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'''Jason Edward Mewes''' (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, and [[podcast]]er. He is best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo [[Jay and Silent Bob]], in longtime friend [[Kevin Smith]]'s [[View Askewniverse]] franchise.
'''Jason Edward Mewes''' (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, and [[podcast]]er. He is best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo [[Jay and Silent Bob]], in longtime friend [[Kevin Smith]]'s [[View Askewniverse]] franchise.


==Early life==
== Early life ==
Mewes was born on June 12, 1974, in [[Highlands, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Mewes - Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/jason-mewes/biography.html |access-date=May 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719145402/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/jason-mewes/biography.html |archive-date=July 19, 2014}}</ref> and grew up in a [[working-class]] neighborhood. He never knew his father, and his mother was an ex-con and a drug addict. Relates Mewes: "She used to check into hotels and take TVs and sell them... I guess it really ain't funny, but it's weird because it was so fucked up... She used to steal mail. I used to drive around with her and she'd pull up and make me reach into mailboxes. It really wasn't pleasant." Although this exposure to drugs at first served to make him averse to them, he eventually began using them after graduating<ref name=EW>{{cite magazine |last=Spivnes |first=Christine |date=July 14, 2006 |title=The drug addled life of Jason Mewes |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/07/14/drug-addled-life-jason-mewes/ |access-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-date=September 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905222431/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1213646,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> from [[Henry Hudson Regional High School]].<ref>O'Sullivan, Eleanor. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113404397/kevin-smith-and-jason-mewes-of-henry/ "Outtakes"], ''[[Home News Tribune|The Home News]]'', July 2, 1995. Accessed November 20, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Jason Mewes, co-star of ''Clerks'' and ''Mallrats,'' helped Smith present the scholarships. He, too, is a Henry Hudson graduate, and the 'Mewes' were from pals in the audience."</ref>
Mewes was born on June 12, 1974, in [[Highlands, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Mewes - Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/jason-mewes/biography.html |access-date=May 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719145402/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/jason-mewes/biography.html |archive-date=July 19, 2014}}</ref> and grew up in a [[working-class]] neighborhood. He never knew his father, and his mother was an ex-con and a drug addict. Relates Mewes: "She used to check into hotels and take TVs and sell them... I guess it really ain't funny, but it's weird because it was so fucked up... She used to steal mail. I used to drive around with her and she'd pull up and make me reach into mailboxes. It really wasn't pleasant." Although this exposure to drugs at first served to make him averse to them, he eventually began using them after graduating<ref name=EW>{{cite magazine |last=Spivnes |first=Christine |date=July 14, 2006 |title=The drug addled life of Jason Mewes |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/07/14/drug-addled-life-jason-mewes/ |access-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-date=September 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905222431/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1213646,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> from [[Henry Hudson Regional High School]].<ref>O'Sullivan, Eleanor. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113404397/kevin-smith-and-jason-mewes-of-henry/ "Outtakes"], ''[[Home News Tribune|The Home News]]'', July 2, 1995. Accessed November 20, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Jason Mewes, co-star of ''Clerks'' and ''Mallrats,'' helped Smith present the scholarships. He, too, is a Henry Hudson graduate, and the 'Mewes' were from pals in the audience."</ref>


His best friend was future filmmaker [[Kevin Smith]], who described Mewes this way: "[Jason]'s the kind of dude you know for five minutes and he whips his cock out. I was like, somebody should put this dude in a movie. I just wanted to see if anybody outside our group of friends finds him as funny as I do."<ref name=EW/>
His best friend was future filmmaker [[Kevin Smith]], who described Mewes this way: "[Jason]'s the kind of dude you know for five minutes and he whips his cock out. I was like, somebody should put this dude in a movie. I just wanted to see if anybody outside our group of friends finds him as funny as I do."<ref name=EW/>


