Biography
American actor Kevin Smith became famous after going to the large screens of the film "Clerks", in which he was listed and producer, and director. Fate was favorable to a man, from childhood a dreaming profession of a hyseride, thanks to which a new star was lit on the cinematographic sky.Childhood and youth
Kevin Patrick Smith was born on August 2, 1970 in the American city of Red Bank (New Jersey). Despite the fact that Kevin was not the only child in the family, the future actor himself was never provided. Parents were vigilantly to ensure that each of the three children did not lose without doing and did something. From the young age, Kevin was captivated by the colorful world of cinema.
In school years, he was the official basketball team operator. His video studies with matches admired and relatives, and friends, and even teaching and coaching compositions. After receiving the middle education certificate, Smith went to Canada. In Vancouver, an active young man entered the School of Cinema. True, the learning process was not interested. Movie watched movies in day. Among the variety of work with which he managed to familiarize himself in 4 months of staying in an educational institution, Smith especially liked the low-budget picture of the director Richard Linklateter "Halavashchik."
Later, the screenwriter admits that he planned to remove his debut picture in the same style. After the deductions, the young man returned to his hometown in which she got a job in a local hypermarket. It is the work of the seller inspired Kevin to write the script of the film "Clerk". Smith understood that the picture was needed by the budget. To minimize the costs of shooting, Kevin attracted to the work of lovers and their friends. The ribbon action unfolded in the supermarket in which he worked during the day, so remove the room and pay for rent a script.
Films
The debut show of "Clerks" took place at the Sandens Festival. Miramax, with which he repeatedly collaborated Smith, bought the right to the film for the film for ten times the amount of $ 250 thousand in excess of the costs of the spectators and critics of the tape paid themselves, earning $ 3 million in the global box office in 1995 to large screens came out Picture of "Lobotryasi" (the second name - "Parties from the supermarket").
In a film that tells about the life of completely different in the nature of friends, in addition to Smith himself, Shennen Doherty starred, Jason Lee, Joy Lauren Adams and Ben Affleck. Despite the stellar composition of the tape and a good budget, the film did not find a response in the hearts of the audience and from the point of view of commercial success failed. The last film "Jersey Trilogy" - "In pursuit of Amy" - saw the light in 1996. A film telling the history of a man who fell into a bisexual, in 1998 he became a laureate of the Golden Globe.
In 1999, Kevin's filmography was replenished with a picture of Dogma's affecting religious theme. In the center of the story, the history of two fallen angels - Loki (Ben Affleck) and Barta (Matt Damon) expelled from heaven, but trying to return home. Their intentions try to prevent God's voice Metatron (Alan Rickman), the Apostle Rufus (Chris Rock), Muza, Music Stripter (Salma Hayek), two prophet-cooling jay (Jason Muz) and silent Bob (Kevin Smith), as well as the last of the descendants God on Earth is a girl named Viph (Linda Fiorentino).
After the "clerks", "lobotryers", "in pursuit of Amy" and "Dogma", the screenwriter created a film, fully dedicated to two characters distinguished from the crowd. Tape "Jay and Silent Bob is applied to a retaliatory blow" came out on large screens in 2001 and gained love from the audience around the world.
2002 was marked by the entry into the light of the "Evening with Kevin Smith" paintings, in which the director answered questions of students of American colleges. In 2006, several minutes Smith came out at once. Spectators accepted the paintings "Clerk 2", "Pei to the bottom!" And "Girl from Jersey." In 2011-2016, Kevin was involved in the work on the film "Red Staff", "Zack and Miri take off porn", "burn him in hell", "Timel", "Yoganut" and "Black Holidays".
Personal life
On the relationship with representatives of the weak half of humanity, Kevin never specifically did not spread. Despite the efforts of the Master of Refurbishment, do not betray his personal life, it has always been able to calculate the specimens to whom Smith has experienced tender feelings. So, during the shooting of the comedy tape "In pursuit of Amy" (1996), the screenwriter met with the actress of Joy Lauren Adams playing the main role.
Young people managed to hide their relationship over a couple of months. According to the shooting area of staff, Kevin and Joy never allowed "superfluous" in humans. At work they were associated exclusively business interests. Amur gusts governed governed away from prying eyes. Their pair broke down after the release of the film in the light. After a year, Smith met his future wife, a journalist of the newspaper USA Today Jennifer Schlobach. Their meeting was timed to the emergence of hearing in the media that Kevin was a real screenwriter "Umnitsa Will Hunting" film.
Young people attracted each other and, deciding to bypass the flower-bought period side, began to live together a month after the acquaintance. Smith's environment believed that such a hasty decision would not lead to anything good. The conclusion of friends turned out to be erroneous. In April 1999, the spouse of cinematographer gave him the daughter, which was called Harley Quinn. According to Kevin, he invented the name he. The producer called the girl in honor of the Superstomotor from Comics about Batman.
It is worth noting that the marital life did not put the cross on Adams journalistic career. The screenwriter never tried to locate his faithful in four walls, turning it into a smoothly sitting housewife at home. Moreover, the director independently suggested a spouse in his films "Jay and Silent Bob strikes a retaliatory strike" (2001) and "Jersey girl" (2004). After that, the acting career Jennifer went to the mountain. A woman as an actress starred in 11 paintings, and also tried on the image of the producer and director.
Kevin is one of the few coestrokers who find time and for the family, and for fans. Smith regularly communicates with fans on the network, and also holds the owned festival "Vulgarthon" in the hometown of Red Bank. In addition to spouses and daughters, the actors Ben Afflecks were seen at this event, Jason Muiz, Brian O'Halloran, Jason Lee, Chris Rock and Matt Damon. Among other things, the founder of the company VIEW Askew Productions has opened a comic shop called "Secret Dress Jay and Silent Bob", which, unlike the branch closed in January 2009, continues to work to this day.
Kevin Smith now
In February 2017, on its official page on Facebook Smith published the screenshot of the Script Title Script Text Editor. A comment to the snapshot said that in the summer of the same year, the continuation of the cult comedian tape will begin, telling about the adventures of two dusty friends - Jay and Bob. The new picture "Jay and Silent Bob: Reboot" will be satir at the Hollywood film industry, which from the mid-2000s strangled on the creation of remakes.
Also in 2018, the movie "Clerk 3" will be released on large screens. It is noteworthy that the actors of Rosario Dawson will be removed in which the actors of Rosario Dawson will be removed, the director advertised in the TV series "Theory of the Big Explosion" in April 2015, offering the main heroine of the Penny series (Keyli Kooko) to play in a ready-to-reach Picture.
Now Kevin is fully immersed in the work on the tape "Jay and Silent Bob: Reboot". In "Instagram", the famous producer regularly posts photos from the set and holds fans in the course of the events around him. It is worth noting that social networks are not the only resource telling fans about the latest news from the life of the director. On various Internet portals and print publications, materials related to the creative biography of the actor are also often published.
Filmography
- "Clerks" (1994);
- "Dogma" (1999);
- "Creek 3" (2000);
- "Jay and Silent Bob are applied to a retaliatory strike" (2001);
- "Girl from Jersey" (2004);
- "The theory of the Big Explosion" (Season 8, 20 series);
- "Fans" (2009);
- "Double copper" (2010);
- "If you want to spend good time, call ..." (2012);
- "Timber" (2014);
- "Joganny" (2016);
- "Clerks 3" (2018);
- "Jay and Silent Bob: Reboot" (2018).