Editing Kevin Smith (section)

==Personal life==
After the success of his first films, Smith moved to [[Los Angeles]], though he felt homesick due to being away from [[Red Bank, New Jersey]]. He dated actress [[Joey Lauren Adams]], and declared his desire to marry her in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine. Smith and Adams' relationship was tested by their working together on ''[[Chasing Amy]]'', and the two had a heated argument while on the film's set. They broke up in June 1997.<ref name=Playboy/>

[[File:Kevin Smith and Jennifer Schwalbach in 2011.jpg|thumb|Kevin Smith and [[Jennifer Schwalbach Smith]] in September 2011]]

Smith is married to [[Jennifer Schwalbach Smith]], whom he met while she was interviewing him for ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref name=plus1>Plus One, podcast, smodcast.com, retrieved April 2013</ref> They got married at [[Skywalker Ranch]] on April 25, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zimbio.com/For+The+Win/articles/nJDO0Axm5tv/Might+Want+Marry+Kevin+Smith+After+Read|title=You Might Want to Marry Kevin Smith After You Read This|work=zimbio.com|access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref> He photographed her for a nude pictorial in ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Filmmaker Kevin Smith gets married - again|date=August 4, 2004|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|quote=Smith, a famous comic-book fan, also photographed her for Playboy magazine while she posed nude with a "Superman" look-alike.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Booth |first1=Jessica |title=Who Is Kevin Smith's Wife? All About Jennifer Schwalbach Smith |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kevin-smith-wife-jennifer-schwalbach-010000795.html |website=au.news.yahoo.com |date=February 4, 2024 |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] / [[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> Their daughter, [[Harley Quinn Smith]], was born June 26, 1999, and was named after [[Harley Quinn|the character]] from ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viewaskew.com/harley/|title=Harley Quinn Smith|publisher=View Askew Productions|access-date=September 23, 2013}}</ref> They live in the [[Hollywood Hills]]<ref name=NYPost/> in a house Smith purchased from his longtime friend [[Ben Affleck]] in 2003.<ref>Wieselman, Jarett (July 20, 2010). [http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/kevin_smith_reveals_the_inner_workings_Gz6BTHdpJtYJkZhBnq0s7M "Kevin Smith takes you inside Ben Affleck's panic room ... if you buy 'Cop Out'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129040654/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/kevin_smith_reveals_the_inner_workings_Gz6BTHdpJtYJkZhBnq0s7M |date=November 29, 2011 }}. ''[[New York Post]]''.</ref>

Smith is an avid hockey fan and supports the [[New Jersey Devils]]. He is also a fan of the [[Edmonton Oilers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigleaguescrew.com/nhl/new-jerseys-kevin-smith-ditches-devils-for-oilers|title=New Jersey's Kevin Smith Ditches Devils for Oilers|publisher=Big League Screw|date=November 25, 2009|access-date=May 12, 2010|archive-date=September 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919052436/http://www.bigleaguescrew.com/nhl/new-jerseys-kevin-smith-ditches-devils-for-oilers}}</ref>

===Health===
[[File:Kevin Smith (43077197624) (cropped).jpg|alt=Smith holding a microphone|thumb|Smith in 2018, several months after his [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] and having lost significant weight via a [[veganism|vegan]] diet]]
Smith never smoked until his debut film, ''Clerks'', in which he used the [[cigarette]]s as a prop, but did not inhale. He quit [[Smoking cessation|smoking cigarettes]] in 2008, when he took up smoking [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] after working with [[Seth Rogen]] on ''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=WATCH: Kevin Smith Talks Smoking Weed On Leno |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-smith-leno-smoking-pot-video_n_946832 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=February 18, 2022 |date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>

Smith has had a history of [[Yo-yo effect|yo-yo dieting]]. He lost {{convert|50|lb|kg}} upon meeting his wife. During production of ''[[Clerks II]]'' in 2005, he went from {{convert|319|lb|kg}} to {{convert|269|lb|kg}}. After watching ''[[Fed Up (film)|Fed Up]]'', he eliminated [[sugar]] from his diet and took up juice fasts in 2014, lowering his weight from {{convert|330|lb|kg}} to {{convert|240|lb|kg}}.{{citation needed|reason=The whole paragraph needs citation/s.|date=September 2020}}

