Kevin Smith named the spawn of his loins, his daughter Harley Quinn Smith, after Batman “supervillain” Harley Quinn. Kevin Smith owned the screen-used Harley Quinn bat, used by Margot Robbie in Suicide Squad, which he gave to his daughter as a gift because of her namesake and her love for the actress and the character, earning him “most amazing Dad on the planet to a happy-weepy teenage girl” status.
On February 25, 2018, after performing on stage at a show in Glendale, California, Smith suffered a massive heart attack that he would learn when he got to the hospital was a "widowmaker," in which there's 100% blockage of the heart. He was told by his doctor that in 80% of cases like this the patient dies. Soon after suffering a major heart attack in February, the director became a Weight Watchers ambassador. He has shed 51 pounds by switching to a vegan diet.
From Clerks to Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and the upcoming Clerks and Mallrats sequels, it's clear that the collaboration between Smith and Mewes is far from over - even after 26 years.
When Kevin Smith began his career as a filmmaker with Clerks, he knew early on he had to include his friend Mewes in the movie. In reality, Mewes wasn't too far off from the Jay character he portrays, making the role perfect for him to step into even without any acting experience. Along with Smith as Silent Bob, Jay loiters and sells pot outside of the local Quick Stop convenience story, much to the annoyance of the clerks who work there. Though not the main characters, Jay and Silent Bob would stand out as very popular characters, leading to Smith bringing them back in his next movie, Mallrats.
The rest is History.