Jason Mewes Biography

Fast Facts

• In honor of his mother, who had contracted HIV, he attended an AIDS benefit between the making of "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma․"
• Received the "Dirtiest Mouth Moment" award at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards
• Worked as a roofer before being cast as Jay in "Clerks․"
• Quote: "My life would be complete if I could play a superhero in a flick․"
• Battling drug addiction for most of his life, he was arrested in 1999 for possession of heroin in New Jersey
• Often collaborates with director Kevin Smith in films
• Worked as a cashier at Kevin Smith's comic book store
• Provides a voice-over in the video game "Scarface: The World Is Yours․"
• Friend Kevin Smith created a podcast for him as a weekly intervention tool to help Mewes talk about substance abuse
• Was the first choice to portray Oliver Queen in a proposed "Green Arrow" project for The Weinstein Company