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Kevin Smith
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Kevin Smith is an American filmmaker born in 1970 who is known for writing and directing independent films. He matters because his work has been influential in independent cinema and popular culture.
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Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
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,…
Known for
- The Shark That Roared — Self2027
- The Napa Boys — Silent Bob2026
- The Moof Milkers — Han Solo2026
- Come What May2026
- 5 Things with Jay Mewes — Self - Guest2026
- Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks — Self2025
- Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas2025
- Degrassi: Whatever It Takes — Self2025
- Paradise Records — Silent Bob2025
- I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not — Self2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Red Bank
- Child
- Harley Quinn Smith
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- comics
- Official website
- www.silentbobspeaks.com
- Image
- Kevin Smith by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Hollywood Hills
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- Commons category
- Kevin Smith
- date of birth
- 1970-08-02
- birth name
- Kevin Patrick Smith
- topic's main category
- Category:Kevin Smith
- social media followers
- 551000
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Kevin Smith
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- member of
- Directors Guild of America
- pseudonym
- Silent Bob
- lifestyle
- veganism
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, co-edited, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. These characters also appeared in Smith's later films Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006), Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), and Clerks III (2022), 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.
He is a supporting actor in film, his most prominent role playing a rogue computer hacker in Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and has made cameos in other movies. His other non-"View Askewniverse" films written and directed by Smith include the comedy-drama Jersey Girl (2004), the sex comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Cop Out (2010), the horror Red State (2011), and the comedy horror Tusk (2014). He has directed numerous episodes of television for series such as The Flash (2016–2018), Supergirl (2017–2018), and The Goldbergs (2017–2019), and created the animated television series Clerks: The Animated Series (2000) and Netflix's Masters of the Universe (2021–2024).
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