Jason Mewes
American actor (born 1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor. He is also a comedian, movie producer and podcaster. He is best known for playing Jay, the half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob who talks. He plays this role in many of his longtime friend Kevin Smith's movies.
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Career
Mewes began his movie career in Smith's 1994 movie Clerks as Jay.[1] The movie was a success. It caused Mewes to become identified with the role. He also played Jay in Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) and Clerks II (2006). He also supplied Jay's voice in Clerks: The Animated Series. He also was in the movies Scream 3 (2000) and Bottoms Up (2006). Mewes and Smith appeared on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. They were in two episodes of a three-part story about Smith's View Askew films titled Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh? a
In 1998, he starred as "Gary Lamb – Ground Activist" in a series of Nike commercials directed by Smith. From 2010 to 2012, Mewes was cast as "Jimmy the Janitor" for 26 episodes of the Canadian television series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.
Mewes starred in the horror movie Breath of Hate (2015).[2] Mewes co-starred in Smith's 2008 movie Zack and Miri Make a Porno. He is in a scene near the end of the movie where he is fully nude.
Mewes co-hosts a weekly podcast with Smith. It is called Jay & Silent Bob Get Old. On the podcast, Mewes talks about his former drug addiction problems.
Mewes co-produced the 2013 animated movie Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie with his wife Jordan Monsanto. The movie is based on the Bluntman and Chronic comic book that Smith wrote for 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
Mewes starred in episode 3 of the sixth season of Hawaii Five-0 as Eddie Brooks.[3]
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