Ben Feigin Lifeless: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Government Producer Was 47

Ben Feigin, an award-winning producer on “Schitt’s Creek” and founder and CEO of Equation Limitless, LLC, died Monday of pancreatic most cancers. He was 47 years outdated. Feigin’s loss of life was confirmed by United Expertise Company, his personal former employer and the present employer of his spouse.

Feigin served as govt producer on “Schitt’s Creek,” serving as a key power within the collection’ improvement and launch. He’s credited because the architect of the collection’ non-traditional financing mannequin and a key power in licensing the present territory by territory. Feigin additionally steered ancillary enterprises for the collection, such because the documentary “Greatest Needs, Warmest Regards: A Schitt’s Creek Farewell,” a pop-up immersive expertise primarily based on the present and different merchandising tasks.

For the ultimate season of “Schitt’s Creek,” Feigin obtained an Emmy for excellent comedy collection, a PGA award for excellent producer of episodic tv for a comedy and a Golden Globe for finest musical or comedy tv collection. Feigin additionally obtained a GLAAD Media Award for finest comedy collection in 2020 and 2021.

Born in Silver Spring, Md., Feigin graduated from the College of California, Santa Barbara earlier than beginning work at Warner Bros. He then joined William Morris, the place he met his spouse, earlier than shifting to UTA, The Collective and Amblin Leisure. Feigin then served below Warner Bros. to supervise common collection like “Mates,” “The West Wing” and “ER.”

Facilitating a partnership with AOL, Feigin performed a key position within the first ever live-streamed occasion early in his profession. He additionally labored on the reunion of the comedy duo Cheech & Chong, govt producing 2008’s “Cheech & Chong: Roasted” and their 2010 live performance movie “Cheech & Chong: Hey Watch This,” in addition to brokering their first merchandising and licensing deal.

Feigin joined Nameless Content material in 2006, founding their comedy and enterprise divisions, along with persevering with work as a producer.

Feigin additionally contributed to artistic creative commissions for Barack Obama and an exhibit for the Grammy Museum in regards to the Chicano Artwork Motion. He taught lessons at College of California, Los Angeles, New York College and UCSB, his alma mater. Moreover, Feigin maintained an extended lineup of nonprofit work, together with contributions to StandUp2Cancer, Gilda’s Membership World-Vast, the Tony Hawk Basis, the Artistic Coalition and Laurene Powell Jobbs’ Emerson Collective.

Companies will likely be held Thursday at Mount Sinai Cemetery Hollywood Hills. Donations on behalf of Feigin could be made to Stand As much as Most cancers.

Feigin is survived by his spouse, Heidi Feigin, and 11-year-old daughter, Ellie.