==Career==
== Career ==
While working toward a career in roofing, Mewes made his film debut in Smith's 1994 film ''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]'' as Jay.<ref name=EW/> The film was a success, resulting in Mewes becoming closely identified with the role, which he also played in ''[[Mallrats]]'' (1995), ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' (1997), ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' (1999), ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' (2001), and ''[[Clerks II]]'' (2006). He supplied Jay's voice in the short-lived ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series]]''. He, along with Kevin Smith, performed in the films ''[[Scream 3]]'' (2000) and ''[[Bottoms Up (2006 film)|Bottoms Up]]'' (2006); they appeared on the Canadian television series ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', in two episodes of a three-part story arc in which he and Smith film a new addition to Smith's [[View Askewniverse|View Askew films]] titled ''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 the January 29, 2005, issue of Canadian ''[[TV Guide]]''.<ref>{{cite book |date=January 29, 2005 |title=[[TV Guide (Canada)|TV Guide Canada]]}}</ref>
While working toward a career in roofing, Mewes made his film debut in Smith's 1994 film ''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]'' as Jay.<ref name=EW/> The film was a success, resulting in Mewes becoming closely identified with the role, which he also played in ''[[Mallrats]]'' (1995), ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' (1997), ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' (1999), ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' (2001), and ''[[Clerks II]]'' (2006). He supplied Jay's voice in the short-lived ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series]]''. He, along with Kevin Smith, performed in the films ''[[Scream 3]]'' (2000) and ''[[Bottoms Up (2006 film)|Bottoms Up]]'' (2006); they appeared on the Canadian television series ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', in two episodes of a three-part story arc in which he and Smith film a new addition to Smith's [[View Askewniverse|View Askew films]] titled ''Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh?'' at Degrassi Community School. Mewes, Smith, and ''Degrassi'' star [[Stacie Mistysyn]] made the cover of the January 29, 2005, issue of Canadian ''[[TV Guide]]''.<ref>{{cite book |date=January 29, 2005 |title=[[TV Guide (Canada)|TV Guide Canada]]}}</ref>


In 1998, he starred as "Gary Lamb – Ground Activist" in a series of [[Nike, Inc.|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]]''.
In 1998, he starred as "Gary Lamb – Ground Activist" in a series of [[Nike, Inc.|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]]''.
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Mewes' directorial debut, ''[[Madness in the Method]]'', in which he also starred, premiered August 2, 2019, in the U.S.
Mewes' directorial debut, ''[[Madness in the Method]]'', in which he also starred, premiered August 2, 2019, in the U.S.


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
Mewes married Jordan Monsanto in a civil ceremony on January 30, 2009, with a larger wedding planned later that May.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 18, 2009 |title=Mewes Marries |work=Celebrity Weddings |url=http://www.celebweddings.com/jasonmewes/mewes-marries |access-date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002143838/http://www.celebweddings.com/jasonmewes/mewes-marries |archive-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> Their daughter, Logan Lee, was born on April 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Webber |first=Stephanie |date=April 2, 2015 |title=Jason Mewes Welcomes First Child With Wife Jordan Monsanto: See the First Photo of Their Baby Girl |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jason-mewes-welcomes-first-child-with-wife-jordan-monsanto-first-pic-201524 |access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref> Their second child, Lucien Lee, was born on February 12, 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Slater |first=Georgia |date=February 20, 2023 |title=Jason Mewes and Wife Jordan Monsanto Welcome Baby No. 2, Son Lucien Lee — See the Photos! |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/parents/jason-mewes-and-wife-jordan-monsanto-welcome-second-baby-photos/ |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
Mewes married Jordan Monsanto in a civil ceremony on January 30, 2009, with a larger wedding planned later that May.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 18, 2009 |title=Mewes Marries |work=Celebrity Weddings |url=http://www.celebweddings.com/jasonmewes/mewes-marries |access-date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002143838/http://www.celebweddings.com/jasonmewes/mewes-marries |archive-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> Their daughter, Logan Lee, was born on April 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Webber |first=Stephanie |date=April 2, 2015 |title=Jason Mewes Welcomes First Child With Wife Jordan Monsanto: See the First Photo of Their Baby Girl |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jason-mewes-welcomes-first-child-with-wife-jordan-monsanto-first-pic-201524 |access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref> Their second child, Lucien Lee, was born on February 12, 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Slater |first=Georgia |date=February 20, 2023 |title=Jason Mewes and Wife Jordan Monsanto Welcome Baby No. 2, Son Lucien Lee — See the Photos! |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/parents/jason-mewes-and-wife-jordan-monsanto-welcome-second-baby-photos/ |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>  


