Jason Edward Mewes was born on twelfth June 1974, and he is a prominent comedian, actor, podcaster, and comedian from America. He is most evident for being a longtime friend to Kevin Smith and acting in Jay and Silent Bob.

Early Life

Mewes is originally from New Jersey, and he grew up in a primarily working-class neighborhood. He never really knew his dad, and his mother was severely addicted to drugs. He also says that his mother used to force him to reach into mailboxes and steal the mail. She also drove around and then pulled up in front of mailboxes where it would not be charming. He was not previously exposed to drugs, and he vehemently hated them but fell into addiction after graduating high school. Kevin Smith became his good friend, and he describes Mewes as a guy who would pull his dick out after he knew you for five minutes. Kevin wanted to find out if other people Jason to be as funny as he does.

Career Beginning

He worked as a roofer, and he made his breakout from Clerks in 1994, where he performed the character of Jay. The movie came out to be a significant success, and Jason was identified closely with that character. He has also played a role in Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Jay and Silent, Dogma, Clerks 2, and Bob Strike back. He has also done voice acting in a short-lived animated show, Clerks: The Animated Series where he gave Jay’s voice and performed in Bottom’s up and Scream 3. He has also been on a TV show named Degrassi The Next Generation in a trilogy, and he also partnered for the View Akers movies titled Jay and Silent Bob goes Canadian. They again appeared in Degrassi at the premiere of the film in Canada.

In a series of Nike Commercials by Smith, he starred as Gary Lamb, Ground Activist, in 1998. He has been in a Canadian television series named Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, where he starred as Jimmy the Janitor for twenty-six episodes. He did the voiceover for a tape stealing thief in Scarface’s game: The world is Yours. In 2015, he starred in the horror movie Breath of Hate, where he acted as an ideological love interest to a dysfunctional escort. He has also starred in Zack and Miri make a porno. He currently hosts a program with Smith named Jay and Silent Bob to get old. He is presently producing Spoilers with Kevin Smith, which is a Hulu exclusive.

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Personal Life

Mewes has gotten married to Jordan Monsanto, and they have a daughter together named Loan Lee, who was born in 2015. Mewes has been very open about his struggles with substance abuse, and his issues commenced when he was in his twenties. He shortly after started using heroin while he was performing in Mallrats and soon became addicted. He did take rehabilitation but developed narcolepsy soon after.

Net Worth

The current approximate net worth of Jason Mewes is about 1 million dollars. He has accumulated most of this wealth by performing in several movies and television shows. He also appears in a podcast named Jay, and Silent Bob gets old.