Jeff Anderson
Anderson atGalaxyCon Richmond in 2020
Born	Jeffrey Allan Anderson (1970-04-21)April 21, 1970 (age 55) Connecticut, United States
Occupations	Actor director writer
Years active	1994–present
Spouses	Lisa Spoonauer ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 1999)​ [1] Barbara Jacques ​ (m. 2009)​

Jeffrey Allan Anderson (born April 21, 1970) is an American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter best known for starring asRandal Graves inClerks,Clerks II, andClerks III. In between, he has appeared in otherKevin Smith-directed films and has written, directed, and starred inNow You Know.^[2]

Born inConnecticut and raised inAtlantic Highlands, New Jersey, Anderson attendedHenry Hudson Regional High School, with his friend, aspiring writerKevin Smith; they graduated in 1988.^[3]

While Anderson was working atAT&T, Smith was working on his debut movieClerks. As a joke, Anderson auditioned for the role of "Jay;"^{[citation needed]} based on this audition, Smith later offered Anderson a lead role as video store employeeRandal Graves, a foul-mouthed apatheticslacker, who patronized, angered, and mocked his customers while avoiding any real work opportunities.

For his role inClerks, Anderson was nominated for anIndependent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance.^[4]

In 2002, Anderson wrote, directed, and starred inNow You Know. Writing lasted only three months. Anderson received a nomination for Best Male Performance at the Chicago Film Festival for his role inLove 101, and has been seen inPeter Bergstrom'sSomething Cool. Anderson also started his own production company in Hollywood.

Anderson was initially reluctant to reprise his role as Randal, but changed his mind after reading Kevin Smith's screenplay forClerks II, and in 2006 appeared in the sequel.

In 2008, Anderson appeared in Smith's romantic comedyZack and Miri Make a Porno as Deacon, the cameraman and film editor for the porno made by leading actorsSeth Rogen andElizabeth Banks.

On September 14, 2010, Anderson made his first appearance on Smith'sSModcast filling in for Scott Mosier on SModcast #134. In his podcast, Anderson stated he had moved out ofLos Angeles and into a "retirement community in the mountains" where he is "the youngest person there by 20 years." He also said he remarried in 2009, to an actress named Barbara Jacques^[5] he met while house sitting for Kevin Smith.^[1]

In April 2017, Anderson declined to reprise his role as Randal forClerks III; the reasons have not been made public. An $8 million budget had been obtained, locations were being scouted in Philadelphia and a crew was being assembled, and the start of production was less than two months away. Due to Anderson's decision, production on the film was halted indefinitely, with Smith saying he would not recast the role.^[6][7] On October 1, 2019, Smith announced onInstagram thatClerks III was happening and that Anderson agreed to reprise his role as Randal. "It'll be a movie that concludes a saga. It'll be a movie about how you're never too old to completely change your life. It'll be a movie about how a decades-spanning friendship finally confronts the future. It'll be a movie that brings us back to the beginning — a return to the cradle of civilization in the great state of #newjersey. It'll be a movie that stars Jeff andBrian O'Halloran, with me and Jay in supporting roles. And it'll be a movie called CLERKS III!"^[8]Clerks III was released in 2022, completely rewritten from the 2017 version.^[9]

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