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Ben Feigin Biography
The executive producer behind the popular series Schitt’s Creek has died at the age of 47.
Ben Feigin, who also worked on Friends and The West Wing, died Monday of pancreatic cancer.
Award-winning producer Ben Feigin, 47, died of pancreatic cancer on Monday.
Causes off Death
His death was confirmed by the United Talent Agency, his former workplace and his wife’s current employer, reported Variety.
In his role as executive producer, Feigin helped develop and shape Schitt’s Creek.
He was also responsible for the show’s international Live Nation tour, as well as its Netflix documentary Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt’s Creek Farewell.
The producer won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the show’s final season, which ran from 2015 to 2020.
Feigin grew up in Maryland and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Career
She started her career at Warner Bros and went on to work at other companies, including William Morris and UTA, before returning to work on TV shows like Friends, The West Wing and ER.
She taught courses at the University of California, Los Angeles, New York University and UCSB, reported Variety.
Feigin was also CEO and founder of the production company Equation Unlimited, LLC.
Family
He leaves behind his wife, Heidi, and their 11-year-old daughter, Ellie.
Tributes to the late producer have started popping up on social media.
“My first friend Ben Feigin passed away on Monday,” author Jonathan Allen tweeted.
“The world knew him as an Emmy Award-winning executive producer of Schitt’s Creek and a creative genius.
“I will never forget our countless one-on-one baseball games. The memory of him is a blessing.
“Ben loved comedy and it brought laughter to millions upon millions of people around the world. I can’t think of a better way to help mend a broken world,” he continued.
Services for Feigin are scheduled for Thursday in Hollywood.
Donations in Feigin’s memory can be made to Stand Up To Cancer, the Ben Feigin Pancreatic Research Fund.
