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Kevin Smith

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Kevin Smith

Born August 2, 1970 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA34 films

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster.

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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.

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Clerks posterFirst watchClerks19947.4Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dogma poster6.9Dogma1999Clerks II poster6.9Clerks II2006Chasing Amy poster6.8Chasing Amy1997Zack and Miri Make a Porno poster6.3Zack and Miri Make a Porno2008Mallrats poster6.8Mallrats1995Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back poster6.4Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001Jersey Girl poster6.2Jersey Girl2004Red State poster6.0Red State2011

Filmography

34 films as director
  1. TBATusksDirector
  2. TBAMoose JawsDirector
  3. TBAHelena HandbagDirector
  4. TBAJay and Silent Bob: Store WarsDirector
  5. TBARed State 2Director
  6. TBADogma 2Director
  7. TBAUntitled Dogma SequelDirector
  8. 2024We Never Smiled in the 90’sDirector
  9. 2024Going Home Again: Making The 4:30 MovieDirector
  10. 2024The 4:30 MovieDirector
  11. 2022We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of ClerksDirector
  12. 2022Clerks IIIDirector
  13. 2022KillRoy Was HereDirector
  14. 2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootDirector
  15. 2018HollyweedDirector
  16. 2016Yoga HosersDirector
  17. 2016HolidaysDirector
  18. 2014TuskDirector
  19. 2012Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' the Green!Director
  20. 2012Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UKDirector
  21. 2011Red StateDirector
  22. 2010Cop OutDirector
  23. 2008Zack and Miri Make a PornoDirector
  24. 2006Clerks IIDirector
  25. 2004Jersey GirlDirector
  26. 2002The Flying CarDirector
  27. 2001Why I Love New #*$%!&@ YorkDirector
  28. 2001The Concert for New York CityDirector
  29. 2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackDirector
  30. 1999DogmaDirector
  31. 1997Chasing AmyDirector
  32. 1995MallratsDirector
  33. 1994ClerksDirector
  34. 1992Mae Day: The Crumbling of a DocumentaryDirector