Jason Mewes - wikipedia Jason Mewes This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( August 2016 ) Jason Mewes Mewes at the Florida SuperCon, June 2015 Jason Edward Mewes ( 1974 - 06 - 12 ) June 12, 1974 ( age 43 ) Highlands, New Jersey Occupation Actor, comedian, film producer, MC Years active 1994 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jordan Monsanto ( 2009 -- present ) Children Website Official site Jason Edward Mewes ( born June 12, 1974 ) is an American television and film actor, film producer and internet radio show host. He has played Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith 's films. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 3.1 Substance abuse 3.2 Marriage 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External links Early life Mewes was born on June 12, 1974 in Highlands, New Jersey, and grew up in a working - class neighborhood. He never knew his father, and his mother was an ex-con and a drug addict. Relates Mewes : `` She used to check into hotels and take TVs and sell them... I guess it really ai n't funny, but it 's weird because it was so fucked up... She used to steal mail. I used to drive around with her and she 'd pull up and make me reach into mailboxes. It really was n't pleasant. '' Although this exposure to drugs at first served to make him averse to them, he eventually began using them after graduating from high school. His best friend was future filmmaker Kevin Smith, who described Mewes this way : `` ( Jason ) 's the kind of dude you know for five minutes and he whips his cock out. I was like, somebody should put this dude in a movie. I just wanted to see if anybody outside our group of friends finds him as funny as I do. '' Career While working toward a career in roofing, Mewes made his film debut in Smith 's 1994 film Clerks as Jay. The film was a huge success resulting in Mewes becoming closely identified with the role, which he also played in Mallrats ( 1995 ), Chasing Amy ( 1997 ), Dogma ( 1999 ), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ( 2001 ), Clerks II ( 2006 ) and the upcoming sequels Mallrats 2 ( 2016 ) and Clerks III ( TBA ). He also supplied Jay 's voice in the short - lived Clerks : The Animated Series. He, along with Kevin Smith, performed in the films Scream 3 and Bottoms Up and on Canadian television series Degrassi : The Next Generation. He appeared in two episodes of a three - part story arc in which he and Smith film a new addition to Smith 's View Askew films titled Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh ? at Degrassi Community School. They appear again on Degrassi ( in a two - part episode ), at the premiere of Jay and Silent Bob go Canadian, Eh ? in Canada. Mewes, Smith, and Degrassi star Stacie Mistysyn made the cover of the January 29, 2005 issue of Canadian TV Guide. In 1998, he starred as `` Gary Lamb -- Ground Activist '' in a series of Nike commercials directed by Smith. From 2010 - 2012, Mewes was cast as `` Jimmy the Janitor '' for 26 episodes of the Canadian television series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. In the video game Scarface : The World Is Yours Mewes provides a voiceover for a thief who steals some tapes. The titular character, Tony `` Scarface '' Montana, injures Mewes ' characters in a fistfight that regains the desired tapes. Mewes starred in the horror film Breath of Hate, where he played a romantic love interest to a dysfunctional escort. Mewes co-starred in Smith 's 2008 film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, in which Mewes, in a scene near the end of the film, appears fully nude. Mewes co-hosts a weekly podcast with Smith called Jay & Silent Bob Get Old in which Mewes discusses his former drug addiction issues. Mewes is co-Executive Producer on Smith 's Hulu - exclusive series Spoilers with Kevin Smith. Mewes co-produced the 2013 animated movie Jay & Silent Bob 's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie with his wife Jordan Monsanto, which was based on the Bluntman and Chronic comic book that Kevin Smith wrote as a companion piece to the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Mewes