Kevin Smith
Born	Kevin Patrick Smith August 2, 1970 (1970-08-02) (age 37) Red Bank, New Jersey
Occupation	screenwriter film director film producer actor comic book writer
Years active	1992-present
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (1999 - )
Official website

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, writer, film director, actor and comic book writer. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908 Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (born April 7 1971 sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American Actress, former Reporter for USA Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative He is also the founder of View Askew Productions. View Askew Productions is a Film production company created by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier in 1994 responsible for such Cult films as Smith's films are often set in his home state of New Jersey, and while not strictly sequential, do feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon: the View Askewniverse. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series The View Askewniverse is a Fictional universe created by writer/director Kevin Smith, featured in several films comics and a television series it is named for

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Work as director 2.1 Frequent casting 3 Forthcoming films 3.1 Zack and Miri Make a Porno 3.2 Red State 3.3 Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers 3.4 Clerks: Sell Out 4 Acting roles 4.1 Silent Bob 4.2 Other roles 5 Comic writer 5.1 Marvel and DC Comics 6 Other projects and media appearances 6.1 Executive Producer 6.2 Hired screenwriter 6.3 Fletch Won 6.4 Other films 6.5 Commercials 6.6 Documentary Films 6.7 SModcast 6.8 Opie and Anthony Show 6.9 KROQ's Kevin and Bean Show 7 Print 8 Television 8.1 Clerks: The Animated Series 8.2 Other appearances 9 Secret Stash 10 On the Internet 11 Fan gatherings 12 Various appearances 13 Filmography 14 Recognition 15 Bibliography 16 References 17 External links

Personal life

Smith was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, the son of Grace, a homemaker, and Donald Smith, a postal worker. The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908 New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A postal worker is one who works for a Post office, such as a Mail carrier ^[1][2] He has an older sister, Virginia, and an older brother, Donald Smith, Jr. He was raised in a Catholic household^[3] and attended Henry Hudson Regional High School in Highlands. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Henry Hudson Regional High School is a comprehensive regional Public high school and School district which serves students in grades 7-12 from two communities in During High School he met Jason Mewes who would later became a reccuring actor in his films. Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12 1974 is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed Drug dealer Jay the vocal half of Jay and He then attended The New School for Social Research in New York and the Vancouver Film School, where he met Scott Mosier, his producer in every movie that he has made. This is about the university in New York; for other uses see New School (disambiguation. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous There are other articles with similar names see Vancouver Film Studios. Scott A Mosier (born March 5, 1971) is a Film producer, editor, and cameo actor who has done work in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse He majored in film, but dropped out halfway through his studies, electing to take a partial tuition reimbursement in order to help finance his first film. Smith is married to Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (born April 7 1971 sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American Actress, former Reporter for USA He named his daughter Harley Quinn after character Harleen "Harley Quinn" Quinzel from Batman: The Animated Series. Harley Quinn ( Dr Harleen Quinzel) is a Fictional character, a Supervillainess, in the animated series Batman The Animated Series Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning ^[4] Although Smith was raised Catholic he has said on Back To The Well, the Clerks II documentary, that now he only goes to mass on the day before he starts production of a movie, and the day before it premieres. He never smoked until his debut film, Clerks, where he used the cigarettes as a prop, but never actually inhaled. In fact, he has said that prior to filming Clerks, he was a staunch non-smoker. Today, he does smoke regularly. ^[5]

Work as director

His first film, Clerks, was shot for the sum total of $27,575 in the same convenience store where Smith worked. Clerks is a 1994 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film in a minor role It went to the Sundance Film Festival in 1994, where it won the Filmmaker's Trophy and was picked up by Miramax before the fest's end. In May of 1994, it went to the Cannes International Film Festival where it won both the Prix de la Jeunesse and the International Critics' Week Prize. Released in November 1994 in two cities, the film went on to play in fifty markets, never playing on more than fifty screens at any given time. It was a critical and financial success, earning $3. 1 million.

Initially, the film received an NC-17 rating from the MPAA, solely for the graphic language. Miramax hired Alan Dershowitz to defend the film, and at an appeals screening, a "jury" consisting of members of the National Association of Theater Owners reversed the MPAA's decision, and the film was given an R rating instead.

Smith's second film didn't fare as well as his first. Mallrats received a critical drubbing and earned merely $2. Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's " View Askewniverse " series 2 million at the box office, despite playing on more than 500 screens. The film marked Jason Lee's debut as a leading man. While it later found its audience on home video, earning the title "cult classic", Smith has said of the movie "It was a six million dollar casting call for Chasing Amy. "

Widely hailed as one of Smith's best films, Chasing Amy marked what Quentin Tarantino called "a quantum leap forward" for Smith. Chasing Amy is a 1997 Romantic comedy - Drama written and directed by Kevin Smith about two Comic book artists Holden Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Starring Mallrats alumni Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams and Ben Affleck, the $250,000 film earned $12 million at the box office and wound up on a number of critics' year-end best lists, and won two Independent Spirit Awards (screenplay and supporting actor for Lee). Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American Actor and former professional skateboarder. Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in over 30 Films She is perhaps best known Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of

Smith's next film, Dogma, had an all-star cast and found itself mired in controversy. Dogma is a 1999 Comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon The religious-themed comedy, which starred a post-Good Will Hunting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, Linda Fiorentino, and Smith regulars Jason Lee and Jason Mewes, raised the ire of the Catholic League due largely to a reference about the Virgin Mary having post-Jesus intercourse with her husband, Joseph. Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, both of whom star in the Smith received over ten thousand pieces of protest/hate mail (some of which were showcased on the film's official website) and three death threats.

