Comedian, writer and actor Jack Knight died at the age of 28 Thursday night in Los Angeles, his family confirmed to TODAY.
The cause of death has not been disclosed and his family has demanded that they proceed in privacy.
Knight is best known for co-creating and starring in the Peacock comedy series ‘Bust Down’. diverse He reported that he recently finished filming for “First Time Female Director”, director Chelsea Peretti’s debut. The project was to be his first film.
Knight also played Devon on the popular Netflix animated series “Big Mouth” and was previously a writer on the show for five seasons.
He was also a popular stand-up comedian and toured all over the world. He appeared on a 2018 Netflix special as part of the series The Comedy Lineup.
In a statement posted to Twitter, Comedy Central wrote that Knight was a “hysterical and honest comedian” who will be “massively missed” by him.
Comedian Tim Dillon also celebrated the late comedian at A tweet.
“We’ve been recording Netflix specials together for years. He was an incredibly funny original voice in comedy and a great guy who will be sorely missed,” Dillion wrote.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Kumail Nanjiani too Spread About the knight.
“Rest in peace, Jack Knight. Funny comedian and a great guy. “I can’t believe it,” Nanjiani wrote.
“I don’t know what to say about Jack Knight that he wouldn’t make fun of me because of him. But you were incredibly loved and respected. There will never be anyone quite like you,” wrote actor Danny Fernandez.
Comedian Alex Hopper has also written that he will always remember the late actor’s smile.
A version of this story was originally published on TODAY.com.
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