starred in episode 3 of the sixth season of Hawaii Five - 0 as Eddie Brooks. Personal life Substance abuse Mewes has openly talked about his struggles with substance abuse, which began in his early 20s. He first began using heroin shortly after appearing in Mallrats, and was soon addicted ; he was under the influence while filming Chasing Amy and Dogma. Smith entered Mewes into the first of a series of drug rehabilitation clinics in 1997, after noticing Mewes would spontaneously fall asleep, which he initially attributed to narcolepsy. Mewes sobered up until about a week into the Dogma shoot, when he learned he could pass his urine tests by abstaining from drugs for three days beforehand and then shooting up the rest of the week. It was also during filming for Dogma that Mewes ' mother was diagnosed with AIDS. In another attempt to get clean, Mewes moved in with his mother, who gave him OxyContin to ease the withdrawal symptoms. In 1999 Mewes was arrested in New Jersey for heroin possession. His probation sentence included community service, drug counseling, and regular court appearances in New Jersey. In late 2001, after he failed to make a court appearance, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Mewes ' mother died of AIDS in 2002. On April 1, 2003, he surrendered himself at a Freehold, New Jersey court and pleaded guilty to probation violation charges. He was ordered to enter a six - month rehab program, and would be allowed to return to Los Angeles, but was told if he violated probation again, he could face up to five years in prison. Smith had taken Mewes in to live with him and his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, but evicted him after catching him using drugs again. During this period, he stole Smith 's ATM card and charged $1,100, and had heroin shipped to the hotel where a press junket for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was being held. Smith had Mewes check into various rehab facilities, including Promises in Malibu, where his visit coincided with frequent costar Ben Affleck 's stay for alcoholism. These attempts were unsuccessful for Mewes, whose problem was so severe that Smith declined to give him a part in 2004 's Jersey Girl. Mewes continued to use drugs, and has related that he decided to turn himself in and get help after waking up on Christmas morning 2003 to find that he had started a fire after falling asleep near a lit candle while on heroin. Estranged from Smith and his other friends, Mewes returned to New Jersey, where he was given the choice of attending six months of court - mandated rehab or a year in jail. Mewes waited a year before attempting to revive his career, and eventually obtained a new agent at the Endeavor agency. In a July 2006 interview he reported that he was sober, and harbored no urges to drink or use drugs. He relapsed in 2009 after having surgery. To help Mewes maintain his sobriety, Kevin Smith created the Jay & Silent Bob Get Old podcast as a `` weekly intervention '' to let Mewes talk through his history of substance abuse, amongst other topics. He has been clean since June 28, 2010. Marriage Mewes married his wife Jordan Monsanto in a civil ceremony on January 30, 2009, with a larger wedding planned later that May. Their daughter, Logan Lee, was born on April 1, 2015. Filmography Year Film Role Notes Clerks Jay 1995 Mallrats Jay Drawing Flies Az Chasing Amy Jay 1999 Dogma Jay 1999 Tail Lights Fade Uncredited 1999 The Blair Clown Project Witness # 3 1999 Spilt Milk 2000 Scream 3 Jay Cameo 2000 Vulgar Tuott the Basehead Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay 2000 -- 2002 Clerks : The Animated Series Jay 6 episodes 2002 R.S.V.P. Terry 2002 High Times ' Potluck Guy 2002 Hot Rush 2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Jay the MC as Jay Mewes Powder : Up Here Evil Villain 2005 Degrassi : The Next Generation Himself 4 episodes 2005 My Big Fat Independent Movie Answering Machine Voice 2005 The Pleasure Drivers Counter Monkey 2006 Clerks II Jay 2006 Feast Edgy Cat / Jason Mewes 2006 National Lampoon 's TV : The Movie Carrie 2006 Bottoms Up Owen Peadman 2006 Jack 's Law Bobby Mewes 2007 Netherbeast Incorporated Waxy Dan 2007 Gone Baby Gone `` Thanks '' during the end credits. 