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Kevin Smith
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Director, Producer, Co-producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor, Editor
Born:
August 2, 1970 in Red Bank, NJ
Biography:One of the most unique voices to emerge during the American independent filmmaking renaissance of the 1990s, "Kevin Smith" was born in New Jersey on August 2, 1970. "Smith" later attended the New School for Social Research's creative writing program, dropping out after administrators contacted his parents to report that their son had been caught launching water balloons out of his dormitory window. He subsequently enrolled in the Vancouver Film School, but again ended his stay after just four months. Returning home to New Jersey, "Smith" accepted a job in a local convenience store and began plotting his next move. Inspired by the success of director "Richard Linklater"'s 1991 low-budget hit "Slacker", he contacted former film-school comrade "Scott Mosier", and together the duo began discussing producing their own feature.

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From left to right: Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith and Jennifer Garner in "Catch and Release" (Columbia...
Kevin Smith, left, and Sam Jaeger in "Catch and Release" (Columbia Pictures)
From left to right: Timothy Olyphant, Joshua Friesen, Jennifer Garner, Sam Jaeger, Juliette Lewis...
Kevin Smith in "Catch and Release" (Columbia Pictures)
Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith in "Clerks II"
Director and star Kevin Smith on the set of "Clerks II"
Kevin Smith
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