===Substance abuse===
=== Substance abuse ===
Mewes has openly talked about his struggles with [[substance abuse]], which began in his early 20s. He first began using [[heroin]] shortly after appearing in ''Mallrats'' and was soon addicted; he was under the influence while filming ''Chasing Amy'' and ''Dogma''. Kevin Smith entered Mewes into the first of a series of [[drug rehabilitation]] clinics in 1997 after noticing Mewes would randomly fall asleep, which he initially attributed to [[narcolepsy]]. Mewes sobered up until about a week into the ''Dogma'' shoot, when he learned he could pass his urine tests by abstaining from drugs for three days beforehand and then using drugs the rest of the week. In another attempt to get clean, Mewes moved in with his mother, who gave him [[Oxycodone|OxyContin]] to ease the withdrawal symptoms.<ref name=EW/>
Mewes has openly talked about his struggles with [[substance abuse]], which began in his early 20s. He first began using [[heroin]] shortly after appearing in ''Mallrats'' and was soon addicted; he was under the influence while filming ''Chasing Amy'' and ''Dogma''. Kevin Smith entered Mewes into the first of a series of [[drug rehabilitation]] clinics in 1997 after noticing Mewes would randomly fall asleep, which he initially attributed to [[narcolepsy]]. Mewes sobered up until about a week into the ''Dogma'' shoot, when he learned he could pass his urine tests by abstaining from drugs for three days beforehand and then using drugs the rest of the week. In another attempt to get clean, Mewes moved in with his mother, who gave him [[Oxycodone|OxyContin]] to ease the withdrawal symptoms.<ref name=EW/> Mewes's mother died in 2002 of [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] related complications. She contracted HIV from sharing needles.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 15, 2006 |title=Showbiz Tonight transcript |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sbt/date/2006-12-15/segment/01?utm_source=chatgpt.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawMhsL5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGVkViQ3dBTWpTVFR3T0NsAR7ObOtvXhKAWDjkPjJJOKRK6Idji-WOcbtas5nn05pE1mWBd60jTQrVGAp4vw_aem_Dom9HpEPi3HKmwCucz_zPA |work=CNN}}</ref>


