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Jason Mewes (Jason Edward Mewes) was born on 12 June, 1974 in Highlands, New Jersey, U.S., is an American actor (born 1974). Discover Jason Mewes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

Popular As Jason Edward Mewes
Occupation Actor, comedian, film producer, MC
Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 12 June 1974
Birthday 12 June
Birthplace Highlands, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Jason Mewes Height, Weight & Measurements

At 49 years old, Jason Mewes height is 5′ 11″ .

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Who Is Jason Mewes's Wife?

His wife is Jordan Monsanto (m. 2009)

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Wife Jordan Monsanto (m. 2009)
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Children 2

Jason Mewes Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jason Mewes worth at the age of 49 years old? Jason Mewes’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Jason Mewes's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1974

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 films.

Mewes was born on June 12, 1974, in Highlands, New Jersey, 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 from Henry Hudson Regional High School.

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."

1994

While working toward a career in roofing, Mewes made his film debut in Smith's 1994 film Clerks as Jay.

1995

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.

1997

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.

1998

In 1998, he starred as "Gary Lamb – Ground Activist" in a series of Nike commercials directed by Smith.

1999

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.

2000

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.

They appear again on Degrassi (in a two-part episode), at the premiere of Jay and Silent Bob go Canadian, Eh? in Canada.

2001

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.

2002

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.

2003

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.

2004

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.

2005

Mewes, Smith, and Degrassi star Stacie Mistysyn made the cover of the January 29, 2005, issue of Canadian TV Guide.

2008

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.

2009

Mewes married Jordan Monsanto in a civil ceremony on January 30, 2009, with a larger wedding planned later that May.

2010

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.

2013

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.

2015

Mewes starred in the horror film Breath of Hate (2015), where he played a romantic love interest to a dysfunctional escort.

Their daughter, Logan Lee, was born on April 1, 2015.

Their second child, Lucien Lee, was born on February 12, 2023.

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.

2019

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