Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith  (born August 2, 1970)hollywood.com is an American screenwriter, movie director and the founder of View Askew Productions. He is also known as a comic book writer and actor. Smith's movies often take place in his home state of New Jersey. The movies are filled with pop culture references. Many of the references are about comic books and the Star Wars movies. They often take place in the View Askewniverse.

Early life
Smith was born in Red Bank, New Jersey to Grace and Donald Smith. He has an older sister, Virginia, and an older brother, Donald Jr. Smith was raised in the Catholic religion. He went to Henry Hudson Regional High School in Highlands, The New School for Social Research New York and the Vancouver movie School. Smith studied making movies but dropped out halfway through his studies.

Personal life
Smith is married to Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. They have a daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, born in 1999. He named his daughter after Harley Quinn, a comic-book character from Batman: The Animated Series.

On February 25, 2018 he suffered a non-fatal "massive heart attack" with 100% blockage of the left anterior descending artery.

Filmography
Writer
 Clerks (1994)
 Mallrats (1995)
 Chasing Amy (1997)
 Coyote Ugly
 Superman Lives
 The Six Million Dollar Man
 The Green Hornet
 Clerks: Sell Out
 Dogma (1999)
 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 Jersey Girl (2004)
 Clerks II (2006)
 Daredevil, Vol. 1: Guardian Devil (2003)
 Roadside Attractions (2002)
 The Concert for New York City
 Hiatus
 Overnight Delivery 1997
 Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
 Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers (2008) (unconfirmed)
 Hating Hal
The Flying Car (2002)
Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004)
The Magic Roundabout(2006)

Director
 Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary (1992)
 Clerks (1994)
 Mallrats (1995)
 Chasing Amy (1997)
 Dogma (1999)
 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 Jersey Girl (2004)
 Clerks II (2006)
 The Concert for New York City
 Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers (2008) (unconfirmed)
The Flying Car (2002)
Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004)
Copout (2010)

Producer
Clerks
Mallrats (uncredited)
Drawing Flies
A Better Place
Chasing Amy (uncredited)
Good Will Hunting (co-producer)
Dogma (uncredited)
Vulgar
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (uncredited)
Jersey Girl (uncredited)
Clerks II
Sucks Less with Kevin Smith (executive producer) (6 episodes, 2006)
Small Town Gay Bar (2006) (executive producer)
Reel Paradise (2005) (executive producer)
Clerks: The Animated Series (executive producer) (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma (2001) (producer)
Tail Lights Fade (1999) (executive producer) (uncredited)
Big Helium Dog (1999) (executive producer)
A Better Place (1997) (executive producer)
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary (1992)
Hating Hal
The Flying Car (2002)
Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004)

Actor
Clerks
Mallrats
Drawing Flies
Chasing Amy
Dogma
Scream 3
Vulgar
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Daredevil
Doogal
Now You Know
Clerks II
Southland Tales
Bottom's Up
Live Free or Die Hard
Catch and Release
Veronica Mars 1 Episode
Tail Lights Fade
Joey 1 Episode
Law & Order: "Black, White and Blue"
Clerks: The Animated Series 6 Episodes
Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1
Yes, Dear 1 Episode
Manchild Pilot (maybe more)
Duck Dodgers 1 Episode
Degrassi: The Next Generation 5 Episodes
TMNT
Live Free or Die Hard
Big Helium Dog
Electric Playground 1 Episode
Untitled Kevin Smith Horror Project 2008
Hating Hal 1 Episode

Editor
Clerks II (2006)
Jersey Girl (2004)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Dogma (1999)
Chasing Amy (1997)
Clerks (1994)
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary(1992)
Hating Hal
The Flying Car (2002)
Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004)

Music videos
Can't Even Tell by Soul Asylum As Silent Bob
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Goops As Silent Bob
Because I Got High by Afroman As Silent Bob
Kick Some Ass by Stroke 9 As Silent Bob

 References 

 Other websites 

View Askew Productions
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Smith's blog

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