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Kevin Smith

1963 - 2002

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Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American writer, director, producer, film editor, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, co-edited, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. These characters also appeared in Smith's later films Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006), Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), and Clerks III (2022), which are set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films have crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon known as the "View Askewniverse", named after Smith's production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Smith is the 4,978th most popular actor (down from 4,645th in 2024), the 66th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 50th in 2019) and the 13th most popular New Zealander Actor.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Kevin Smith ranks 4,978 out of 13,578. Before him are Alexa PenaVega, Bernadette Peters, Edward Platt, Brian Murphy, Danuta Szaflarska, and Patrick Malahide. After him are Ernesto Alonso, Megumi Ogata, Sunny Deol, Ana Torrent, Alfredo Landa, and Jacques Weber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kevin Smith ranks 304. Before him are Fisher Stevens, Toru Sano, Gabriele Reinsch, Michael McElhatton, Taki Inoue, and Jean-Marc Vallée. After him are Kalusha Bwalya, Dylan Walsh, Mohamed Ould Bilal, Hans Gillhaus, Tracey Emin, and Fernando Haddad. Among people deceased in 2002, Kevin Smith ranks 246. Before him are Yelena Gorchakova, Lily Carlstedt, John Eriksen, Mal Waldron, Marianne Hoppe, and John Baptist Wu. After him are Jack Kruschen, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Regīna Ezera, Sándor Mátrai, Pasieguito, and Damon Knight.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Kevin Smith ranks 66 out of 303. Before him are Vaughan Jones (1952), Yvette Williams (1929), Antony Starr (1975), Howden Ganley (1941), Silvia Cartwright (1943), and Fran Walsh (1959). After him are Joe Earl (1952), Jean Batten (1909), Rupert Julian (1879), Martin Henderson (1974), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), and Winston Reid (1988).

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Among Actors In New Zealand

Among actors born in New Zealand, Kevin Smith ranks 13. Before him are Marton Csokas (1966), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), Manu Bennett (1969), Taika Waititi (1975), and Antony Starr (1975). After him are Martin Henderson (1974), Jed Brophy (1963), Terence Bayler (1930), KJ Apa (1997), Kerry Fox (1966), and Lawrence Makoare (1968).

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