Jak Knight, a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor with credits in cinema, television, and online, died Friday night in Los Angeles at the age of 28.
Knight most recently co-created and starred in the Peacock original series Bust Down alongside Chris Redd, Sam Jay, and Langston Kerman. Knight, who co-executive produced Pause with Sam Jay for HBO, had just finished filming Chelsea Peretti’s feature directorial debut, First Time Female Director.
He was 28.
Jak Knight illness: What disease did Jak Knight have?
He had no history of illnesses
Jak Knight’s sudden death was disclosed earlier upsetting the Hollywood community who viewed him as a rising star as writer, producer, and stand-up comedian.
Knight previously worked as a writer on the successful animated Netflix series Big Mouth for five seasons before playing Devon. Knight had performed internationally as a comedian, and his half-hour Netflix Special debuted in 2018 as part of The Comedy Lineup series.
His relatives acknowledged his death but did not elaborate on the circumstances.
