Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker,
actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and
podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film
Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as
the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and
Silent Bob also appeared in Smith's later films Mallrats, Chasing Amy,
Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II and Jay and Silent
Bob Reboot, which are set primarily in his home state of New Jersey.
While not strictly sequential, the films have crossover plot elements,
character references, and a shared canon known as the "View
Askewniverse", named after Smith's production company View Askew
Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier.Since 2011, Smith
has mostly made horror films, including Red State (2011) and the
"comedy horror films" Tusk (2014) and Yoga Hosers (2016), two in a
planned series of three such films set in Canada dubbed the True North
trilogy. He has also served as a director-for-hire for material he did
not write, including the buddy cop action comedy Cop Out (2010) and
various television series episodes.Smith owns Jay and Silent Bob's
Secret Stash, a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey, that is the
subject of the reality television show Comic Book Men (2012â€"2018).
He also hosts the movie-review TV show Spoilers. As a podcaster, Smith
co-hosts several shows on his SModcast Podcast Network, including
SModcast, Fatman Beyond, and the live show Hollywood Babble-On. He is
known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often
filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith.
actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and
podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film
Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as
the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and
Silent Bob also appeared in Smith's later films Mallrats, Chasing Amy,
Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II and Jay and Silent
Bob Reboot, which are set primarily in his home state of New Jersey.
While not strictly sequential, the films have crossover plot elements,
character references, and a shared canon known as the "View
Askewniverse", named after Smith's production company View Askew
Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier.Since 2011, Smith
has mostly made horror films, including Red State (2011) and the
"comedy horror films" Tusk (2014) and Yoga Hosers (2016), two in a
planned series of three such films set in Canada dubbed the True North
trilogy. He has also served as a director-for-hire for material he did
not write, including the buddy cop action comedy Cop Out (2010) and
various television series episodes.Smith owns Jay and Silent Bob's
Secret Stash, a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey, that is the
subject of the reality television show Comic Book Men (2012â€"2018).
He also hosts the movie-review TV show Spoilers. As a podcaster, Smith
co-hosts several shows on his SModcast Podcast Network, including
SModcast, Fatman Beyond, and the live show Hollywood Babble-On. He is
known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often
filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith.
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