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Kevin Smith speaking at VidCon 2012.
Kevin Smith is an American screenwriter , actor, film producer , and director . He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks (1994), in which he appeared as the character Silent Bob . His first several films were mostly set in his home state of New Jersey , and while not strictly sequential, they frequently feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the "View Askewniverse "—named after his production company View Askew Productions , which he co-founded with Scott Mosier .[ 1]
Smith also directed and produced films such as the buddy cop action comedy Cop Out , as well as the thriller Red State . Outside of film, Smith has worked in various capacities on several television series.
Smith also participates in Q&A sessions that have routinely been filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith .
Film
Short films
Year
Title
Credited as
Notes
Director
Writer
Producer
Editor
1992
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Also actor Role: Director/HimselfVancouver Film School project. Included on Clerks X DVD release.
2002
The Flying Car
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Was first commissioned by The Tonight Show , and can be seen on various websites and on the Clerks X DVD release Also uncredited editor
2016
Halloween
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Segment of Holidays
Additional writing credits
Executive producer
Acting roles
Q&A/stand-up releases
Year
Title
Notes
2002
An Evening with Kevin Smith
Question and Answer sessions that Smith held with his fans at various American colleges in 2001/2002. Released on DVD in 2002.
2006
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder
Taken from Kevin's Q&As at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto and the Criterion Theatre in London . The DVD was released on November 28, 2006.
2008
Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith
Q&A performance on August 2, 2007 (Smith's 37th birthday) in front of a sold-out crowd at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank , New Jersey . The DVD was released on October 21, 2008.
2010
Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40
The fourth installment of Kevin Smith's Q&A series which was broadcast on Epix on October 23, 2010. Filmed at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank , New Jersey . Released on DVD & Blu-ray on October 18, 2011
2012
Kevin Smith: Burn In Hell
A second Epix broadcast and fifth installment of Kevin Smith's Q&A series filmed live at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas September 27, 2011. The original performance ran for roughly 4 hours but was edited down to about 90 minutes. Officially released February 11, 2012.
2018
Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly
stand-up special filmed an hour before Smith had his near-fatal heart attack in 2018
Jay and Silent Bob Podcast releases
Year
Title
Notes
2012
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Tea Bagging in the UK
Released on 14 August 2012. Three shows in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.
Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under
Released on 30 November 2012. Three shows in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
2013
Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing O' the Green
Released on 12 March 2013. Two shows in Dublin.
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Himself
Episode: "Rio Ghosto"
2000
Law & Order
Tony's wife's nephew
Episode: "Black, White and Blue"
2000–2001
Clerks: The Animated Series
Various voices
6 episodes, also creator, writer and executive producer
2001
The Concert for New York City
Himself
Directed segment: "Why I Love New #*$%!&@ York"
2003
Duck Dodgers
Hal Jordan
Voice, episode: "The Green Loontern"
2004
Yes, Dear
Himself/Silent Bob
Episode: "The Premiere"
Mad TV
Himself
1 Episode
2005
Veronica Mars
Duane Anders
Episode: "Driver Ed"
Joey
Himself
Episode: "Joey and the Big Break: Part 2"
2005–2006
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Himself / Silent Bob
5 episodes
2006
Sucks Less with Kevin Smith
Himself (host)
6 episodes, also creator, writer and executive producer
2007
Reaper
Jewish Guy
Voice, directed episode: "Pilot," also consultant
2009
Degrassi Goes Hollywood
Himself
Television film
2010
Phineas and Ferb
Clive Addison
Voice, episode: "Nerds of a Feather"
2012–2018
Comic Book Men
Himself (co-host)
94 episodes, also developer and executive producer
2013–2014
The Mindy Project
Himself
2 episodes[ 12] [ 13]
2014–2016
@midnight
Himself (panelist)
6 Episodes
2014
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Himself
Episode: "Kevin Smith Wears a Hockey Jersey & Jean Shorts"
2015-2019
The Big Bang Theory
Himself
2 episodes
2016
DC Films Presents: The Dawn of the Justice League
Himself (co-host)
Television special
Geeking Out [ 14]
Himself (co-host)
9 episodes, also executive producer
Hollyweed [ 15]
Pete
Pilot, also creator, director, writer and executive producer
Ask the StoryBots [ 16]
Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy
Episode: "How Do Airplanes Fly?"
