Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is famously known as an American actor. He is also a comic book writer, author, comedian, and podcaster. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. His parents were Grace and Donald E Smith, a postal worker. He is of German origin with some Irish and English ancestry. He came into light with a comedy film Clerks in the year 1994, for which he was the writer, director, co-producer and also an actor. His character name was Silent Bob. He filmed most of his early films in New Jersey, his home state. He also frequently featured cross plot elements, character references. Interestingly, as it was a low budget film, Clerks was filmed in the convenience store in which Smith himself worked. So they only shot at night after the store is closed.

The movie got the highest award at Sundance film festival. The movie was a huge hit which inspired him to make another movie, Mallrats. Mallrats means “Smart Porky's”. It was not a huge hit. But it was a favorite among many fans. He wrote and directed Jersey Girl in 2004, which starred Ben Affleck From man-of-steel “Superman in Hollywoodland” to “ >> Read More... and Liv Tyler Considered to be one of the “Sexiest Women Alive” >> Read More... . In 2005, Smith composed the screenplay for Clerks II (2006), which he wanted to begin shooting in January of 2005. In any case, then he got a call from Susannah Grant, who needed Smith to try out for her new film. So he shot Clerks II in September 2005. After submission to Cannes film festival, it got accepted and got an 8-minute overwhelming applause. He also worked in fourth “Die Hard” film and “Live free or Die hard” in 2006.

He wrote two scripts “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” in comedy genre and “Red State” in the horror genre. Smith is the owner of  "Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash”. It is a comic bookstore in his hometown. Presently, he co-hosts many weekly podcasts. He is widely known for funny Q/A sessions on DVDs, like “An Evening with Kevin Smith.”