In 1999, Mewes was arrested in [[New Jersey]] for heroin possession. His probation sentence included community service, drug counseling, and regular court appearances in New Jersey. In late 2001, after he failed to make a court appearance, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Smith had taken Mewes in to live with him and his wife, [[Jennifer Schwalbach Smith]], but evicted him after catching him using drugs again. During this period, Mewes stole Smith's [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] card, spent $1,100 of Smith's money, and had heroin shipped to the hotel where a press junket for ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' was being held. Smith had Mewes check into various rehab facilities, including [[Promises Treatment Centers|Promises]] in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]], where his visit coincided with frequent costar [[Ben Affleck]]'s stay for [[alcoholism]]. These attempts were unsuccessful for Mewes, whose problem was so severe that Smith was unable to give him a part in 2004's ''[[Jersey Girl (2004 film)|Jersey Girl]]''.<ref name=EW/>
In 1999, Mewes was arrested in [[New Jersey]] for heroin possession. His probation sentence included community service, drug counseling, and regular court appearances in New Jersey. In late 2001, after he failed to make a court appearance, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Smith had taken Mewes in to live with him and his wife, [[Jennifer Schwalbach Smith]], but evicted him after catching him using drugs again. During this period, Mewes stole Smith's [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] card, spent $1,100 of Smith's money, and had heroin shipped to the hotel where a press junket for ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' was being held. Smith had Mewes check into various rehab facilities, including [[Promises Treatment Centers|Promises]] in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]], where his visit coincided with frequent costar [[Ben Affleck]]'s stay for [[alcoholism]]. These attempts were unsuccessful for Mewes, whose problem was so severe that Smith was unable to give him a part in 2004's ''[[Jersey Girl (2004 film)|Jersey Girl]]''.<ref name=EW/>
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To help Mewes maintain his sobriety, Smith created the ''Jay & Silent Bob Get Old'' podcast as a "weekly intervention" to let Mewes talk through his history of substance abuse. In a May 2014 [[Reddit]] Q&A thread with fans, Mewes stated that he had been sober since July 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mewes, Jason|date=May 7, 2014 |title=Hi, I'm Jay (Mewes) and this is my heterosexual life-mate, Chatty Kev (Smith). Snootchie Bootchies, Citizens! We put things in our mouths for money! |website=[[Reddit]] |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/24ykhj/hi_im_jay_mewes_and_this_is_my_heterosexual/ |access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511021157/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/24ykhj/hi_im_jay_mewes_and_this_is_my_heterosexual/}}</ref>
To help Mewes maintain his sobriety, Smith created the ''Jay & Silent Bob Get Old'' podcast as a "weekly intervention" to let Mewes talk through his history of substance abuse. In a May 2014 [[Reddit]] Q&A thread with fans, Mewes stated that he had been sober since July 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mewes, Jason|date=May 7, 2014 |title=Hi, I'm Jay (Mewes) and this is my heterosexual life-mate, Chatty Kev (Smith). Snootchie Bootchies, Citizens! We put things in our mouths for money! |website=[[Reddit]] |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/24ykhj/hi_im_jay_mewes_and_this_is_my_heterosexual/ |access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511021157/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/24ykhj/hi_im_jay_mewes_and_this_is_my_heterosexual/}}</ref>


==Filmography==
== Filmography ==
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|TV series regular
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|rowspan= "4" |2010
| rowspan="5" |2010
|''Repo''
|''Repo''
|T.J.
|T.J.
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|''[[Big Money Rustlas]]''
|Bucky
|Bucky
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|''[[The Last Godfather]]''
|Vinnie
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|2015
|rowspan= "3" |2015
|''The Last House''
|Ned
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|-
|''[[Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery]]''
|''[[Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery]]''
|Worker #1
|Worker #1
|voice
|voice
|-
|-
|2015
|''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''
|''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''
|Eddie Brooks
|Eddie Brooks
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===Video games===
=== Video games ===
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==References==
=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist
! Notes
|-
| 1994
| "Can't Even Tell"
| [[Soul Asylum]]
| rowspan="4" |Jay
|-
| 1995
| "[[Build Me Up Buttercup]]"
| {{sortname|The|Goops|nolink = 1}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
| "[[Because I Got High]]"
| [[Afroman]]
|-
| "[[Kick Some Ass]]"
| [[Stroke 9]]
|-
| 2013
| "Problem"
| [[Nova Rockafeller]]
| Guy at party
|-
| 2018
| "[[I'm Upset]]"
| [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]
| rowspan="2" |Jay
|-
| 2023
| “Highlife”
| [[Logic (rapper)|Logic]]
|}
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Kevin |date=25 September 2007 |title=My Boring Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=978-1-84576-538-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/myboringasslife00smit }}
*{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Kevin |date=25 September 2007 |title=My Boring Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=978-1-84576-538-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/myboringasslife00smit }}


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|582939}}
* {{IMDb name|582939}}
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[[Category:Henry Hudson Regional High School alumni]]
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[[Category:American male comedians]]
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Template:Short description Template:Pp-blp Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, and podcaster. He is best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse franchise.