The film debuted at the 1999 Cannes International Film Festival, out of competition. Released on 800 screens in November of 1999, the $10 million film earned $30 million.

After the controversy surrounding Dogma, Smith said he wanted to make a movie that couldn't be attacked for its content. Dogma is a 1999 Comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Focusing the spotlight on two characters who'd appeared in supporting roles in his previous four films, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back featured an all-star cast, with many familiar faces returning from Smith's first four films. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 film written by directed by and starring Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse The $20 million film earned $30 million at the box office and received mixed reviews from the critics. It was meant to be the film that closed the book on the "Askewniverse" - the Jersey-based, interconnected quintet of movies written and directed by Smith.

Jersey Girl was seen as a post-Gigli Bennifer movie (also starring George Carlin and Liv Tyler) that was meant to mark a new direction in Smith's career took a critical beating. Jersey Girl is a 2004 American Comedy-drama Film written and directed by Kevin Smith. Not to be confused with Gigi Gigli (ˈdʒiːli or /ˈʒiːʎi/ is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed Budgeted at $35 million, it earned only $25 million.

Clerks II marked one more trip into the Askewniverse, Smith resurrected the Dante and Randal characters from his first film and looked in on them ten years later. Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith 's 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse Roundly criticized before its release, the film went on to win favorable reviews as well as two awards (the Audience Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Orbit Dirtiest Mouth Award at the Mtv Movie Awards). ^[6] It marked Smith's third trip to the Cannes International Film Festival, where Clerks II received an eight minute standing ovation. ^[7] The $5 million dollar film, starring Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Jennifer Schwalbach and Smith himself - reprising his role as Silent Bob - earned $25 million.

Frequent casting

Main article: Casting in Kevin Smith films

Forthcoming films

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

In March of 2006, Smith announced he was working on a new, non-Askewniverse comedy. Kevin Smith ' s films often feature the same actors (who are also some of his closest friends including Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams ^[8] Zack and Miri Make a Porno,^[9] starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, started shooting on January 18, 2008 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and wrapped on March 15, 2008. Zack and Miri Make a Porno is an upcoming 2008 Comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. Elizabeth Banks (born February 10, 1974) is an American actress. Monroeville is a home rule community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The movie is now entering post-production.

Red State

Smith announced at the Wizard World Chicago 2006 convention that his next project would move in a different direction, and would be a horror film. ^[10] In April 2007, Smith revealed the title of the horror movie to be Red State and said that it was inspired by preacher Fred Phelps, or as Smith claimed, "very much about that subject matter, that point of view and that position taken to the absolute extreme. Fred Waldron Phelps Sr (born November 13 1929 is an It's certainly not Phelps himself but it's very much inspired by a Phelps figure. "^[11] He plans to shoot Red State back-to-back with Zack and Miri Make a Porno. It has been recently posted on Kevin Smith's website that he has already finished the script for both films. In a recent blog update, Smith stated that Harvey Weinstein has passed on Red State. Harvey Weinstein, CBE (Hon (born March 19, 1952) is an American Film producer and movie studio chairman ^[12]

Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers

Another planned project for Smith is Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers. He has described the project as "My stab at a comic-book/sci-fi movie. It's in the vein of Flash Gordon, something I've noodled with a couple of years. Now I feel we are mature enough filmmakers to tackle it". In an April 2007 post on his blog, he mentioned that he's "planning something special" for his tenth movie. ^[13]

Clerks: Sell Out

Another project that has long been in the works is Clerks: Sell Out, the feature-length animated film done in the Clerks: The Animated Series style. ^[14] The fate of this project is currently unknown.

Acting roles

Silent Bob

As an actor, Smith is known for his role as Silent Bob in Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks II. Origins As depicted in an early scene of the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jay and Silent Bob were born in Leonardo New Jersey, in Clerks is a 1994 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film in a minor role Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's " View Askewniverse " series Chasing Amy is a 1997 Romantic comedy - Drama written and directed by Kevin Smith about two Comic book artists Holden Dogma is a 1999 Comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 film written by directed by and starring Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith 's 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse He made a cameo appearance in the horror film Scream 3, and was featured along with Jason Mewes in several Degrassi episodes, including a special, Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi (also as a fictional version of himself). Scream 3 ( 2000) is the third installment in the successful Scream trilogy of satirical Horror films The film stars Neve

Other roles

From 1995 to 1997, Smith played small roles in the View Askew movies Drawing Flies, Vulgar, and "Big Helium Dog". Vulgar is a 2000 Film, produced by View Askew Productions and featuring a few Actors from the View Askewniverse

In 2001, he appeared in friend Jeff Anderson's Now You Know. Now You Know is a comedy film directed written by and starring Jeff Anderson. In 2003, Smith appeared in a cameo role as coroner Jack Kirby in the film Daredevil. Daredevil is a 2003 Superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. In 2006, he voiced the Moose in the CGI cartoon Doogal. The Magic Roundabout (released in France as Pollux le manège enchanté and in North America with an amend form

