Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is a Jack of many trades since he is a comedian, actor, and filmmaker. In addition to that, he is an author, comic book writer, and podcaster. He rose to fame around 1994 courtesy of a comedy film by the name Clerks. This is a film where Smith was the writer, director, and one of the producers.

Equally important, he portrayed one of its characters, which was Silent Bob, and managed to do all that using a small budget.  The Silent Bob character may have started in Clerks, but that was just but the beginning. After all, the duo Jay and Silent Bob characters have appeared in other films by Kevin Smith, including Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Clerks II, Jay and Bob Strike Back, Dogma, Chasing Amy, and Mallrats.

Well, how well do you know about Kevin Smith? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Kevin Smith’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Kevin Smith to date.

Biography and Early Life

Kevin Smith was born to Grace Smith and Donald E. Smith as Kevin Patrick Smith. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, on 2^nd August 1970. His father worked as a postal worker, whereas his mother was a homemaker. Kevin vowed to himself that he would never do a job that he didn’t enjoy.

The decision came after realizing how his father hated his job to the extent that there were days when getting up to go and work was quite difficult. That’s probably due to having to work at the post office at night. It may have robbed his time with his family, and the bitterness slowly turned in to spite for his job.

He was not an only child but rather a last-born of a family of three children. His sister’s name is Virginia Smith, whereas his brother goes by the name Donald Jr. Smith. They grew up in Highlands town, and the family was Catholic.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Kevin Smith in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Kevin Smith’s age is 51 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 2 August 1970. Though, he is 5′ 67″ in feet and inches and 173 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 202 lbs in Pound and 92kg in Kilograms.

Education

When it was time for Kevin Smith to study, he enrolled in the Henry Hudson Regional High School. He was an average student, but his life wasn’t all that boring. He would use his free time to produce sketch comedy skits and videotape various basketball games. When it comes to the skits, his style was similar to that of Saturday Night Live. Upon graduating from high school, he left for New York to attend The New School but dropped out before graduating. At one point in life, he has attended other schools such as Brookdale Community College and Vancouver Film School.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Between 1995 and 1997, Kevin Smith and Joey Lauren Adams were in a romantic relationship. The relationship lasted for two years, which means that it was quite serious. However, it turns out that the American actress was not his soul-mate. Two years after the breakup, Smith started dating yet another actress, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. He must have made a resolution not to court for a long time ever again after the Joey situation. That’s probably why two tied the knot in 1999 on 25^th April, approximately three months after starting the relationship.

Shortly after the marriage, they welcomed their firstborn into this world. They gave the bouncing baby girl the name Harley Quinn Smith. Despite being together for a long time, they don’t have another child.

Is Kevin Smith Gay?

The sexual orientation of Kevin Smith is straight, and he is quite a family man. He has been married to a beautiful woman. Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, for more than two decades. He is also a father to a daughter. Even before the marriage, he was involved with a woman as well, Joey Lauren Adams. There are no rumors of divorce, infidelity, or involvement with another man. Therefore, Kevin is not gay or bisexual.

Professional Career

Upon studying for four months at the Vancouver Film School, he saw it fit to go back home. Initially, he worked in Leonardo at a convenience store. It helped him raise money enough to help him realize his film directing dream. That’s when he wrote, directed, produced, and acted in Clerks, released in 1994. The cast of the film included his acquaintances and friends. Its success motivated him to direct and produce many more television series and movies.

Some of his other notable works are Holidays, Comic Book Men, Sucks Less with Kevin Smith, and Good Will Hunting. That’s only a small fraction of the documentaries, television series, and movies he has edited, directed, produced, acted, or written.

Awards

The list of Kevin Smith awards is quite long. In 1994, he received awards from Sundance Film Festival, two from Cannes Film Festival, and another one from Deauville Film Festival courtesy of Clerks. In 1997, he won a Humanitas Prize and an Independent Spirit Award. He was also the winner of a Lifetime Achievement Award, Democracy Award, and Harvey Award in 1998.

In the 2000s, he received a Wizard Fan Award, Independent Spirit Award, Standard Life Audience Award, Maverick Award, and a UCLA Jack Benny Award for Comedy. Others include an MTV Movie Award, Golden Bucket of Popcorn award, Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award, Visionfest Vision Award, Vail Film Festival Renegade Award, Provincetown International Film Festival Filmmaker on the Edge Award, and Sitges Film Festival Best Film for Red State

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Kevin Smith in 2021

As of 2021, Kevin Smith’s net worth is approximately $30 million. The figure doesn’t come as a surprise since he makes films, including writing, directing, producing, and acting. He also makes additional income from the sales of his books and comic books. Podcasting is yet another way of generating money as far as Smith is concerned. Clerk film alone earned $3.1 million. With all the various sources of income, Kevin Smith has realized the huge net worth.

The track record of Kevin Smith is quite commendable. He has 13 credits, 31 credits, 55 credits, and 33 credits as an editor, director, actor, and writer, respectively. In addition to that, he is quite famous with a considerable net worth. Unlike his father, he does something that he loves and enjoys.