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Highlands, New Jersey
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Bearded, wearing glasses and a perennial long wool coat on top of shorts and a shirt, Kevin Smith became the idol of aspiring filmmakers everywhere when his independent feature "Clerks" (1994)--made for $27,575--won art prizes and a contract with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Raised in New Jersey, Smith had dropped out of The New School for Social Research's creative writing program when the school administration called his parents to complain their son was throwing water balloons from his dorm window. Seeing an ad in the Village Voice for the Vancouver Film School, he matriculated for
Co-Executive Producer
1997
1991
Inspired to start a film career after seeing, "Slacker," Richard Linklater's film about shiftless youth
1992
Wrote script for "Clerks"
1994
Debuted "Clerks" at the Sundance Film Festival; Miramax acquired distribution rights
Formed production company, View Askew
1995
Released second feature, "Mallrats"; first affiliation with actor Ben Affleck
1996
Signed deal with Carsey-Werner Productions to develop TV sitcom; deal fell apart when Jason Lee (star of "Mallrats") decided he didn't want to do a sitcom
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