{"id":230924,"date":"2024-06-11T13:37:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/5-things-about-the-youtuber-dead-at-40-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:23","slug":"5-things-about-the-youtuber-dead-at-40-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/5-things-about-the-youtuber-dead-at-40-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things About the YouTuber Dead at 40 \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ben-potter-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"YouTuber Ben Potter in New York City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ben-potter-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ben-potter-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ben-potter-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong>Ben Potter<\/strong> \u2014 known as YouTube\u2019s \u201cComicstorian\u201d \u2014 has died, his family confirmed in a public statement. The late Internet personality\u2019s cause of death was due to an \u201cunfortunate accident.\u201d However, it\u2019s not known what exactly caused Ben\u2019s tragic death at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Learn more about Ben, his life and career below.<\/p>\n<h2>Ben Was Married<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">The late YouTube star\u2019s wife, Nathalie Potter, announced his death in a statement posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Comicstorian\/status\/1800270554999484714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">X<\/a> on June 10, 2024. In her announcement, Nathalie confirmed that Ben had died on June 8, 2024. Nathalie went on to describe her late husband as \u201csomeone who would listen and make time for his loved ones\u201d and \u201cwould do his best to make everyone laugh and make sure they were okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">While adding that she needed time \u201cto be with friends and family\u201d to drive, Nathalie called Ben the \u201crock\u201d of their family.\u201d She also asked fans to respect her privacy, noting that she had \u201cso many things\u201d to \u201cfigure out\u201d following Ben\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">\u201cRight now, my priority is preserving everything he\u2019s built, and I don\u2019t have any plans beyond that,\u201d Nathalie added. \u201cHis channel was one of his greatest accomplishments, and while we all need our time to mourn him, I know he wouldn\u2019t want it to end like this. \u2026 The team and I want to keep that going. To honor him by continuing to tell great stories by great people, as well as to keep the memory of our very own superhero alive. We supported each other on everything we wanted to do and I\u2019m not about to stop now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two days ago, on June 8th, my husband, Ben Potter, passed away in an unfortunate accident.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">To many of you, he was Comicstorian, voicing stories from across multiple different mediums. To his loved ones, he was one of the best and most supportive individuals anyone could ask for.\u2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">\u2014 Comicstorian\/Mangastorian (@Comicstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Comicstorian\/status\/1800270554999484714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>He Died From an \u2018Unfortunate Accident\u2019<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">In Nathalie\u2019s announcement, she revealed that Ben had suffered from an \u201cunfortunate accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">\u201cTwo days ago, on June 8th, my husband, Ben Potter, passed away in an unfortunate accident,\u201d Nathalie tweeted. \u201cTo many of you, he was Comicstorian, voicing stories from across multiple different mediums. To his loved ones, he was one of the best and most supportive individuals anyone could ask for. As a husband, a son, a brother, a friend, or even just a stranger, Ben was loving and genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Ben Was Known as the \u2018Comicstorian\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5289794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5289794\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5289794 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ben-potter-embed.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=650\" alt=\"Ben Potter \" width=\"650\" height=\"500\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5289794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">As many of his subscribers knew, Ben was the internet\u2019s \u201cComicstorian.\u201d He frequently discussed Marvel and DC Comic stories in his videos.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">\u201cBen spent over 10 years spreading his love and appreciation for his hobbies,\u201d his wife wrote in her statement. \u201cIt was through his love of exciting stories and well written characters that got him started on YouTube.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>His YouTube Channel Has More Than 3 Million Subscribers<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">Before he died, Ben\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmA-0j6DRVQWo4skl8Otkiw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">YouTube channel<\/a> had garnered more than three million subscribers. Just one day before his death, Ben shared his last video to his channel.<\/p>\n<h2>Ben Was 40 When He Died<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-15\">Per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/youtube-star-ben-potter-comicstorian-dead-40-accident-8661347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>PEOPLE<\/em><\/a>, Ben was 40 years old at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-was-ben-potter-5289766\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Getty Images Ben Potter \u2014 known as YouTube\u2019s \u201cComicstorian\u201d \u2014 has died, his family confirmed in a public statement. 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