( CNN ) -- Comedian Jay Leggett , who produced a documentary about the joys of deer hunting , died of natural causes at the end of a deer hunt Saturday . Leggett , 50 , collapsed and died next to his all-terrain vehicle at the end of a hunt on the first day of gun deer season in his native Tomahawk , Wisconsin , according to Lincoln County sheriff 's spokesman Mike Caylor . A deer that Leggett had killed was strapped to the ATV . Leggett 's 2011 film `` To the Hunt : Deer Season in Tomahawk , Wisconsin '' documented deer camp life and `` the fun , family and fraternity of the hunt , '' according to promotional materials . `` The victim had returned to the cabin from his deer stand on an ATV , '' the sheriff 's statement said . `` When he got off the machine he collapsed and was found unresponsive by family members who immediately started CPR . '' Paramedics were unable to revive Leggett and the coroner pronounced him dead at the scene , Caylor said . Comedian , hunter , teacher . Leggett , who grew up in Tomahawk , performed with The Improv Olympic in Chicago , a company that included Mike Meyers , Chris Farley and Andy Richter . He left the company to join the cast of `` In Living Color '' for the TV sketch comedy series ' 1993 season . He acted in many other TV shows after moving to Los Angeles , but he also became a screenwriter . He wrote , produced and acted in the 2004 comedy film `` Employee of the Month , '' starring Matt Dillon . At the time of his death , Leggett was the lead instructor at Comedy Now L.A. , teaching improv , acting and writing . Adam Devine , the co-creator and star of Comedy Central 's `` Workaholics , '' called Leggett his `` guru . '' `` RIP my friend , teacher and mentor Jay Leggett . You will be missed , '' Devine Tweeted Sunday . Devine is quoted on the school 's website calling hm `` by far the best teacher I 've ever had . '' `` He gave me the comedy chops I needed to become successful , '' Devine said . `` It 's simple : He 'll make you the best you can be . He eats and sleeps comedy . AndÂ also real food and real sleep -- because he 's not crazy . He also gave me my first paying comedy job which proves just how smart and insightful he really is . '' People we lost in 2013 . CNN 's Jane Caffrey contributed to this report .
Leggett collapsed and died at the end of a hunt on the first day of Wisconsin 's gun deer season . The hunter was identified as Robert A. Lee, who had been hunting with his son in an area known for its rich game habitat when he collapsed. Leggett 's film `` To the Hunt '' documented `` the fun , family and fraternity of the hunt '' He was an `` In Living Color '' cast member for the 1993 season .