Jason Mewes Biography




Jason Mewes
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Jason Mewes

Mewes at Wizard World, 2004
Born Jason Edward Mewes
June 12, 1974 (1974-06-12) (age 34)
Highlands, New Jersey, U.S.
Years active 1994–present
Official website

Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed drug dealer Jay, the vocal half of Jay and Silent Bob from the films of Mewes' longtime friend Kevin Smith.

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Career

While he is mostly known for acting in films, Mewes also has worked in television. He voiced the role of Jay in the short-lived Clerks: The Animated Series. He, along with Smith, appeared in the films Scream 3, Bottoms Up and on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He appeared in two episodes of a three-part story arc in which he and Smith film a new addition to Smith's New Jersey films entitled Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh? at Degrassi Community School. They appear again on Degrassi (in a two part episode), at the premiere of Jay and Silent Bob go Canadian, Eh? in Canada. Mewes, Smith, and Degrassi star Stacie Mistysyn made the cover of Canadian TV Guide. In 1998, he starred as "Gary Lamb - Ground Activist" in a series of Nike commercials directed by Smith.

In Scarface: The World Is Yours Mewes provides a voiceover for a thief who steals some tapes. The character's dialogue, consisting mainly of constant stream-of-consciousness profanity, is entirely consistent with that of the Jay character.

Mewes starred in the pilot episode of a Kevin Smith directed sitcom called Hating Hal (which never advanced beyond the pilot stage.)

During a radio interview on WJFK 106.7, Mewes confirmed that at one time, he had a deal with Kevin Smith, that if he stayed sober, that they would make Clerks 2. He also stated that he is doing film called K 11 with Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed, and that he dyed his hair black for this role. 1

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1994 Clerks Jay
1995 Mallrats Jay
1996 Drawing Flies Az
1997 Chasing Amy Jay
1999 Dogma Jay
Tail Lights Fade uncredited
The Blair Clown Project Witness #3
Spilt Milk
2000 Scream 3 Jay
Vulgar Tuott the Basehead
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay
2001-2002 Clerks Jay 6 episodes
2002 R.S.V.P. Terry
High Times' Potluck Guy
Hot Rush
2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Jay the MC as Jay Mewes
2004 Powder: Up Here Evil Villain
2005 Degrassi: The Next Generation Himself 4 episodes
My Big Fat Independent Movie Answering Machine voice
Tom 51
The Pleasure Drivers Counter Monkey
2006 Clerks II Jay
Feast Edgy Cat
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
Bottoms Up Owen Peadman
The Tripper Joey
Jack's Law Bobby Mewes
2007 Netherbeast Incorporated Waxy Dan
2008 Noah's Ark: The New Beginning Ham voice
Bitten Jack
Zack and Miri Make a Porno Lester
Silent But Deadly Thomas Capper post-production
Tattoos: A Scarred History Himself
Repo T.J. post-production
2009 2 Dudes and a Dream Pink Dot Clerk post-production
A Tribute to Big Red Jason post-production
Mitch and Stu's Quest Stu pre-production
TBA Red State

See also

Further reading

  • Smith, Kevin. My Boring Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith. Titan Books. 25 September 2007. ISBN 1845765389.

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