2007 The Tripper Joey 2008 Bitten Jack Video 2008 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Lester 2008 Tattoos : A Scarred History Himself 2008 Fanboys Himself Cameo 2009 Tom Cool 2009 Midgets vs. Mascots Jason Uncredited 2009 Shoot the Hero Nate 2009 Mitch and Stu 's Quest Stu 2009 The Science of Cool Coach Cambria 2009 Degrassi Goes Hollywood Himself Television film Repo T.J. Noah 's Ark : The New Beginning Ham Voice Breath of Hate Ned Big Money Rustlas Bucky 2010 -- 2012 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil Jimmy the Janitor TV series regular 2011 Silent But Deadly Thomas Capper 2012 Cousin Sarah Anton 2012 Spoilers with Kevin Smith Himself Also co-executive producer 2012 Noobz Andy Clifton 2012 The Newest Pledge Professor Street 2013 Jay & Silent Bob 's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie Jay ( voice ) Also producer 2013 Vigilante Diaries ( web series ) Mike Hanover 2 Episodes, also producer 2014 Devil 's Tower Sid 2015 Scooby - Doo ! and Kiss : Rock and Roll Mystery Worker # 1 Voice 2015 Hawaii Five - 0 Eddie Brooks 1 Episode `` Ua ' o'oloku ke anu i na mauna '' 2015 - 2016 Triptank Jimmy ( voice ) Caller ( voice ) 2 Episodes : `` Short Change '', `` Crime Steve Investigation '' 2016 Bling Kit Voice Shooting Clerks Wes Jameson Yoga Hosers Rogue Cop Also producer The Flash Burger Shack Customer - Jay ( Cameo ) Season 2 ( Directed by Kevin Smith ) Vigilante Diaries Mike Hanover 2017 Call of Duty : Infinite Warfare Himself Voice ; video game See also View Askewniverse Further reading Smith, Kevin. My Boring Ass Life : The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith. Titan Books. 25 September 2007. ISBN 1 - 84576 - 538 - 9. References Jump up ^ `` Today in history ''. ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jason Mewes - Biography '', Yahoo ! Movies ; retrieved May 1, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Spivnes, Christine. `` To Hell & Back ''. Entertainment Weekly, July 14, 2006. Jump up ^ `` TV Guide Canada ''. January 29, 2005. Jump up ^ `` Trailer Debut : Sean Cain 's Breath of Hate ''. Dread Central. July 6, 2008 Jump up ^ `` Girls Just Wanna Have Guns ''. Spoilers with Kevin Smith. Season 1. Episode 1. June 4, 2012. Hulu. External link in title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Tonight on Hawaii Five - 0 : A Chilling Storm ''. http://www.ksitetv.com/. ksitetv. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015. External link in website = ( help ) Jump up ^ Susman, Gary ( April 3, 2003 ). `` Because I Got High ''. Entertainment Weekly. Jump up ^ Leatherman, Benjamin ( January 12, 2012 ). `` Jason Mewes Talks Kevin Smith, Podcasting, Sobriety, Jay and Silent Bob, and Nicole Richey ''. Phoenix New Times. Jump up ^ Hi, I 'm Jay ( Mewes ) and this is my heterosexual life - mate, Chatty Kev ( Smith ). Snootchie Bootchies, Citizens ! We put things in our mouths for money ! Jump up ^ `` Mewes Marries ''. Celebrity Weddings. 2009 - 02 - 18. Archived from the original on 2011 - 10 - 02. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 12. Jump up ^ Webber, Stephanie ( April 2, 2015 ). `` Jason Mewes Welcomes First Child With Wife Jordan Monsanto : See the First Photo of Their Baby Girl ''. Us Weekly. Jump up ^ Tyler, Josh ( April 5, 2009 ). `` Jason Mewes Joins The Science Of Cool ''. Cinemablend. Jump up ^ http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/jason-mewes/39169/jason-mewes-interview-bling-clerks-iii-mallbrats-superheroes Jump up ^ http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/mallbrats/39158/mallbrats-to-film-this-year-clerks-iii-possibly-late-2017 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jason Mewes. Official website Jason Mewes on IMDb Interviews Askew : Jason Mewes ( Interview from March 14, 1999 ) `` Jay & Silent Bob Get Old Podcast '' Podcast with Smith and Mewes discussing Mewes and his addiction. 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Question: who played jay in jay and silent bob
Answer: Jason Edward Mewes