Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker best known for films such as Clerks (1994), Mallrats (1995), and Chasing Amy (1997). He is an avid fan of the Degrassi series, discovering it when working at a convenience store in the early 1990s. He is infamous for his crush on Caitlin, played by Stacie Mistysyn. He eventually appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation as a fictional version of himself, in a series of episodes that continues to be divisive among fans to this day, as he steals Caitlin from Joey, ruining a long-standing relationship.