Scott Schiaffo

Scott Schiaffo

Born: December 4, 1963
in Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Scott Schiaffo was born in Passaic, New Jersey. Independent film fans know him best as the "Chewlies Gum Guy" from Kevin Smith's 1994 independent cult classic "Clerks".

Schiaffo is an actor/musician who plays guitar, keyboards, bass, and harmonica. Schiaffo has appeared in several feature films as well as many shorts since his big screen debut in the seminal cult comedy "Clerks".

He's appeared alongside Michael DeLorenzo in "The Garden State", Selma Blair in "The Broccoli Theory" and Ethan Suplee in "Vulgar" He was featured in the View Askew produced - Lions Gate distributed motion picture "Vulgar". "Vulgar" has gone on to become a cult classic and one of Lions Gate's most controversial releases to date.

Schiaffo played the lead, Mike Tobin in Tom Zanca's crime thriller "Linger" which enjoyed a winning response at many film festivals.

Scott played the lead "Mo Fletcher" in the independent comedy feature "Idiots Are Us" which won Best Comedy Feature at the 2006 New York Film and Video Festival.

He can be seen in the B & W short "I Got Stuff" and the live Jule Carey DVD "Love It Live"

Schiaffo and many of his Clerks cast mates were featured in AMC's Comic Book Men Season 3 EP 11 "Pinheads".

Schiaffo released a book of collected poetry and short stories called "Vicious Dogs Attack Me in Sleepless Nights of Summer" and in 2020 the Audible version read by the author was released worldwide.

Schiaffo released an audio CD called "The Shoestring Serenade" which is a collection of instrumental film music culled from over 2 decades of original film music he composed & produced. Proceeds from the sale of this collection go to the Angels of Animals rescue in Clifton, New Jersey.

In 2021 Schiaffo was tapped to reprise his role as the Chewlies Gum Rep in Kevin Smith's much anticipated sequel film Clerks III. See less

Movies for Scott Schiaffo...

The Clerks 3 Documentary
Title: The Clerks 3 Documentary
Released: October 21, 2022
Type: Movie
Documentary on the making of Clerks 3
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Clerks III
Title: Clerks III
Character: Chewlie's Rep
Released: September 4, 2022
Type: Movie
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.
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Wit’s End
Title: Wit’s End
Character: Steve
Released: July 17, 2020
Type: Movie
A man vs. nature epic about how far a man will push himself to be with his loved ones again. Jeffrey Stevens is a wonderful father, friend and husband. But sadly, he must fight for his very survival after being stranded. With his own mortality staring him in the face, Jeff finds strength in the power of love.
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Darkness Waits
Title: Darkness Waits
Character: Mayor Scruggs
Released: March 18, 2020
Type: Movie
Five college students embark on a paranormal investigation of Dead Woman’s Hollow Road, a hub of mysterious deaths and strange phenomena along the Appalachian Trail. The probe turns deadly when people in their camp begin dying. For those still alive, their only hope for survival is a wet behind the ears Sheriff who must come to terms with the fact that the darkness surrounding his quiet town isn’t supernatural, but an evil that’s very real.
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Title: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Character: Cast Member of Clerks
Released: October 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting a film based on their comic book characters Bluntman and Chronic.
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Shooting Clerks
Title: Shooting Clerks
Character: Don Smith
Released: November 11, 2016
Type: Movie
The biopic of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.
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Title: Comic Book Men
Character: Self
Released: February 12, 2012
Type: TV
A show for Fanboys by Fanboys. Set in uber-geek Kevin Smith's iconic comic shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the show explores every nook and cranny of Fanboy culture from A to Z. Endless circular debates about the technical accuracy of the USS Enterprise's warp-core schematics? Snarky comic aficionados with an encyclopedic knowledge of every Marvel back issue? You bet.
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Linger
Title: Linger
Character: Detective Mike Tobin
Released: June 1, 2005
Type: Movie
A small town detective, who's mourning the loss of his 16 year old daughter, is vexed by depression and an attempted suicide. He is diverted from his malaise as he becomes embroiled in a teenage assault case that opens the doors of redemption for everyone.
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Creepy Tales: Girls Night Out
Title: Creepy Tales: Girls Night Out
Character: Mo / Ronald McGrail
Released: October 7, 2003
Type: Movie
Lock the doors and turn off the lights as The Professor guides you through three tales of terror. Discover the evils that fester in the minds of the demented in this horror anthology. In "Girls Night Out", two girls plan on going to a party and having some fun. Instead they end up in a life or death situation with an uninvited guest. In "The Creep", a young woman's fears and insecurities blind her from the truth and sends her spiraling down a road that can only end in death. But whose death? Featuring Scott Schiaffo (Clerks, Vulgar) as Mo. In "Blood Moon Rising", a nurse bites off more than she can chew when she sets her sites on her wealthy employer. Settle in and brace yourself for an evening of chills and thrills.
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Vulgar
Title: Vulgar
Character: Travis Lee
Released: April 26, 2002
Type: Movie
Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a nagging mother who lives in a nursing home, and his best friend is a moocher. One day he comes up with the idea to become a bachelor clown.
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The Broccoli Theory
Title: The Broccoli Theory
Character: Eric (cheesy new boyfriend)
Released: January 5, 1996
Type: Movie
Unromantic comedy that follows the on again - off again relationship game of two hapless twenty something couples.
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Clerks
Title: Clerks
Character: Chewlie's Rep
Released: October 19, 1994
Type: Movie
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.