Why is Kevin Smith famous?

Kevin Patrick Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster.

Why is Kevin Smith famous?

As an actor, Smith is best known for his role as Silent Bob in Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks II.

On his 21st birthday, Smith saw Richard Linklater’s comedy Slacker. Impressed that Linklater set and shot the film in his hometown of Austin, Texas rather than on a soundstage in a major city, Smith was inspired to become a filmmaker and to set films where he lived.

He has said, “It was the movie that got me off my ass; it was the movie that lit a fire under me, the movie that made me think, ‘Hey, I could be a filmmaker.’ And I had never seen a movie like that before ever in my life.” He assembled a library of independent filmmakers like Linklater, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, and Hal Hartley to draw from.