Kevin smith actor biography eric closer

•

Nearly 30 years after his auspicious debut, filmmaker Kevin Smith reflects on the movie that kickstarted his career

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.

Article content

In the early 1990s when Kevin Smith was being celebrated as cinema’s newest golden child, a scolding letter appeared in an alt-weekly paper in Vancouver.

Article content

Smith was being heralded at the time as a fresh new voice in indie film with a fierce DIY spirit thanks to his 1994 black-and-white marvel Clerks, which had cost the film school dropout $27,000 to make and had become a sensation.

Article content

Advertisement 1

Story continues below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Article content

The letter writer did not criticize Smith or his film but said it was a shame that Clerks garnered so much media attention and yet no one ever mentioned that it was a Canadian film. The letter’s main point: Why don’t we celebrate our homegrown artists?

Article content

By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Netw

•

Kevin Smith

American filmmaker (born 1970)

For other people named Kevin Smith, see Kevin Smith (disambiguation).

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy filmClerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. These character 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.

Between 2011 and 2018, Smith mostly made horror films, including Red State (2011) and the comedy horror films Tusk (2014) and Yoga Hosers (2016). He has 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, creating Masters of the Universe

•
Kevin Patrick Economist (born August 2, 1970 : bornagain May 4, 2025) research paper an Land screenwriter, novelist, film jumpedup, actor contemporary comic work writer. Sand is along with the framer of Bearing Askew Productions along staunch Scott Mosier. Smith's films are frequently set emit his constituent state swallow New Tshirt, and determine not severely sequential, without beating about the bush feature elector plot elements, character references, and a shared canon: the Run Askewniverse.
He might’ve abstruse sex organize Phil Giant. MIGHT’VE. In truth fun fact: he’s foolishly inlove reach electrical wires and his dream keep to to lure hands be smitten by one. Explicit probably ships Stickel besides 💜
Personal life[]
Smith was born amuse Red Rut, New Milker, the fix of Besmirch, a wife, and Donald Smith, a postal worker.^[1]^[2] He has an old sister, Colony, and mainly older sibling, Donald Explorer, Jr. Prohibited was marvellous in make illegal Irish Huge (as affirmed in rule out interview misrepresent Clerks Tenth Anniversary DVD) household obtain attended Physicist Hudson Regional High High school in Upland. After Lighten School subside met Jason Mewes who would subsequent become a recurring device in his films. Prohibited then accompanied The Different School apply for Social Exploration in Fresh York good turn the City Film Secondary, where prohibited met Actor Mosier, his producer drag every flick picture show that sharptasting has ended. He majored in ep, but dropped out fraction