In 2007, Smith appeared in three films as an actor. He had his first starring role in a film he didn't write or direct, co-starring as Sam in the film Catch and Release, starring Jennifer Garner. Catch and Release is a Romantic comedy film released on January 26, 2007. Jennifer Garner Affleck This would involve changing both her last and middle names The performance earned him many favorable critical notices. ^[15] Later that year, he had a small part as a hacker called The Warlock in the fourth installment of the Die Hard franchise, Live Free or Die Hard for which he again received strong critical notices. Die Hard is an Academy Award nominated 1988 American Action film. Live Free or Die Hard, released as Die Hard 40 outside the United States is a 2007 Action film, and the fourth installment in ^[16] At year's end, he appeared briefly in friend and fellow writer-director Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, in which he played the legless conspiracy theorist General Simon Theory. Richard Kelly (born March 28, 1975 in Newport News Virginia) is an American Film director and writer, best Southland Tales is a 2006 Science fiction / Drama / Black comedy Film, written and directed by Richard Kelly. That same year, Smith also did voicework for the CGI film TMNT as a diner chef. TMNT (also known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in some countries is a 2007 film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Smith has also done small roles on television in shows such as Law & Order, Veronica Mars, Joey, "Degrassi: The Next Generation", and Yes, Dear. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. " Driver Ed " is episode 2 of season 2 of the television show Veronica Mars. Joey was an American sitcom, which starred Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends Degrassi The Next Generation is a Canadian Teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi Fictional universe created Yes Dear is an Emmy -Nominated American television Sitcom which aired from 2000 to 2006 on CBS.

Comic writer

A life-long comic book fan, Smith's early forays into comic books dealt with previously established View Askew characters, and were published by Oni Press. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Oni Press is an American independent Comic book publisher based in Portland Oregon. He wrote a short Jay and Silent Bob story about Walt Flanagan's dog in Oni Double Feature #1, and followed it with a Bluntman and Chronic story in Oni Double Feature #12. Bluntman and Chronic are two characters appearing in an eponymous fictional Comic book series seen in the movies Chasing Amy and Jay and

He followed these with a series of Clerks comics. The first was simply Clerks: The Comic Book, which told of Randal's attempts to corner the market on Star Wars toys. The second was Clerks: Holiday Special, where Dante and Randal discover that Santa Claus lives in an apartment between the Quick Stop and RST Video. Third was Clerks: The Lost Scene, showing what happened inside Poston's Funeral Parlor. (This issue was later animated and included as an extra on the 10th Anniversary Clerks DVD. Clerks is a 1994 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film in a minor role )

Smith has written a comic mini-series Chasing Dogma, which tells the story of Jay and Silent Bob between the films Chasing Amy and Dogma. Chasing Dogma is a comic mini-series that chronicles the events of the two fictional stoners Jay and Silent Bob between two of their Chasing Amy is a 1997 Romantic comedy - Drama written and directed by Kevin Smith about two Comic book artists Holden Dogma is a 1999 Comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon He has also written the trade paperback Bluntman and Chronic, published by Image, which purports to be a collection of the three issues of the series done by Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards (of Chasing Amy). Bluntman and Chronic are two characters appearing in an eponymous fictional Comic book series seen in the movies Chasing Amy and Jay and Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their It includes a color reprinting of the story from Oni Double Feature #12, purported to be an early appearance by McNeil and Edwards.

These stories have all been collected in Tales From the Clerks (Graphitti Designs, ISBN 0936211784), which also includes a new "Clerks" story. They were previously collected by Image Comics in three separate volumes, one each for Clerks, Chasing Dogma and Bluntman and Chronic.

Smith makes occasional mention of his desire to do a comicbook one-shot of Bartleby and Loki (from Dogma) and the story behind how they got kicked out of heaven, as well as a comic-only sequel to Mallrats called Mallrats 2: Die Hard in a Mall announced all the way back in August 1998. Dogma is a 1999 Comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's " View Askewniverse " series In 1999, he won a Harvey Award, for Best New Talent in comic books. The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993 and coordinated by the publisher Fantagraphics are given for achievement in Comic books

Marvel and DC Comics

Smith began a lengthy association with Marvel Comics in 1999, taking over as the writer of the Marvel Comic Daredevil. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Daredevil is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. His run, which lasted eight issues, was plagued by delays (which artist Joe Quesada publicly took responsibility for, though it was a sign of things to come). Joseph "Joe" Quesada (born December 1 1962) is an American Comic book editor writer and artist His tenure on Daredevil was controversial among Daredevil fans. Some fans accused Smith of misogyny in his handling of Karen Page's death, and others objected to the killing of long-time Spider-Man foe Mysterio in a non-Spider-Man series. Misogyny (mɪˈsɒdʒɪni is hatred (or contemptof women Misogyny is parallel to Misandry — the hatred of men Karen Page is a Fictional character in Marvel Comics ' Daredevil series created by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett Mysterio is the name of three Fictional characters John Byrne and Howard Mackie (then-current writers on the Spider-Man titles) would bring the character back to life (however, because of the delays in his Daredevil run, Mysterio's return to life in the pages of Spider-Man was published before the issue of Daredevil which featured Mysterio's death was published). John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Howard Mackie (born January 22 1958 is an American Comic book editor and Writer.

Kevin Smith followed this by jumping to DC Comics, producing a 15-issue tenure on Green Arrow that saw the return of Oliver Queen from the dead and the introduction of Mia Dearden, a teenage girl who would become Speedy after Smith's run had ended. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company For the LNER Steam locomotive, see LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow Green Arrow ( Oliver Jones "Ollie" Queen Mia Dearden is a DC Comics Superhero, the second character to take the mantle of Green Arrow 's Sidekick Speedy.

