‘Eastbound & Down’ co-creator and actor Ben Best dies aged 46
nme.comEastbound & Down, has passed away aged 46.His HBO sports comedy series, which he created alongside Danny McBride and Jody Hill, ran between 2009 and 2013 for four seasons.Production company Rough House Pictures confirmed Best’s death on social media, sharing a picture of him on Instagram.“It’s with heavy hearts we say goodbye to our good buddy Ben Best,” they wrote. “We lost him the day before he would have turned 47.A post shared by Rough House Pictures (@roughhousepictures)“A hell of a friend and a creative force.
He inspired us and made us laugh. Charming and hilarious. Gone way too soon. We love and miss you.”Eastbound & Down followed McBride’s character Kenny Powers, a former baseball pitcher who is forced to return to his hometown and.
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