Bryan Johnson (filmmaker)

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Bryan Johnson
Born	December 7, 1967 (1967-12-07) (age 40)

Bryan "Brain" Lee Johnson (born December 7, 1967) is a very close friend to Kevin Smith, who has made appearances in Smith's New Jersey films as comic book fan Steve-Dave Pulasti. Until October 2007, Bryan managed Smith's L.A. location of his comic book store Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash (a.k.a. "Stash West").

Contents 1 Filmography 2 Bibliography 3 Biography 4 External links

[edit] Filmography

• Mallrats (1995) (Actor)
• Chasing Amy (1997) (Actor) (scenes deleted)
• Dogma (1999) (Actor)
• Clerks: The Animated Series (2000) (Actor)
• Vulgar (2000) (Actor, Writer, and Director)
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) (Actor)

[edit] Bibliography

He has written two comic books published by IDW, with Walt Flanagan providing the art:

• Karney (2005) [1]
• War of the Undead (2007) [2]

[edit] Biography

• Has been a friend of Kevin Smith since Smith started working at a New Jersey rec center, along with Walt Flanagan.^{[citation needed]}
• He co-hosted episodes 26, 33, 34 and 35 of SModcast with Smith.
• Wrote and directed Vulgar, which screened at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival.
• Was a set production assistant for Mallrats and Chasing Amy.
• Likes to read comics, watch movies, rollerblade and plays street hockey, as do Smith and friend Walt Flanagan.^{[citation needed]}
• Worked with Kevin Smith at Quick Stop and RST Video.^{[citation needed]}
• Was the inspiration for Jeff Anderson's character, Randal Graves, in Clerks.
• Was cut out of Chasing Amy, but his scene can be seen on the DVD.
• Managed Kevin Smith's store Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Los Angeles.
• Loves pleasuring himself with a Nintendo Wii-mote.
• Took creative writing classes with Kevin Smith when they both went to Brookdale Community College.
• Had something of a falling out with Smith when they worked together at the Quick Stop and RST, which is why he did not appear in Clerks. After the movie got picked up for distribution, they buried the hatchet.
• His name was used in "Dogma", in reference to a little boy that "urinated" on Bethany's hand (the boy was said to have died of leukemia).
• Played Jesus Christ in "Big Helium Dog"
• Is heavily into metal

[edit] External links

• Bryan Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
• Bryan Johnson on the View Askew site
• "An Interview with Bryan Johnson" by Toby Carroll
• Bryan Johnson at MySpace

v • d • e Kevin Smith Films The View Askewniverse Clerks • Mallrats • Chasing Amy • Dogma • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back • Clerks II Outside the Askewniverse Jersey Girl • An Evening with Kevin Smith • An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder • Kevin Smith: Sold Out • Zack and Miri Make a Porno (post-production) • Red State (pre-production) Productions Drawing Flies • A Better Place • Big Helium Dog • Vulgar • Reel Paradise • Small Town Gay Bar Abandoned The Green Hornet • Superman Lives • Fletch Won Comics Bluntman and Chronic • Chasing Dogma • Clerks • Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target • Green Arrow • Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do • Walt Flanagan's Dog Notable characters Jay and Silent Bob • Dante • Randal • Caitlin • Willam • Brodie • Banky • Alyssa • Leonardo • Bluntman and Chronic • Mooby • Buddy Christ • Minor characters Notable cast and crew Scott Mosier • Walt Flanagan • Bryan Johnson • Dave Klein • Jason Mewes • Brian O'Halloran • Jeff Anderson • Ben Affleck • Jason Lee • Joey Lauren Adams • Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Miscellaneous View Askew Productions • View Askew Media • The Flying Car • Clerks: The Animated Series • Clerks: The Lost Scene • Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash • Silent Bob Speaks • My Boring Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith • Sucks Less With Kevin Smith • SModcast • View Askew timeline • Reaper (TV series)