History Creator / KevinSmith

* CanadaEh: The ''True North Trilogy'', horror-comedy films all set in Canada.

-->Dogs are man's best friend. Cats are like man's complacent roommate.

* Played a pathologist/lab tech in the ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' film.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://www.viewaskew.com/press/aicn.html Per this interview]], he was involved in many different projects, including ''Busing'' for Creator/HollywoodPictures (''Clerks'' [[RecycledInSpace in a restaurant]]), a second sequel to ''Film/{{Fletch}}'', ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' (when Turner Pictures was around before it was absorbed into Warner Bros.), ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' (he later adapted this [[https://bionic.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bionic_Man_(Dynamite) into a miniseries for]] Creator/DynamiteComics), ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' and ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'' (which wound up becoming a TV series years later).

He is well known for being extremely approachable and friendly towards his fans; often he will take time after his appearances at comic book conventions and the like to sign autographs and chat with fans for multiple ''hours''. Noted for holding detailed audience Q&A sessions, initially attached to his movies, he discovered that people would pay to come to an auditorium and listen to him tell stories and answer audience questions without any context. Hence, ''An Evening with Kevin Smith'' led to sequels ''An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder'', ''Sold Out: A [[RuleOfThree Three]]vening With Kevin Smith'', ''Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40'' and ''Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell''. He was one of the first film directors to have a major internet presence, going all the way back to the mid-90's.

* ''Comicbook/GreenArrow'' - Debuted the mute supervillain Onomatopoeia, and brought the Emerald Archer back to life.

* TenMinuteRetirement: He announced his retirement from filmmaking in 2010, following his disastrous experience on ''Film/CopOut''. However, his love of the process was reinvigorated by both ''Film/RedState'' and ''Film/{{Tusk}}''.

* GenreRoulette: While his films generally have a familiar personality, usually through AuthorAppeal and dialogue, Smith has done some widely varied types of movies, from a [[Film/{{Clerks}} DIY indie film]], to [[Film/{{Mallrats}} screwball]] [[Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack comedies]], a [[Film/ChasingAmy tasteful dramady]], [[Film/{{Dogma}} religious]] [[Film/RedState thrillers]], a [[Film/JerseyGirl chick flick]] and [[Film/{{Tusk}} rubber monster]] [[Film/YogaHosers b-movies]]. Extends to television, where his resume includes [[Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration a Canadian teen soap opera]], [[Series/Supergirl2015 superhero]] [[Series/TheFlash2014 shows]], [[Series/TheGoldbergs sitcoms]] and a [[Series/{{Reaper}} comedy about collecting souls for the devil]].

* ''{{Film/Tusk}}'' - A [[SurrealHorror surreal]] BodyHorror-comedy and the first part of his ''True North'' Trilogy, three films in their own self-contained universe all set in Canada.

* Directed and starred in two episodes of ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'', bringing along Jason Mewes and Alanis Morrisette for the ride. He took up the gig because he was a huge fan of ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' and ''Series/DegrassiHigh'' during their runs on Creator/{{PBS}}, and had a PerverseSexualLust for Caitlin Ryan.

* TakeThatCritics: Subverted. He doesn't dislike critics, but he is generally dismissive of them.

* [[FatBastard Fat Bastard]]/[[FatIdiot Fat Idiot]]: Averted on both counts. He used to be on the heavy side, sure, but he's known for being incredibly nice and good-natured and he's certainly no dummy either. And by the way...