On February 25, 2018, after performing a [[stand-up comedy]] show at the [[Alex Theatre]] in [[Glendale, California]], Smith suffered a severe [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] caused by a total blockage of the [[Anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery|left anterior descending artery]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/kevin-smith-tweets-he-suffered-a-massive-heart-attack-1088297/|title=Kevin Smith Tweets He Suffered a 'Massive Heart Attack'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/kevin-smith-heart-attack-1202710183/|title=Kevin Smith Tweets About 'Massive Heart Attack' and Treatment|work=Variety|date=February 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Smith Suffers Heart Attack After Comedy Show in Glendale|url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/02/26/kevin-smith-heart-attack/|access-date=February 28, 2018|date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> An ambulance rushed him to the nearby [[Glendale Adventist Medical Center]] for emergency surgery, from which he recovered. Following the episode, his doctor told him he needed to lose another {{convert|50|lb|kg}}. He adopted a vegan diet,<ref>{{Cite interview |last=Smith |first=Kevin |interviewer=Rich Pelley |title=Kevin Smith: 'How are you going to get laid if you look like an old person?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/06/kevin-smith-how-are-you-going-to-get-laid-if-you-look-like-an-old-person |date=2022-10-06}}</ref> also joining [[WW International|Weight Watchers]] and becoming a paid spokesperson for the brand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Smith: Having a heart attack was the best thing that ever happened to me |url=https://www.today.com/health/kevin-smith-having-heart-attack-was-best-thing-ever-happened-t127518 |first=Scott |last=Stump |work=Today Show |date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>

On the fifth anniversary of his heart attack, Smith confirmed that he had quit using marijuana in early 2023 and had experienced a mental health crisis earlier in the year that led him to reassess his livelihood and identify as a [[co-dependent]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Abbey |date=2023-04-26 |title=Kevin Smith Reveals He Spent a Month in a Mental Health Treatment Facility, Was Sexually Abused as a Child |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/kevin-smith-mental-health-facility-childhood-sexual-abuse-1235402610/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Religious beliefs===
Though raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], Smith began to become disillusioned about his beliefs in his early 20s, and came to see [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Catholic Mass]] as "dry and lip-servicey". Seeking out advice, Smith spoke to a priest, who analogized faith to liquid filling a shot glass, and explained that the glass grows in size as a person grows older, and thus the same knowledge that satisfies a person as a child can be insufficient as an adult. 

Smith researched [[Christianity]] thoroughly, explored other religions, read the [[Biblical apocrypha]], and tried joining a [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] congregation. The thoughts and ideas he explored during this time formed the inspiration for his film ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'', the beginning of which features characters using the shot glass metaphor used by the priest. Though Smith still regularly attended Mass as late as 1998,<ref name="Playboy" /> he stated on "Back to the Well", a feature on the ''Clerks II'' documentary, that he only goes to Mass on the day before he starts production of a film, and the day before it premieres. In September 2014, Smith said that he believed in [[God]], stating: "Proof of God is that I have a career."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Papamichael|first1=Stella|title=Calling the Shots: No.16: Kevin Smith|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/callingtheshots/kevin_smith.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref>

In a 2015 interview, Smith said that he had left both Catholicism and [[theism]] behind, citing the death of his dog. He said that upon the dog's death, he realized that dogs do not have religious beliefs. This in turn made him decide that religion was something meant to comfort children who were afraid of death. As an adult, Smith decided he no longer needed religion if his dog did not.<ref>{{cite interview|url=http://www.startribune.com/q-a-kevin-smith-on-god-mallrats-2-net-worth/302457711/|title=Kevin Smith on God, 'Mallrats 2', net worth|work=StarTribune|access-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref> When asked about his religious beliefs in 2017, Smith said that he "believes in people".<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Kevin|last=Smith|user=ThatKevinSmith|number=938858143043411968|title=I believe in people – even the ones who seem like they're not worth believing in. All my years as a Christian taught me to treat everyone as a potential friend instead of a possible foe. Kinda works: you wind up being right more often than you're wrong.|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
Smith co-founded "The Wayne Foundation", a charity supporting women affected by human trafficking and exploitation in 2010; as of 2025 it had its tax exempt status revoked by the IRS due to failure to file for 3 consecutive years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wayne Foundation Inc |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-2101347|access-date=2021-04-24|website=GuideStar}}</ref> In February 2019, he donated some of his previously worn jerseys to be auctioned off for the charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/kevin-smith-hockey-jersey-charity-auction/|title=Kevin Smith Is Auctioning off His Old Jerseys for Charity|last=Drum|first=Nicole|work=ComicBook|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Vancouver Film School]] announced three "Kevin Smith Scholarships" in Acting, Writing and Film Production covering full-tuition. Thirteen partial scholarships were awarded, funded by Smith. He personally selected the recipients from over nine hundred applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vfs.edu/press-room/2019/01/25/hollywood-film-star-kevin-smith-awards-scholarships-to-three-global-recipients|title=Hollywood Film Star Kevin Smith Awards Scholarships to Three Global Recipients to Attend Prestigious Vancouver Film School|author=[[Vancouver Film School]]|publisher=[[Vancouver Film School]]|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>