1. By: Josue Granados

2. Born August 2, 1970 in Red Bank, New Jersey Has an older sister, Virginia, and an older brother, Donald Smith Jr. Raised in a Catholic household Attended Henry Hudson High School in Highlands Screenwriter, actor, film producer, director, comic book writer, author and comedian Background Info

3. Iconography Directing Style Low-Budget Colorful Graphics Black and White Tracking Shot Hand Held Camera Coming of Age Slackers Teen sex Stoners Comedy Drugs Entrepreneurs Cinematography

4. Featured in 3 events of “Degrassi: The Next Generation” Adapted version of himself, visited school to work on film Starred as Silent Bob in the Clerks film series Starred in MTVu show “Suck Less with Kevin Smith” Gave college students ideas on what to do on weekends Interviewed for “This Film is not yet Rated” Documentary A documentary about why Jersey Girl was “Rated R” Acting Roles & Public Appearances

5. Guardian Devil – Hero is caring for an infant that may be a religious savior or antichrist Batman: Cacophony – Batman attempts to stop a turf war between The Joker and crime lord Green Hornet: American t.v and radio masked vigilante who fights crime at night Batman: The Widening Gyre – Batman has a series of encounters with a vigilante Baphomet, and become partners Spider-Man/Cat Woman: The Evil that Men Do – Spider man is investigating the death of a students heroin overdose Comic Books

6. Married Jennifer Schwalbach and photo- graphed her for a playboy magazine Their daughter, Harley Quinn, was born June 26, 1999 and was named after a character from Batman: The Animated Series Began smoking marijuana at age 38 when working by Seth Rogan in “Zac and Miri Make a Porno” in 2008 2010, kicked off Southwest Airlines for complaining that he didn’t fit Personal Life

7. Pervasive Language (Zack and Miri Make a Prono) Explicit Sexual Dialogue (Dogma) Violence (Cop Out) Action Violence (Wild Wild West) Sexuality (Chasing Amy) Explicit Language (Mall Rats) Strong Drug Content (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) Movie Content

8. ClerksClerks (1994) Starring: Ken Clark, Scott Mosier, and Jeff Anderson Depicts a day in the lives of two store clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy clients, talk about movies, and play hockey on the store roof. Must See Movie #5

9. Chasing AmyChasing Amy (1997) Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Scott Moiser Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian. Must See Movie #4

10. MallratsMallrats (1995) Starring: Jason Mewes, Stan Lee, and Ben Affleck Two best friends get dumped by their girlfriends and take refuge at a local mall Must See Movie #3

11. DogmaDogma (1999) Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Linda Fiorentino An abortion clinic worker that has a special heritage is called to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven. Must See Movie #2

12. Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackJay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Starring: Ben Affleck, Will Farell, and Kevin Smith The comic 'Bluntman and Chronic' is based on real-life stoners: Jay and Silent Bob. When they get no profit from a big-screen version they start to wreck the movie. Must See Movie #1

13. On January 11, 2011 Smith expressed his disappointment about working with Bruce Willis in the film “Cop Out” claimed that if it wasn’t for Tracey Morgan “I would have either killed myself or hired someone else in the making of Cop Out” Received criticism for smoking pot and not being involved with the actors enough Answered on Twitter: “Writing a nasty review for Cop Out is akin to bullying a retarded kid. All you’ve done is make fun of something that wasn't doing you any harm and wanted only to give some cats some fun laughs.” Controversy

14. Independent Spirit Award Nominees: Chasing Amy (Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Role) Dogma (Best Screenplay) Clerks ( Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay) Awards Received: Chasing Amy (Best Screenplay) Red State (Best Film) Good Will Hunting (Executive Producer) Nominations and Awards

15. “Any Book is a self-help guide if you can take something from it.” “All these people who say success changes people; well, no, it just magnifies what’s there.” “Sex is sex, as far as I’m concerned. Some cats dig on the opposite gender, and some cats dig on their own.” Quotes