2016–2018
The Flash
Bob the Security Guard
Directed episodes: "The Runaway Dinosaur," "Killer Frost " and "Null and Annoyed"[ 17]
2017–2018
Supergirl
Directed episodes: "Supergirl Lives," "Distant Sun,"[ 19] [ 20] "Damage"[ 21] and "Bunker Hill"
2017–2019
The Goldbergs
Directed episodes: "The Dynamic Duo," "Graduation Day" and "Our Perfect Strangers"[ 22]
2017
Bunnicula
Alien #2
Voice, episode: "Indistinguishable from Magic"
Speechless
Himself
Episode: "S-t-Star W-Wars"
2018
Explained
Himself (narrator)
Episode: "Weed"
2019
Crisis Aftermath
Himself (host)
2 episodes[ 23]
2020
The Simpsons
Himself
Voice, episode: "Highway to Well "
The George Lucas Talk Show
Himself
Episode: "Askew of the Views"
Impractical Jokers
Silent Bob
Episode: "Hollywood"
2021
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Goatman, Pigboy
Voice, also creator, writer and executive producer
2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Boobie Face
Voice, episode: "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents"
StoryBots: Answer Time
Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy
5 episodes (Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy Segments)
Music videos
Web
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2016
"Interns of F.I.E.L.D."
Manos
Ep. 8
2019
"Relics and Rarities"
Self/Sam Hayne
Ep. 5: "The Case of the Black Onyx"
2017–2020
"The IMDb Studio at Sundance "
Self – Interviewer
[ 24] [ 25]
2020–2021
Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Self – Kevin "Good Enough" Smith
Video games
Audio drama
See also
Notes
References
^ "Scott Mosier: God of All Producers" . ViewAskew.com . Retrieved November 23, 2012 .
^ Hermanns, Grant (August 31, 2021). "Kevin Smith Celebrates Clerks 3's Final Day Of Filming" . Screen Rant . Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ Bellairs, Scott (29 May 1999). "Overnight Delivery" .
^ "The Unholy Tale of Greasy Reese Witherspoon" . "Developing the Monkey" [originally] on Psycomic.com . ViewAskew.com. December 1, 2000. Retrieved June 13, 2008 .
^ "Kevin on his involvement in 'Coyote Ugly' " . 3 August 2000.
^ Kevin Smith Trivia at Internet Movie Database
^ Smith, Kevin (April 23, 2007). "Kevin Smith did NOT direct/delay Fanboys" (Interview). Interviewed by Peter Sciretta. /Film . Retrieved April 13, 2011 . While I did write the scene, I didn't direct it.
^ Smodimations 2-D (2011) | Popcorn Time , retrieved 2021-09-16
^ "Long Lonesome Highway" . ParksDoc.com . Retrieved 2019-03-30 .
^ "Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks" . IMDb . Kevin Smith, Haley Joel Osment, Wyatt Russell. 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-30 .{{cite web }}
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^ Dick, Jeremy (February 13, 2022). "Kevin Smith Officially Finishes Post-Production on Clerks 3" . MovieWeb . Retrieved May 9, 2022 .
^ Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin (October 16, 2013). "The Mindy Project Recap: Culture Flub" . New York . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
^ "Kevin Smith on The Mindy Project" . TV Fanatic . 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014 .
^ "AMC IS "GEEKING OUT" AT COMIC-CON® INTERNATIONAL WITH A SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE NEW LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW HOSTED BY KEVIN SMITH AND GREG GRUNBERG AIRING SUNDAY, JULY 24 AT 10 PM ET/PT" . AMC Networks . July 7, 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016 .
^ Smith, Kevin (January 15, 2016). "235: January 15, 2016" . Hollywood Babble-On . Retrieved 26 January 2016 .
^ "Netflix Announces Ask the Storybots, An Original Series from Jibjab" . Cartoon Brew . August 5, 2016.
^ Mueller, Matthew (July 5, 2016). "Kevin Smith Will Be Directing Episode 7 Of Season 3 Of The Flash" . Comicbook. Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ Macy, Seth G. (August 11, 2016). "Kevin Smith To Direct Supergirl Season 2 Episode" . IGN . Retrieved August 12, 2016 .
^ Melrose, Kevin (August 13, 2016). "TITLE OF KEVIN SMITH'S "SUPERGIRL" EPISODE NEARLY BRINGS HIM TO TEARS" . Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
^ Cranswick, Amie (2 November 2017). "Promo images for the Kevin Smith-directed Supergirl Season 3 Episode 5 – 'Damage' " . Flickering Myth. Retrieved 7 November 2017 .
^ Eng, Joyce (November 9, 2016). "Exclusive: The Goldbergs Taps Kevin Smith to Direct an Episode" . TVGuide.com . Retrieved November 10, 2016 .
^ Swift, Andy (November 9, 2019). "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Kevin Smith to Host Arrowverse Aftershow on The CW" . TVLine .
^ "The IMDb Studio at Sundance" . IMDb . Retrieved December 25, 2020 .
^ Sundance 2020 (video) . IMDb (YouTube).
^ Spangler, Todd (July 22, 2021). " 'The Sandman: Act II' on Audible Premiere Date Set, James McAvoy Returns to Lead Star-Studded Cast" .
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