Jakim Maulana (November 6, 1993 – July 14, 2022), better known by his stage name Jak Knight,[1][2] was an American actor and stand-up comedian.
He was best known for his roles as DeVon in the animated Netflix sitcom Big Mouth and Jak in the Peacock comedy series Bust Down.
In 2020, he provided vocal passages as interludes on Limbo, an album made by hip-hop artist and friend of Knight, Aminé.
In March 2022, four months before his death, he starred in the Peacock comedy series Bust Down, alongside Langston Kerman, Chris Redd and Sam Jay.
[7] Many celebrities, including Kumail Nanjiani, Tim Dillon, Max Silvestri, James Adomian, Chance the Rapper, Hannibal Buress, Blake Anderson and Vanessa Ramos, reacted to Knight's death by paying tribute on Twitter.