs

Writer (3)

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.

Series

Series

Series credits linked with Ben Best.

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