Billy J. Beckwith (June 27, 1975 – December 2, 2013) was an

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. Born in

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, a town in

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, Beckwith studied English and

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at the

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. He began his career in 2002 and was best known for co-hosting

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's home improvement series ''

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'' with John Gidding for two seasons. Beckwith was involved in a motorcycle accident on December 2, 2013, and later died in the hospital.

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