OK, actually he was. At least he was supposed to be at the Chiller Theatre event in Parsippany, New Jersey on October 27, 2012. But he would stand by the fact that he wasn’t supposed to be at the Quick Stop in another city in New Jersey. If all of this lingo means nothing to you, then you’ve probably never seen the low budget 1994 black and white flick Clerks that put director Kevin James on the map and made Jay and Silent Bob household heroes. Actor Brian O’Halloran was supposed to be here at Chiller and I took advantage of it, having been disappointed to miss other autograph shows at which he appeared.
He’s barely had a film career outside of Kevin James’ View Askewniverse world, but he’s had multiple appearances in his James-directed films, although they’ve all been much, much smaller than his role as Dante Hicks in Clerks. But if you look hard enough, you’ll spot him in Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and of course, in a much meatier role in Clerks II again. He’s even on board to reprise the role yet again in the (hopefully) upcoming Clerks III.
As for the encounter itself, it was short and quite sweet. And speaking of short, he was a bit shorter than I imagined, thinking he appeared a little bit big in the film. He was also nice and very amiable, writing his famous quote “I’m not even supposed to be here today” even though he has to be tired of repeatedly writing that. But I guess it’s worth it to him for the $25 he was charging. This included a free photo with him as well.
Overall, it was very nice to make the quick stop at his table. And I’m glad he did show up that day, as well as this one.
Celebrity encounters of the Fall 2012 Chiller Theatre show will continue…
36!
…in a row??
Eric Hubble
August 26th, 2014