Schitt’s Creek executive producer Ben Feigin dies at age 47 after battle with pancreatic cancer
- Ben Fagin, who executive produced the sitcom Sheets Creek, died on Monday at the age of 47.
- The Emmy winner died of complications related to pancreatic cancer, Deadline reports
- The publication also reported that he was the initiator of a number of exciting marketing strategies for the show
- Fagin was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara
- He is survived by his wife, Heidi, and 11-year-old daughter, Ellie
Ben Fagin, who worked as an executive producer on the sitcom Sheets Creek, died on Monday at the age of 47.
The Amy The award winner died of complications from pancreatic cancer, Deadline reported. He was instrumental in the creation of the show.
The publication also reported that he was the initiator of a number of exciting marketing strategies for the show.
Tragic: Ben Fagin, who worked as an executive producer on the sitcom Sheets Creek, died on Monday at the age of 47
It was reportedly Feigin’s idea to do an international tour with LiveNation, and he helped land the Netflix documentary Best Wishes, Warmest Wishes: Farewell to Sheets Creek.
He even worked to turn the town of New York into a permanent Sheets Creek.
Fagin was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Marketing: The publication also reported that he was behind a number of exciting marketing strategies for the show (pictured in 2019)
Awards: Fagin has won a number of awards throughout his career, including an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Producers Guild Award, all for Sheets Creek (pictured in 2018)
He helped make history with the first live event featuring musicians and comedians.
Fagin also reunited Cheech and Chong in Cheech and Chong: Hey Look.
He is survived by his wife, Heidi, and 11-year-old daughter, Ellie.
Stars: Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy starred in the show, which ran from 2015-2020 (pictured 2018)
Dozens of episodes: Eighty episodes of the show have been made over the years and it won numerous awards during its run (pictured in 2018)
Fagin has won a number of awards throughout his career, including an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Producers Guild Award, all for Shit Creek.
The seminal sitcom of the late 2010s centers on a family that falls victim to a scam and goes from “extremely rich to penniless” overnight. The only asset they have left is a small, unassuming town: Sheets Creek. They move there. Culture shock is coming,” the show says IMDb page.
Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy starred in the show, which ran from 2015 to 2020.
The show has aired eighty episodes over the years and has won numerous awards during its run.
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