Jason Mewes

. He made only two more films before retiring permanently. Mewes also appears in Smith's "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", "Chasing Amy", and others. Following his admission before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Columbia Pictures dropped him. He is best known, however, for playing the role of foul-mouthed drug dealer "Jay" in five films written and directed by Kevin Smith. Following his Oscar nomination, he made a few more movies that did little in the box office, until he appeared in the sequel, Jolson Sings Again in 1949, which was another hit. He has had roles in several low-budget independent films. He made several forgettable films untl he won the role of Al Jolson in the 1946 biographical film The Jolson Story, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Jason Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American television and film actor from New Jersey. Having attended the University of Illinois, Parks played in stock companies for several years before signing a Hollywood contract in 1941. Born Samuel Lawrence Klausman Parks in Olathe, Kansas, his career was virtually ended when he admitted in 1951 to having been a member of a Communist party cell. Larry Parks (December 13, 1914 - April 13, 1975) was an American actor.