Jeff Anderson was born on April 21, 1970 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA as Jeffrey Allan Anderson. He is an actor and director, known for Clerks (1994), Clerks II (2006) and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001). He has been married to Barbara Jacques since 2009. He was previously married to Lisa Spoonauer.
Henry Hudson Regional High School, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Spouse
Barbara Jacques (m. 2009), Lisa Spoonhauer (m. 1998–1999)
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
TV Shows
Clerks
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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Sardonic, drawling, heavily-accented voice
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Quote
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I loved Chasing Amy. I hated the fact that I wasn't in it. It's a love/hate thing.
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(On his first screenplay "Now You Know"): "I pretty much wrote it in my spare time. I never really said, "Okay, I'm going to write a movie now." I was just kinda screwing around."
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(How he got the role in Randal from "Clerks"): "I knew Kevin from high school. We graduated the same year. After high school, Kevin used to work in the video store from Clerks, which is just as dismal in real life as it is on film, therefore it was a great place to rent videos because nobody would go there. Kevin was an awesome video employee. He was the anti-Randal, never charged late fees and always had a recommendation for good flicks to rent. It was my coming to the video store, which eventually got me the role as Randal. He'd be pecking away at the script for Clerks while he worked and we would talk about it and when he was finally holding auditions, he invited me down to watch. I watched the auditions, which were less than stellar, then got up and did my own less than stellar audition. Somehow, Kevin saw something he liked in it and came to my house a few nights later and read me for Randal."
He claims he gets recognized as Randal Graves mostly by his voice.
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He is a huge Denver Broncos fan.
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Has two dogs - one named Elway and one named Barkley.
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Auditioned for the role of Brodie Bruce in Mallrats (1995).
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Received a nomination for Best Male Performance at the Chicago Film Festival for his role in Love 101 (2000), and has been seen in Peter Bergstrom's Something Cool.
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Plays the drums.
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Was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance.
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Went to NJIT school for Architecture before he dropped out and moved to LA.
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Owns and runs his own import tile company.
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Writing and Directing his second film, called "Marry Me to Death".
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Has started his own production company in Hollywood.
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Even though his character had much of the dialogue, in every scene in Clerks (1994), he had gum in his mouth. Claims it helped him relax.
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Proposed to his wife (now divorced), Lisa Spoonauer, after only knowing her three weeks on the set of Clerks (1994).
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His script for Now You Know (2002) was written in about 2-3 months.
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The idea for his movie Now You Know (2002) came from the Matchbox 20 song called "Push".
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Met and fell in love with his now ex-wife, Lisa Spoonauer, on the set of Clerks (1994).
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Worked at AT&T until high school friend, Kevin Smith, told him to audition for Clerks (1994). He also wore an AT&T t-shirt throughout the movie.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nasa Seals
2017
filming
Dr. Jay Lavely
Beauty in the Breakdown
post-production
Sam
Randal's Monday
2015
Video Game
Randal (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2011
TV Series
Smug
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
Deacon
Clerks II
2006
Randal
Clerks: The Lost Scene
2004
Video short
Randal Graves (voice)
Now You Know
2002
Gil
The Flying Car
2002
TV Short
Randal Graves
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
Randal Graves
Rennie's Landing
2001
Buddy (convenience store clerk)
Clerks
2000-2001
TV Series
Randal Graves
Vulgar
2000
Surly Duck (voice, uncredited)
Love 101
2000
Phil
Dogma
1999
Gun Salesman
Clerks
1994
Randal Graves
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Now You Know
2002
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Now You Know
2002
written by
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Clerks II
2006
performer: "The Invisible Guests"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Clerks II
2006
the director would like to thank: For not only coming back, but for knocking it out of the park and keeping me honest. - as Jeff
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Money Shots
2009
Video
Himself
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009
Video documentary
Himself - Actor
Train Wreck!
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Clerks II: Unauthorized
2006
TV Movie
Himself
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006
Video documentary
Himself - 'Randal'
'Clerks' 10th Anniversary Q & A
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Snowball Effect: The Story of 'Clerks'
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
Documentary
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1994
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1995
Independent Spirit Award
Independent Spirit Awards
Best Debut Performance
Clerks (1994)
Known for movies
Clerks (1994) as Randal Graves
Clerks II (2006) as Randal
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) as Randal Graves
$1 Million
