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Jason Mewes
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June 12, 1974 in Jersey City, NJ
Biography:This actor from New Jersey is best known as the vocal half of the onscreen comedy duo of Jay and Silent Bob, immortalized by "Kevin Smith"'s independent classic "Clerks" (1994). Jay (Mewes) and Silent Bob ("Smith"), an idiosyncratic pair of suburban drug dealers, provide brief comic moments throughout "Clerks", and Jay's ramblings are interrupted only by a rare moment of wisdom from Silent Bob. Although "Smith"'s films do not share an ongoing story, they all occur in the same continuity, with Jay and Silent Bob as the one constant fixture. The criminal background of Jay and Silent Bob was toned down for the studio-produced "Mallrats" (1995), and the pair was played more for slapstick laughs. Mewes made a rare appearance as a character other than Jay in the film "Drawing Flies" (1996), an independent backed by "Kevin Smith"'s View Askew Productions; he would reprise the role of Jay in the indie hit... Full Biography
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Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith in "Clerks II"
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Jason Mewes (right) and guest
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Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes at the The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King premiere in...
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