Kevin Patrick Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian,
comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to
prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film Clerks (1994),
which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the
character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Clerks won
the "Award of the Youth" and the "Mercedes-Benz Award" at the 1994
Cannes Film Festival, the "Filmmakers Trophy" at the Sundance Film
Festival and was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards
(Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay and Jeff Anderson for
Best Debut Performance).
The film 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.
Last year, Smith executive produced Masters of the Universe-
Revelation for Netflix and coming later this year, Smith will
release the much anticipated Clerks III via Lionsgate.
Smith owns Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New
Jersey, a comic bookstore which became the setting for the reality
television show Comic Book Men (2012-2018). 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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