Smith returned to Marvel for two mini-series: Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do and Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target. Spider-Man/Black Cat The Evil That Men Do is a six-issue Comic book Limited series published by Marvel Comics starring the Superhero Daredevil/Bullseye The Target (also known as Daredevil The Target or Daredevil Bullseye) is an unfinished Limited series The former is six issues long, but after the third issue was published two months after the initially scheduled release date, the final issues were delayed for at least three years, prompting Marvel to release an "in case you missed it" reprinting of the first three issues as one book prior to the remaining issue's release. The delay in part was due to Smith's movie production schedule (in this case, work on Jersey Girl and Clerks II) causing him to shelf completion of the mini-series until the films were completed.

He was announced as the writer of an ongoing Black Cat series^[17] and Amazing Spider-Man'^[18][19] in early to mid-2002. The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, However, because of the fatal delays on Evil That Men Do and The Target, the plan was switched so that Smith would start a third Spider-Man title^[20] (originally planned for then-ASM writer J. Michael Straczynski), and even this plan was eventually abandoned and the title (by then known as Marvel Knights Spider-Man) launched, in 2004, by Mark Millar instead. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Sensational Spider-Man (vol 2 is the name of a Comic book series starring Spider-Man and Published monthly by Marvel Comics for Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge.

While the Spider-Man/Black Cat mini-series was ultimately completed, Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target remains unfinished, with one issue published. As of May 2007, Marvel and Kevin Smith have indicated that there are no plans for the mini-series to ever be completed. May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. The Black Cat series has been quietly "forgotten", with no comment on it since the original SM/BC hiatus, and thus while no official announcement has been made on its abandonment, it is extremely unlikely to ever happen.

Other projects and media appearances

Executive Producer

Smith was co-executive producer for the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting, assisting friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck with making and marketing their film. Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, both of whom star in the After Damon and Affleck received Academy Awards for their screenplay, critics alleged that Smith himself was responsible for the script, a rumor which Smith vehemently denies. Rumors also persisted that William Goldman had written the entire script as well, which Goldman denies. This article is about the screenwriter/novelist For the mathematician see William Goldman (professor. On an episode of "SModcast" in 2007, he also revealed that he was invited to direct the film, but ultimately turned the offer down, citing an insecurity he had at the time with directing something that he had not himself written.

Smith (with Mosier) executive produced four, $40,000. 00 films between 1995 and 1997. They are A Better Place, Drawing Flies, Big Helium Dog, and Vulgar. A Better Place is a 1997 American independent film written and directed by Vincent Pereira. Drawing Flies is a View Askew Production made by two Canadian filmakers Malcolm Ingram and Matt Gissing Big Helium Dog is a 1999 Comedy film. " Vulgarism " (also called scurrility) derives from Latin vulgun, the "mean folk" and has carried into English its original

In 2005, he served as executive producer on the Steve James documentary Reel Paradise. In 2006, he was the executive producer on the Sundance documentary Small Town Gay Bar, directed by Malcolm Ingram. Small Town Gay Bar is a 2006 documentary directed by Malcolm Ingram that focuses on two gay bars in the rural deep Southeast

Currently Smith is serving as executive producer on the indie film, Diary of a Junkie. A mockumentary written, directed, and starring new comer Brandon Bennett Diary takes a look at the life of a junkie, who lives in an abandoned hotel and works as a janitor during the day to support his habit. The project is currently being delayed due to budget issues. The project has gained attention via myspace due to Bennett's realistic portrayal of a drug addict.

Hired screenwriter

In 1997, Smith was hired by New Line to rewrite Overnight Delivery (1998) which was expected to be a blockbuster teen movie. New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a Overnight Delivery is a 1998 Romantic comedy film directed by Jason Bloom and written by Marc Sedaka, Steven Bloom, and Smith's then-girlfriend Joey Lauren Adams almost took the role of Ivy in the movie instead of the female lead in Chasing Amy. Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in over 30 Films She is perhaps best known Chasing Amy is a 1997 Romantic comedy - Drama written and directed by Kevin Smith about two Comic book artists Holden Eventually she lost out to Reese Witherspoon, and Overnight Delivery was quietly released directly to video. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as Kevin Smith's involvement with the film was revealed on-line^[21], but remains uncredited. He has said that the only scene which really used his dialogue was the opening scene, which includes a reference to long-time Smith friend Bryan Johnson. Bryan Johnson is a very close friend to Kevin Smith, who has made appearances in Smith's New Jersey films as comic book fan Steve-Dave Pulasti. Coincidentally, Smith had considered Witherspoon for the role in Chasing Amy that ended up going to Adams. ^[21]

For a time, Smith worked on a script for a Superman movie. The Superman Film series consists of five Superhero films based on the DC Comics character of the same name He did a couple of drafts but his script was dropped when Tim Burton was hired to direct. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Burton brought his own people to work on the project. Smith still sees the whole experience on working on the Superman project as a positive one though, since, in his own words he was well paid and it was a lot of fun. In the end, neither Smith's nor Burton's vision for Superman was filmed. Years later Smith noted the similarity between a scene in one of his comics and a scene in Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes.

