Ben Feigin, an Emmy-winning producer of the show “Schitt’s Creek,” passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022. He was only 47 when he passed away from pancreatic cancer.
United Talent Agency, where Feigin had previously worked and where his wife now works, confirmed his death.
He played a pivotal role in the creation and release of “Schitt’s Creek” as the film’s executive producer. Besides directing the film itself, he also oversaw its ancillary projects, such as the documentary “Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt’s Creek Farewell.”
The producer made history by teaming up with AOL to host an event that showcased live content’s potential on new platforms through the work of musicians and comedians.
His most well-known achievement, though, was his work in securing funding for the television series Schitt’s Creek. After 6 seasons, Schitt’s Creek ended in 2020.
My reputation as the show’s “champion of underdogs” precedes me. When asked about his journey to the Emmys, Feigin responded, “After all the adversity, I, like the little engine that could, arrived at the Emmys.” The interview was published by his alma university, UC Santa Barbara, but the date is unknown.
The CEO of Worldwide Production and the Head of Netflix were messaging me encouraging messages during the show, he said. And as soon as the categories were announced, we cleaned house in every single one of them—something that had never been accomplished before.
Feigin is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara; he was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. During his time at Warner Bros., he met his future wife.
After that, he worked for Amblin Entertainment, The Collective, and United Talent Agency. Feigin oversaw production for shows like “The West Wing,” “Friends,” and “ER” while working at Warner Bros.
Feigin won a Golden Globe, an Emmy in 2020, and a Producers Guild Award the following year.
Funeral services will be performed on Thursday at 12:30 pm at Mount Sinai Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills. Ben Feigin’s family has asked that donations be sent to Stand Up to Cancer in his memory. Ben leaves behind his wife, Heidi Feigin, and their daughter, Ellie, who is 11 years old.
Another piece of devastating information! In the early hours of Monday, October 24, 2022, 67-year-old actor and comedian Leslie Jordan was killed in a car accident.
Breaking: Ben Feigin’s 47-year-old Death Cause is Identified
Pancreatic cancer killed Emmy-winning producer Ben Feigin.
Feigin executive produced “Cheech & Chong: Roasted” and “Cheech & Chong: Hey Watch This” and brokered their 1st merchandising and licensing arrangement.
Founded Anonymous Content’s comedy and enterprise sections in 2006. Feigin curated a Chicano Art Movement display for the Grammy Museum.
Feigin taught at NYU, UCLA, and UCSB. He contributed to StandUp2Cancer, the Creative Coalition, Gilda’s Club World-Wide, the Tony Hawk Foundation, and Laurene Powell Jobbs’ Emerson Collective.
Ben won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Producers Guild Award for “Schitt’s Creek” last season.
In 2020 and 2021, he won GLAAD’s best comedy series award.
Fans and friends mourned Tim Gough’s death. Many fans tweeted condolences and tributes.
Ben Feigin, Jonathan Allen’s first buddy, died Monday. Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek producer and creative genius. Our one-on-one baseball games are unforgettable. His memory is precious.
CANCER UPDATE
Its with deep sadness that I lost a dear friend Ben Feigin, an award-winning producer on “Schitt’s Creek” Ben and I have been friends for many years and became closer when I was diagnosed with stage 4 neck cancer this year. Ben had been fighting his own battle with— michaeljwhelan (@mikejwhelan) October 26, 2022
Ben was one of my favorite guys at Handprint Entertainment in 1998, but he soon moved on. That he died two weeks after Adam of another awful sickness makes me sad,” Larissa Merriman wrote.