* SublimeRhyme: The [[http://popcultureatemybrains.blogspot.com/2012/08/writing-reviews-white-serpent-rises.html intro]] to his podcast ''Fat Man On Batman''

Currently, he can easily be found on either his [[http://twitter.com/ThatKEvinSmith twitter page]] or his [[http://www.viewaskew.com/theboard/ official message board]] (which his wife and friends also frequently post on) or his [[http://smodcast.com/ internet radio station]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: In 2023, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvc7Ny4iUk he spoke out about his mental health and brought up that he faced an experience of sexual abuse when he was a little kid. He had also been emotionally abused for his weight resulted in him suffering body dysmorphia even after he lost a lot of weight]]. He didn't take these experiences as abuse though until he spoke out about it with a therapist. He also stated about how for many years he has suffered from a lot of self-doubt and co-dependency.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: In 2023, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvc7Ny4iUk he spoke out about his mental health and brought up that he faced an experience of sexual abuse when he was a little kid. He had also been emotionally abused for his weight resulted in him suffering body dysmorphia even after he lost a lot of weight]]. He didn't take these experiences as abuse though until he spoke out about it with a therapist.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: In 2023, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvc7Ny4iUk he spoke out about his mental health and brought up that he faced an experience of sexual abuse when he was a little kid as well as being emotionally abused for his weight]]. He didn't take it as abuse though until he spoke out about it with a therapist.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: In 2023, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvc7Ny4iUk he spoke out about his mental health and brought up that he faced an experience of sexual abuse when he was a little kid]]. He didn't take it as abuse though until he spoke out about it with a therapist.

* OnlySaneMan: Most, if not all, of Smith's anecdotes regarding celebrities in his "An Evening With" series have him coming off as this, giving the impression that everyone in Hollywood aside from himself is a gigantic cloudcuckoolander His Prince & Jon Peters stories being particularly enjoyable/humourous examples of this trope.

* ClusterFBomb: He's such an abuser, his [[Film/{{Clerks}} first film]] was originally rated NC-17 '''based on language alone.'''

* IconicOutfit: His hockey jerseys and jean shorts. Previously the long green coat.
** Once his jerseys stopped fitting after his 2018 weight loss, he’s usually seen in a pink blazer.

* OverprotectiveDad[=/=]ObnoxiousInLaws: In a complete [[AvertedTrope aversion of both]], in general he gets along with his daughter's boyfriends. On ''Silent But Deadly'' he took some time to gush over Harley's now-ex Cory, and while [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic quarantined]] with Harley's current boyfriend [[Film/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark2019 Austin Zajur]] he roped him into shooting a webseries together.

* MrViceGuy: A self-proclaimed "Fat, lazy slob," Smith is a stoner and an (albeit recovering) overeater with a mouth like a sailor. However, he is also said to be one of the nicest celebrities you will ever meet, showing everyone, from colleagues, to fans, to the Westboro Baptist Church the same level of courtesy.

* TheStoner: He credits switching from cigarettes to marijuana with helping him out of a creative rut in TheNewTens (though some critics argue that it just fried his brain and made it impossible for him to make anything interesting any more). Although he credits it for saving his life when he had his near-fatal heart attack, as he was able to relatively calm during his heart surgery thanks to a joint he'd smoked shortly before, he [[https://www.facebook.com/YesThatKevinSmith/posts/pfbid02LQKCS7EKZoMGRJVmQdPTqsGFoKZ7dW8aFJoQgdkBpggBkJKuktgpFnyLN2QVzPKbl decided]] to kick the habit five years later.

* TheStoner: He credits switching from cigarettes to marijuana with helping him out of a creative rut in TheNewTens (though some critics argue that it just fried his brain and made it impossible for him to make anything interesting any more). Although it did save his life when he had his near-fatal heart attack, as he was able to relatively calm during his heart surgery thanks to a joint he'd smoked shortly before, he [[https://www.facebook.com/YesThatKevinSmith/posts/pfbid02LQKCS7EKZoMGRJVmQdPTqsGFoKZ7dW8aFJoQgdkBpggBkJKuktgpFnyLN2QVzPKbl decided]] to kick the habit five years later.

* TheStoner: He credits switching from cigarettes to marijuana with helping him out of a creative rut in TheNewTens (though some critics argue that it just fried his brain and made it impossible for him to make anything interesting any more). It ended up saving his life when he had his near-fatal heart attack, as he was able to relatively calm during his heart surgery thanks to a joint he'd smoked shortly before.