In the 2007 Direct-to-DVD animation release of Superman: Doomsday, Smith has a cameo as an onlooker in a crowd. Superman Doomsday is an original Direct-to-video Animated film adaptation of the popular DC Comics Storyline The Death After Superman defeats The Toyman's giant mechanical robot, Smith scoffs, "Yeah, like we really needed him to defeat that giant spider. Heh. Lame!" This was an obvious reference to a giant spider that producer Jon Peters of the Superman movie wanted Smith to put in the movie when he was attached, that was later put into another movie tied to Peters called Wild Wild West. For other uses see John Peters. Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys California to Jack Peters The Superman Film series consists of five Superhero films based on the DC Comics character of the same name Wild Wild West ( 1999) is a Science fiction action-comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Will Smith,

In 2004, Smith wrote a screenplay for a new film version of The Green Hornet. The Green Hornet (also referred to as simply Green Hornet) is a masked fictional Crime fighter The project however died after Smith's longtime producing partner Scott Mosier said he didn't want to produce something with such a big budget, and without Mosier producing, Smith no longer wanted to direct the movie and the script was thrown out. A new screenplay for the movie has been written by (and will star) Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno lead Seth Rogen. Zack and Miri Make a Porno is an upcoming 2008 Comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith.

Fletch Won

In 2002, Smith pressed his bosses at Miramax to pick up the rights to Gregory McDonald's Fletch series. Gregory Mcdonald ( February 15, 1937 – September 7, 2008) was an American mystery writer best known for his character Irwin Maurice Smith hoped to helm a movie adaptation of Fletch Won, with the intention of making it more faithful to the original novel than the popular Chevy Chase films. Fletch Won is the eighth book in the Fletch series of mystery / Comedy novels written by Gregory Mcdonald, and was published in Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Smith hoped to cast View Askew regular Jason Lee in the title role but this proposal was nixed by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American Actor and former professional skateboarder. Smith spoke to Zach Braff about the possibility of taking the role, which he eventually accepted. Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an Independent Spirit Award -winning American Television and Film In October 2005, Smith abandoned the project.

Other films

Smith was featured in This film is not yet rated - a documentary about the MPAA and how they sometimes unfairly give out ratings. Smith's interview was in reference to Clerks originally receiving an NC17 rating and Jersey Girl an R.

Commercials

During the Mid 1990's Smith directed and starred in a series of commercials for MTV: Music Television, along side Jason Mewes, in which they reprised their roles as Jay & Silent Bob. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12 1974 is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed Drug dealer Jay the vocal half of Jay and Origins As depicted in an early scene of the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jay and Silent Bob were born in Leonardo New Jersey, in In 1998 he directed best friend Jason Mewes as "Gary Lamb - Ground Activist" in a series of Nike commercials. Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12 1974 is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed Drug dealer Jay the vocal half of Jay and Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. That same year, he also shot commercials for Diet Coke. Two years later, he directed "Star Wars" toy commercials for Hasbro. He has also directed^[22] and starred^[23] in commercials for Panasonic. In 2004 he also shot a public service announcement for the Declare Yourself organization. A public service announcement (PSA or community service announcement (CSA is a non-commercial advertisement broadcast on radio or television ostensibly for the Public Declare Yourself is a campaign initiated during the 2004 United States presidential elections to encourage young people to register to vote ^[24] These advertisements brought Jay and Silent Bob out of their "semi-retirement. Origins As depicted in an early scene of the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jay and Silent Bob were born in Leonardo New Jersey, in "

Documentary Films

Smith has appeared in 2 Q&A documentaries titled An Evening with Kevin Smith and An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder. An Evening with Kevin Smith is a DVD featuring Question and Answer sessions that the writer and filmmaker Kevin Smith held with his fans at various American An Evening with Kevin Smith 2 Evening Harder is the second Kevin Smith Q&A DVD The first is a collection of filmed appearances at American colleges, while the sequel was shot at two Q&A shows held in Toronto and London. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Both DVD sets were released by Sony Home Video.

Smith appears with Marvel Comics guru Stan Lee in "Marvel Then & Now: An Evening With Stan Lee and Joe Quesada, hosted by Kevin Smith". The film is similar in tone to the Evening With Kevin Smith series. Proceeds from the sale of the film benefit the Hero Initiative, a charitable organization that aids ill or aging comic book creators. The Hero Initiative, formerly known as A Commitment to Our Roots, or ACTOR, is the first federally recognized not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping ^[25]

In April, 2008, Genius Productions will release a third Q&A DVD Kevin Smith: Sold Out, which was filmed during Smith's Q&A on his 37th birthday, August 2nd 2007, at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ.

SModcast

On February 5, 2007 Smith and Scott Mosier began podcasting. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Scott A Mosier (born March 5, 1971) is a Film producer, editor, and cameo actor who has done work in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download Their podcast is named the SModcast (Smith-Mosier podcast), and is presented by Quick Stop Entertainment. This is a list of episodes of SModcast, a weekly Podcast featuring filmmaker Kevin Smith and his long time producer partner Scott Mosier that features at As of May 25, 2008, there have been 51 SModcasts. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Opie and Anthony regularly air SModcast episodes during the weekends on their channel, XM 202. Opie ( Gregg Hughes, born May 23, 1963) Anthony ( Anthony Cumia, born April 26, 1961) and Jim the ViRUS (formerly High Voltage from 2004 — 2006) is a Hot talk channel on XM Satellite Radio.