Early life

Mewes was born on June 12, 1974, in Highlands, New Jersey,[1] and grew up in a working-class neighborhood. He never knew his father, and his mother was an ex-con and a drug addict. Relates Mewes: "She used to check into hotels and take TVs and sell them... I guess it really ain't funny, but it's weird because it was so fucked up... She used to steal mail. I used to drive around with her and she'd pull up and make me reach into mailboxes. It really wasn't pleasant." Although this exposure to drugs at first served to make him averse to them, he eventually began using them after graduating[2] from Henry Hudson Regional High School.[3]

His best friend was future filmmaker Kevin Smith, who described Mewes this way: "[Jason]'s the kind of dude you know for five minutes and he whips his cock out. I was like, somebody should put this dude in a movie. I just wanted to see if anybody outside our group of friends finds him as funny as I do."[2]

Career

While working toward a career in roofing, Mewes made his film debut in Smith's 1994 film Clerks as Jay.[2] The film was a success, resulting in Mewes becoming closely identified with the role, which he also played in Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), and Clerks II (2006). He supplied Jay's voice in the short-lived Clerks: The Animated Series. He, along with Kevin Smith, performed in the films Scream 3 (2000) and Bottoms Up (2006); they appeared on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, in two episodes of a three-part story arc in which he and Smith film a new addition to Smith's View Askew films titled Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh? at Degrassi Community School. Mewes, Smith, and Degrassi star Stacie Mistysyn made the cover of the January 29, 2005, issue of Canadian TV Guide.[4]

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 film Breath of Hate (2015), where he played a romantic love interest to a dysfunctional escort.[5] Mewes co-starred in Smith's 2008 film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, in which Mewes, in a scene near the end of the film, appears fully nude.

Mewes co-hosts a weekly podcast with Smith called Jay & Silent Bob Get Old in which Mewes discusses his former drug addiction issues.

Mewes is co-executive producer on Smith's Hulu-exclusive series Spoilers with Kevin Smith.[6]

Mewes co-produced the 2013 animated movie Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie with his wife Jordan Monsanto, which was based on the Bluntman and Chronic comic book that Smith wrote as a companion piece to 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

Mewes starred in episode 3 of the sixth season of Hawaii Five-0 as Eddie Brooks.[7]

Mewes' directorial debut, Madness in the Method, in which he also starred, premiered August 2, 2019, in the U.S.

Personal life

Mewes married Jordan Monsanto in a civil ceremony on January 30, 2009, with a larger wedding planned later that May.[8] Their daughter, Logan Lee, was born on April 1, 2015.[9] Their second child, Lucien Lee, was born on February 12, 2023.[10]

Substance abuse

Mewes has openly talked about his struggles with substance abuse, which began in his early 20s. He first began using heroin shortly after appearing in Mallrats and was soon addicted; he was under the influence while filming Chasing Amy and Dogma. Kevin Smith entered Mewes into the first of a series of drug rehabilitation clinics in 1997 after noticing Mewes would randomly fall asleep, which he initially attributed to narcolepsy. Mewes sobered up until about a week into the Dogma shoot, when he learned he could pass his urine tests by abstaining from drugs for three days beforehand and then using drugs the rest of the week. In another attempt to get clean, Mewes moved in with his mother, who gave him OxyContin to ease the withdrawal symptoms.[2] Mewes's mother died in 2002 of AIDS related complications. She contracted HIV from sharing needles.[11]

In 1999, Mewes was arrested in New Jersey for heroin possession. His probation sentence included community service, drug counseling, and regular court appearances in New Jersey. In late 2001, after he failed to make a court appearance, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Smith had taken Mewes in to live with him and his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, but evicted him after catching him using drugs again. During this period, Mewes stole Smith's ATM card, spent $1,100 of Smith's money, and had heroin shipped to the hotel where a press junket for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was being held. Smith had Mewes check into various rehab facilities, including Promises in Malibu, where his visit coincided with frequent costar Ben Affleck's stay for alcoholism. These attempts were unsuccessful for Mewes, whose problem was so severe that Smith was unable to give him a part in 2004's Jersey Girl.[2]

