Ben Feigin, an award-winning producer who produced Shit’s Creek, died Monday at the age of 47 from pancreatic cancer, TheWrap has confirmed.
Feigin, who founded and served as CEO of the production company Equation Unlimited LLC, executive produced all six seasons of “Shit’s Creek,” including Season 6, which won 9 times at the 2020 Emmy Awards, including Feigin for Outstanding Including the comedy series Emmy.
He was nominated in 2019 as well. Feigin won the prestigious Producers Guild Award for “Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy” in 2021 and was also nominated for a Golden Globe winner in 2020.
Feigin financed “Shits Creek”, although what Equation Unlimited describes as “non-traditional financing” is internationally greenlighting the chain region by region on a non-exclusive basis to several licensees within the regions. Produces and licenses.
in 2020, shits creek Fox stations through Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, clearing more than 95% of the area, and were sold in syndication to Sinclair Station Groups as well as CW Plus, CBS, and Comedy Central. In 2022, Hulu struck a deal for the exclusive rights to the series in the United States.
Earlier in his career, Feigin pioneered the first-of-its-kind live-stream program featuring a star lineup of both musicians and comedians, which he founded in partnership with AOL. They reunited Cheech and Chong after 25 years, forging an international touring deal with Live Nation, through which they executive produced their theatrical release and debut concert film “Chech and Chong: He Watch This”. did.
He also executive produced “Cheek and Chong: Roasted”, featuring Steve Carell and Martha Stewart, and brokered the two’s first trading and licensing deals.
First due to the interest of Steven Spielberg, Michael Critten and John Wells in Amblin Entertainment, Feigin then moved to Warner Bros., where he became the head of television and oversaw top-rating series on-air such as “Friends,” the West Wing. . “ER” and more.
Prior to his work with “Shit’s Creek”, Feigin worked in artist representation, graduating from a William Morris agent trainee in the agency’s mailroom and later joining UTA, eventually becoming a founding member of The Collective.
He joined Anonymous Content in 2006, having established the Comedy and Enterprise divisions as its chief. There, he left behind big-name talent, filmmakers, comedians, writers and brands, working as a producer.
Feigin was also a member of The Producers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
He is survived by his wife, UTA talent agent Heidi Feigin, and their daughter, Ellie, who is 11. Services will take place at Mount Sinai Hollywood Hills this Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Donations can be made to Standing Up for Cancer, Ben Feigin Pancreatic Research Fund.
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