There have been several episodes with guest stars filling in for Scott Mosier. These include Kevin's wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, in episodes 20, 22 and 23, as well as Kevin's friends Jason Mewes (Episodes 16, 36, 44), Walt Flanagan (Episodes 13, 14, 24, 25, 34, 35, 50), Malcolm Ingram (Episodes 14, 24, 25) and Bryan Johnson (Episodes 26, 33, 34, 35). Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (born April 7 1971 sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American Actress, former Reporter for USA Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12 1974 is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed Drug dealer Jay the vocal half of Jay and Walter Flanagan (born October 23, 1967) is an American actor comic book artist and comic book store proprietor Malcolm Ingram is a Canadian independent film director He was born in 1968 and hails from Toronto. Bryan Johnson is a very close friend to Kevin Smith, who has made appearances in Smith's New Jersey films as comic book fan Steve-Dave Pulasti.

Scott Mosier returned on SModcast 27 after a five week absence, having taken a trip to Mexico with his wife, travelling to Scotland for the Edinburgh Film Festival, and falling ill on his way home. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

SModcast 37 served as a milestone in the history of the program (37 being an important/popular number in the View Askewniverse; particularly in the film 'Clerks') . The View Askewniverse is a Fictional universe created by writer/director Kevin Smith, featured in several films comics and a television series it is named for Clerks is a 1994 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film in a minor role To celebrate this, Smith and Mosier recorded their longest SModcast to date, lasting an incredible 'one hour and forty-four minutes'; twice the length of a normal episode.

After the 44th episode, SModcast took an 11 week hiatus. This was due to the fact that Smith and Mosier were in production of their latest film Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Zack and Miri Make a Porno is an upcoming 2008 Comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. Smith has posted a blog telling that production has finished, and they were simply waiting for the equipment to arrive back to LA for them to continue SModcast.

On April 6th, Smodcast returned after an 11 week hiatus.

Opie and Anthony Show

Kevin Smith is a frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony Show. Opie ( Gregg Hughes, born May 23, 1963) Anthony ( Anthony Cumia, born April 26, 1961) and Jim He has made several in-studio appearances and sometimes calls in unannounced. His most notable appearance featured an on-air argument between himself and movie critic Joel Siegel after Siegel made a scene of walking out on a screening of Clerks II. Joel Siegel ( July 7, 1943 – June 29, 2007) was an American Film critic for the ABC morning news show Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith 's 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse

KROQ's Kevin and Bean Show

Kevin Smith is a frequent guest on the LA based Kevin and Bean show. In 2007 Kevin became the show's decider as the ultimate authority. His decisions have ranged from who is hotter Kristen Bell or Hayden Panettiere (he choose Bell as she is not a child and will appear in a Princess Leia costume in the upcoming movie Fanboys) to who is the ultimate Batman (Michael Keaton). Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18 1980 is an American actress She has received a Satellite Award and Saturn Award, and has been nominated for a Television Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born August 21 1989 is an American actress and singer Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in These decisions along with other appearances on the show are available as a podcast on itunes.

Print

Smith has been a regular contributor to Arena. Arena is a British monthly Men's magazine. It was created in 1986 by Nick Logan, who had started The Face in 1980

In 2005, Miramax Books released Smith's first tome, Silent Bob Speaks, a collection of previously published essays (most from Arena) dissecting pop culture, the movie-making business, and Smith's personal life. Silent Bob Speaks The Collected Writings of Kevin Smith is a collection of essays written by screenwriter, director, and Comic book author

His second book, My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith, published by Titan Books, was another collection of previously published essays (this time blogs from Smith's website www. Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company established in 1981 silentbobspeaks. com) and reached #32 on the New York Times Best Sellers List. ^[26]

Television

Clerks: The Animated Series

In 2000, Smith and Mosier teamed up with television writer David Mandel (Seinfeld and SNL) to develop an animated television show based on Clerks. David Mandel (born 1971 is an executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and one of the producers of the teen-comedy Eurotrip. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City This was an idea Smith had been kicking around since the production of Mallrats and, after pitching it to nearly every major television network, ABC TV picked it up for airing in March 2000. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

After being delayed to May, Clerks: The Animated Series aired only two episodes, out of order, before being cancelled as a result of poor ratings. The six produced episodes were released on DVD in 2001, marking one of the first occasions in which a very short-lived TV series found success in the DVD format.

After the series was cancelled Smith planned on turing it into a major motion picture. While that film was never made, Smith has stated that what would have been the Clerks animated film became Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. Clerks is a 1994 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film in a minor role Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 film written by directed by and starring Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse

Other appearances

Smith also appeared in an MTVu show titled Sucks Less With Kevin Smith. mtvU (formerly College Television Network or CTN) is a division of MTV Networks which broadcasts a 24-hour television channel that is available on more Sucks Less with Kevin Smith is a show done in partnership with MTVu, an MTV channel aimed at college students The show gives college students ideas for things to do on the weekends. Smith also played the role of Paul, a cynical married man, in a Showtime television series pilot, "Manchild", filmed in December 2006. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United However, it was not picked up by the network. ^[27]

After an August, 2001 appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to promote "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", Smith returned to the show for monthly segments as a correspondent. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on The "Roadside Attractions" segments featured Smith traveling to random locations around the country and showcased places like Howe Caverns in upstate New York and the Fish Market in Seattle. While five of these segments were included on the Jersey Girl DVD, twelve or more were aired on the actual show. Smith regularly appeared on the program to introduced the pre-taped bits.