Mewes continued to use drugs, and has related that he decided to turn himself in and get help after waking up on Christmas morning in 2002 to find that he had started a fire after falling asleep near a lit candle while on heroin. Estranged from Smith, Mewes returned to New Jersey, and on April 1, 2003, he surrendered himself at a Freehold, New Jersey, court and pleaded guilty to probation violation charges. He was ordered to enter a six-month rehab program.[12] In a July 2006 interview, he reported that he was sober, and harbored no urges to drink or use drugs.[2] He relapsed in 2009 after having surgery.[13]

To help Mewes maintain his sobriety, Smith created the Jay & Silent Bob Get Old podcast as a "weekly intervention" to let Mewes talk through his history of substance abuse. In a May 2014 Reddit Q&A thread with fans, Mewes stated that he had been sober since July 1, 2010.[14]

Filmography

Key
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Year Film Role 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
2000–2002 Clerks: The Animated Series Jay 6 episodes
2000 Scream 3 Jay cameo
Vulgar Tuott the Basehead
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay
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
The Pleasure Drivers Counter Monkey
2006 Clerks II Jay
Feast Edgy Cat/Jason Mewes
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie Carrie
Bottoms Up Owen Peadman
Jack's Law Bobby Mewes
2007 Netherbeast Incorporated Waxy Dan
Gone Baby Gone "Thanks" during the end credits
The Tripper Joey
2008 Bitten Jack video
Zack and Miri Make a Porno Lester
Tattoos: A Scarred History Himself
Fanboys Himself cameo
2009 Tom Cool
Midgets vs. Mascots Jason uncredited
Shoot the Hero Nate
Mitch and Stu's Quest Stu
The Science of Cool Coach Cambria [15]
Degrassi Goes Hollywood Himself TV movie
2010–2012 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil Jimmy the Janitor TV series regular
2010 Repo T.J.
Noah's Ark: The New Beginning Ham voice
Breath of Hate Ned
Big Money Rustlas Bucky
The Last Godfather Vinnie
2011 Silent But Deadly Thomas Capper
2012 Cousin Sarah Anton
Spoilers with Kevin Smith Himself also co-executive producer
Noobz Andy Clifton
The Newest Pledge Professor Street
2013 Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie! Jay voice, also producer
Vigilante Diaries Mike Hanover web series, 2 episodes, also producer
2014 Devil's Tower Sid
Randal's Monday Jay Dealer
2015 The Last House Ned
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery Worker #1 voice
Hawaii Five-0 Eddie Brooks 1 episode
2015–2016 Triptank Jimmy
Caller 		voice, 2 episodes
2016–2018 The Flash Humvee Guy
Jay the Security Guard 		2 episodes
2016 Bling Kit voice[16]
Shooting Clerks Wes Jameson
Yoga Hosers Rogue Cop also producer[17]
Vigilante Diaries Mike Hanover
Hollyweed Rolo
2018 Aah! Roach! Deek
Weight Bogart
2019 Madness in the Method Jay also director
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Jay
2021; 2024 Masters of the Universe: Revelation Stinkor, Baddrah voice; 2 Episodes
2022 KillRoy Was Here [18]
Clerks III Jay
2024 The 4:30 Movie A John
2025 Template:Pending film Ed Harper Post-production[19]

Video games

Year Game Role Notes
2017 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Himself voice; part of "Rave in the Redwoods" Zombies map
2020 Fallout 76 Mort Wastelanders expansion
2025 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Jay Playable character in multiplayer modes

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
1994 "Can't Even Tell" Soul Asylum Jay
1995 "Build Me Up Buttercup" Script error: No such module "Sort".
2001 "Because I Got High" Afroman
"Kick Some Ass" Stroke 9
2013 "Problem" Nova Rockafeller Guy at party
2018 "I'm Upset" Drake Jay
2023 “Highlife” Logic

References

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  3. ↑ O'Sullivan, Eleanor. "Outtakes", The Home News, July 2, 1995. Accessed November 20, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Jason Mewes, co-star of Clerks and Mallrats, helped Smith present the scholarships. He, too, is a Henry Hudson graduate, and the 'Mewes' were from pals in the audience."
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Further reading

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External links

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