Born and raised in New Jersey and very proud of it; this fact can be seen in all of his movies. His first movie,
Clerks., was filmed in the convenience store in which Smith worked. He was only allowed to shoot at night after the store closed. This movie won the highest award at the Sundance film festival and was brought to theaters by Miramax...See full bio »
2006Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
(video documentary)
(thanks: Zak And Joey would like to thank, for givin' two dudes from Santa Ana a shot at the wheel - as Kevin)
[on involving himself with online podcasts] If I'm a white noise in your life, if I'm this background voice that's comforting to know it's there, I could go a lot farther than I ever could've gone with film. I can go weird places with you - in the bathroom, on the bus on the worst plane ride of your life...
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Trivia:
Shortly after
Clerks. was released theatrically, Smith taught an acting class at his old high school, Henry Hudson Regional.
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Trademark:
References Hockey in all of his films:
Clerks.: Dante closes the store to play hockey;
Mallrats: Renee breaks up with Brodie because he is playing Sega Hockey;
Chasing Amy: Holden and Alyssa break up at a hockey game;
Dogma: Azrael's imp sidekicks are dressed as hockey players and carry hockey sticks.
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