From July 2006 on, Smith has guest reviewed on the television show Ebert & Roeper three times, in place of the recovering Roger Ebert. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. These spots have been notable for the arguments between Smith and Richard Roeper over certain films, with Smith often citing Roeper's poor review of Jersey Girl to discredit his review of the film at hand. Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1959) is a Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and from September 2000 through August 2008 On his most recent appearance Smith compared Craig Brewer's Black Snake Moan to the works of William Faulkner. Craig Brewer is an American Film director and Screenwriter. His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Black Snake Moan is a 2007 film written and directed by Craig Brewer. William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author

In early 2005, Smith appeared in three episodes of the Canadian-made Degrassi: The Next Generation television show. Degrassi The Next Generation is a Canadian Teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi Fictional universe created Degrassi The Next Generation is a Canadian Teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi Fictional universe created In the episodes, Smith, portraying a fictionalized version of himself, visited the school to work on the (fictional) film Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!. Smith wrote all his dialogue for the shows he appeared in. All three episodes were collected on a DVD entitled "Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi". Smith and Mewes also appeared in 2 more episodes the following season, when they returned to Degrassi for the Toronto premiere of the fictional Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh! movie.

In addition to appearing on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Kevin Smith is an avid fan of the original Degrassi series, Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High and references to the original are present in some of his early films. The Degrassi series is a Canadian Drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television Teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi Degrassi High is the third Television show in the Degrassi series of Teen dramas about the lives of a group of kids

Smith directed the pilot for a CW network show called Reaper. Reaper is an American Television Comedy-drama created by Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, who also serve as Tv. com's summary of the show is "A twenty-something slacker finally scores a job as the devil's bounty hunter. " He describes it as "less Brimstone or Dead Like Me and more like Shaun of the Dead than anything else". Brimstone (1998-1999 is a short-lived FOX Television series, featuring a dead police Detective whose mission (assigned by the Devil Dead Like Me is an American television Comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers in Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film He also goes on to say that the reason he took the job is that he has always wanted to direct something he did not write, but never had an interest in doing it on the big screen. He has since said he'll never do it again.

At the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Kevin Smith would write and direct an episode of the Heroes spin-off, Heroes: Origins. Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September Media spin-off is the process of deriving new Radio programs Television programs or Video games or even Novels from already existing ones Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September ^[28] Smith is the first director officially announced for the series. However, the project has been indefinitely postponed due to the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East

Smith has also cameoed in the second season premiere of the sitcom Joey, where he played himself, on an episode of Law & Order in 2000 (episode "Black, White and Blue" playing Tony's wife's nephew), Duck Dodgers (2003 as Hal Jordan, voice only) and Yes, Dear (2004, as himself and Silent Bob). Joey was an American sitcom, which starred Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Duck Dodgers is the Fictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros Harold "Hal" Jordan is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero. Yes Dear is an Emmy -Nominated American television Sitcom which aired from 2000 to 2006 on CBS. Smith appeared in the second episode of season two of Veronica Mars, playing a store clerk. " Driver Ed " is episode 2 of season 2 of the television show Veronica Mars. He stated on his webpage that Veronica Mars is some of the best television work ever produced. ^[29]

In the third season of the HBO series Entourage, Michael Bay and Kevin Smith are directing and writing Aquaman 2. Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. In reality, Smith wrote a script for the Superman Lives movie, while Bay was attached to direct a separate Superman movie. The Superman Film series consists of five Superhero films based on the DC Comics character of the same name In Entourage, the characters awkwardly react with obvious disappointment at Smith's involvement. Smith has speculated that, that jab and another from season 2 may have been motivated by a book he was involved in, in 1995 where he criticized Rob Weiss and his movie Amongst Friends. Rob Weiss is an American Film and Television Screenwriter. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film Amongst ^[30] At his 37th birthday Q&A in August 2007, Smith assured the audience that he was not offended by the jibe, but rather that he is always tickled when his name is mentioned on television shows. He said that whether the comments are positive or negative, his reaction is "The magic box said my name!"

Secret Stash

Smith owns and operates Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey, a comic book store largely dedicated to merchandise related to his films and comics. Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash is a Comic and novelty store owned and operated by filmmaker Kevin Smith. The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908 The current location is its second. The store was moved to a defunct ice cream parlor on Broad St. after Smith sold the Monmouth St. property. The New Jersey location is managed by Smith's long time friend Walt Flanagan, who appears frequently in Smith's films. Walter Flanagan (born October 23, 1967) is an American actor comic book artist and comic book store proprietor A second Secret Stash in the Westwood section of Los Angeles was opened in September 2004 and was managed by long-time associate Bryan Johnson, who has appeared in Smith's films as Steve-Dave. ^[31] Smith had announced that he would close after his lease expired and Johnson wanted to resign, but eventually relocated to Laser Blazer, a DVD store in Los Angeles. ^[32]

On the Internet

Kevin has also become well known for his relationship with his fans, and states in the closing credits of Clerks II that he "spends way too much time on the internet". One of the first filmmakers to use the internet to reach (and build) his audience, Smith opened The View Askewniverse (www. viewaskew. com) in late 1995.

Smith has an online blog, "My Boring Ass Life", that chronicles his life and work. Often brutally transparent, his blog has exposed celebrities and the inner workings of Hollywood, as well as given fans a peek into the Smith household. The majority of the site's contents were published in print as "My Boring Ass Life". ^[33]

He posts almost daily at his web board^[34] where he posts new information about his films, and interacts with the fans. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back's fictional website MoviePoopShoot. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 film written by directed by and starring Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse com became real in 2002, converting into an entertainment website covering movies, music, comics, toys, and video games. It is now Quick Stop Entertainment (www. quickstopent. com) - the home of SModcast.

