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Jeffrey Allan "Jeff" Anderson (born April 21, 1970) is an American film actor, film director, and screenwriter best known for starring as Randal Graves in Clerks and Clerks II. In between, he has appeared in other Kevin Smith-directed films and has written, directed, and starred in Now You Know.
Born in Connecticut and raised in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, Anderson attended Henry Hudson Regional High School, with his friend, aspiring writer Kevin Smith, from which they both graduated in 1988.
While Anderson was working at AT&T, Smith was working on his debut movie Clerks. As a joke, Anderson auditioned for the role of "Jay," and based on this audition, Smith later offered Anderson a lead role as video store employee Randal Graves; a seemingly foul-mouthed apathetic slacker, who along with his morally elevated best friend Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) belittled, aggravated, and alienated their customers whilst avoiding any real work opportunities.
For his role in Clerks, Anderson was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance. In every scene in Clerks, he had gum in his mouth; he claims it helped him relax. Anderson often says that when he is recognized as Randal it is always by voice, not appearance.
Actors: Craig Thomas Rivela (actor), Alex Galper (actor), Frank Galdorise (actor), Matthew Crawley (actor), Petra Sanader (actress), Santi Rodriguez (actor), Barbara Abecassis (writer), Barbara Abecassis (director), Tayino Party (editor), Samy Calvo (composer), Laura Perrin (miscellaneous crew), William McAndrews (actor), Kevin Cochet (producer),
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Luca Barbareschi (actor), Jacques Penot (actor), Jean-Pierre Gos (actor), Pierre Grimblat (producer), Nicolas Traube (producer), Serge Moati (producer), Pierre Banderet (actor), Steve Kalfa (actor), Jacques Michel (actor), Serge Perathoner (composer), Gioele Dix (actor), Bob Presner (actor), Lara Guirao (actress), Robert Rongier (editor), Patrick Jamain (director),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Trevor Bardette (actor), Harry Strang (actor), Eddy Waller (actor), Ann Doran (actress), Sarah Padden (actress), Ann Shoemaker (actress), Isabel Withers (actress), Maurice Tombragel (writer), Cornell Woolrich (writer), D. Ross Lederman (director), Dwight Caldwell (editor), Edgar Dearing (actor), Wilton Graff (actor), Olin Howland (actor), Robert Emmett Keane (actor),
Plot: On the eve of his marriage, a young man's fiance disappears. He hires a private detective to help him track her down, but soon finds himself entangled in a web of lies, intrigue and murder revolving around his fiance's dead ex-husband and his wealthy, corrupt family.
Keywords: b-movie, based-on-radio-series, country-estate, elopement, flashback, frenchwoman, hotel-clerk, intruder, luxury-apartment, marriage-license