Emerging from a working-class neighborhood in Highlands, New Jersey, he initially pursued roofing before stepping onto a set, where his friendship with Kevin Smith launched a career defined by the outspoken character Jay in the View Askewniverse. The role debuted in Smith’s low-budget hit Clerks and recurred in Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II, while he al…