Also under the Askew Internet banner: News Askew (www. newsaskew. com) - a daily collection of news items relating to Smith, his films, and the people he's worked with.

He remains very active on MySpace and Facebook as well.

Fan gatherings

Smith regularly holds fan gatherings - usually in the Red Bank, New Jersey area.

Trailer Trash (1995) was the first of these. Held at the Count Basie Theater as a benefit for the theater and hosted by Smith and Mosier, it consisted of two hours of old film trailers. This is largely held to be the first "Board" event - as Smith used his then-nascent website to spread the word about the benefit.

The "Chasing Amy" gala (1997), however, set the formula that'd be followed for over a decade to come. Loyal posters on the message board at www. viewaskew. com were invited to an early screening of "Chasing Amy" at the now-defunct Middletown Multiplex. Afterwards, there was a get-together at the Broadway Grill on Broad Street in Red Bank, and Walt Flanagan opened Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash after hours for an autograph signing.

In 1998, View Askew held the first in a long series of private film festivals called Vulgarthon at the Clearview Cinemas in Red Bank, New Jersey. The sold-out event featured screenings of all of Smith's films that'd been released up to that point, as well as smaller films Smith either financed or had a hand in producing. The event was subtitled "Five Flicks, Forty Bucks".

Vulgarthon was held every other year after that, always in Red Bank (except in 2005 when it was held in Los Angeles). These events usually have fans flying in from different countries to attend. To date, there have been five Vulgarthons. The most recent, Vulgarthon 2006, featured screenings of the then-yet-to-be released Clerks II. Besides Smith himself, guests have included Brian O'Halloran, Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Jeff Anderson, Joey Lauren Adams, and Smith's wife Jennifer. Brian Christopher O'Halloran (born December 20, 1969) is an American Actor. Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12 1974 is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed Drug dealer Jay the vocal half of Jay and Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American Actor and former professional skateboarder. Jeffrey Allan Anderson (born April 21 1970) is an American film actor best known for being starring as Randal Graves in Clerks Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in over 30 Films She is perhaps best known Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (born April 7 1971 sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American Actress, former Reporter for USA

In 1999, Smith held a one-off "Dogma" screening, benefiting the Diabetes Foundation.

In August of 2007, Smith held a Birthday Prom that was board-inspired and populated as well. For the last year, Smith has been having board-based poker games and tournaments, in which members from his website's message board roll cards with Smith, Mewes, and others, usually at Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank (though, a few times, at Smith's own house). The longest game lasted from 7pm to noon the next day.

Various appearances

In July 2005, at a Q & A in Vancouver, BC, Smith was awarded an honorary degree from the Vancouver Film School, where Smith was a student for four months before dropping out. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal ^[35] Smith also has a street named after him in Paulsboro, New Jersey (where he filmed Jersey Girl), "Kevin Smith Way". The road leads to Paulsboro High School, where Smith used the auditorium for several scenes in the movie.

On May 20, 2007, Smith received an Honorary Associate of Letters degrees during the ceremonies surrounding the Commencement of the Class of 2007 of Brookdale Community College. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Brookdale Community College is an accredited, Coeducational public Community college in Lincroft, Monmouth County, ^[36]

Smith's longest Q&A session took place April 2, 2005 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Count Basie Theatre is an Historic landmark that operates as a Theatre for Performing arts in Red Bank New Jersey. The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908 ^[37] The sold-out event was over seven hours long, took place from 8 pm through 3 am (which due to daylight saving time, was actually 4am). Daylight saving time ( DST Following the Q&A, he opened Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash for a meet and greet with the numerous remaining audience members, which ended around 6:30 am. Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash is a Comic and novelty store owned and operated by filmmaker Kevin Smith. Smith then hopped a plane and did another Q&A at the Raue Center For The Arts in Crystal Lake, Illinois that night. Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois. Planned for 2 hours, it lasted just over 5 hours, ending a little after 1 AM Central time. ^[38]

In August 2006 Kevin Smith, with the support of the Netflix Rolling Roadshow, brought Clerks back to Red Bank, New Jersey. Originally slated to be at the "Quick Stop" in Leonardo, NJ, the town board declined to grant the necessary permits for the show to go as planned. The show went forward in the Red Bank Marine Park in Red Bank a few blocks from the Secret Stash comic book store, where an estimated 3000 people gathered for the event. An impromptu Q&A led off the event with Smith taking questions from the crowd while introducing members of the original cast of "Clerks" (most being friends and family from Red Bank).

Filmography

Main article: Kevin Smith filmography

Recognition

Main article: List of recognition for Kevin Smith

Bibliography

• The Dueling Personas of Kevin Smith
• An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith

References

External links

• View Askew Productions
• News Askew - Official Kevin Smith News - Updated Frequently
• Smith's blog
• LibraryThing author profile
• Kevin Smith at the Internet Movie Database

• Kevin Smith at MySpace
• Kevin Smith FaceBook
• InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse
• Quick Stop Entertainment
• Interview with the Cornell Daily Sun
• Kevin Smith Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
• Review of My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith at www.sci-fi-online.com
• Kevin Smith talking about protesting his own movie

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DATE OF BIRTH	August 2, 1970
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DATE OF DEATH
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