Danny Leiner, best known for directing films like Dude, Where's My Car (2000) and Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004), has died. He was 57. Leiner's frequent collaborator Ross Putman confirmed his death in a Facebook post yesterday, and described its cause as a chronic illness.

Leiner was reportedly suffering from cancer. He passed away at his Los Angeles home. "If there's one thing I can say about Danny the professional, it's that he refused to let us settle for anything less than our best. He pushed us to do what he knew we were capable of. Danny the person was sardonic, sharp, and savvy, with a love for culture and comedy of all kinds. It hasn't really sunk in yet, but the world has lost a good one," Putman wrote.