1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Jay Mewes — actor, comedian, and one half of the iconic Jay &amp;amp; Silent Bob — sits down with Chris Collins to talk about the book that changed his life: Deadshot Beginnings by Kim Yale and John Ostrander. At 12, Jay unknowingly delivered drugs to an undercover cop. He bounced between his grandma, strangers, and an aunt — rarely the same house two years in a row. Comics weren't just entertainment. They were survival. In this episode, Jay opens up about things he's never said publicly — including finding out who his father was at 51. In this episode: How Jay accidentally sold drugs to an undercover cop at age 12 — and what happened next The first time he's ever talked publicly about finding his biological father at age 51 (he grew up 20 minutes away) Why Deadshot and Vigilante — two characters who slaughter drug dealers — gave a kid who hated heroin something to hold onto&amp;nbsp; How Kevin Smith went from handing Jay comics at a community center to casting him in Clerks The candle-fire, bucket-of-piss moment that finally made Jay get sober Why you can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved — and how he learned that the hard way with his mom, his sister, and himself What it looks like to finally become the parent you never had Jay's new show: Five Things with Jay Mewes — catch him in Murdoch Mysteries Season 20 as Slippery Bill Watson. #booksthatchangedmylife #books #library #bookrecs #bookreport #interview #podcast #chrisbulldogcollins 🚨 Grab the coolest book &amp;amp; library tees, socks, hoodies &amp;amp; more! https://booksthatchangedmylife.org/collections/all Books That Changed My Life https://www.booksthatchangedmylife.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40631195/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200154880