Our first peek into the  cinematic universe may have been  , which takes place one day previous to  , made a (slightly) bigger splash with audiences.  first hit theaters 20 years ago this week, and it's the first movie to expand upon the home world of Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith himself) with a collection of characters that would figure into his later films. The cast included  and more, many of whom are returning  , which is schedule to begin production in January 2016.  ' 20th anniversary, we're looking at what these actors have done in the two decades since the film's debut.  Gramercy Pictures / Getty; Mark Davis / Getty  A mainstay of Kevin Smith's films, Jason Lee had only a few minor roles before playing  's lead, Brodie Bruce, a slacker in great company with many of Smith's other characters. Subsequent to  , Lee would appear in many of Smith's later movies, including  Outside the View Askewinverse, Lee played supporting roles in  movies. He also played the title role on the TV series  from 2005 to 2009. In 2005, Lee famously  , and in 2008 he married his third wife, Turkish actress  . The couple has two children: daughter Casper (born in 2008) and son Sonny (born in 2012).  Everett; Alonzo Adams / ABC  coincided with his rise to mainstream fame as a result of his role on  as Griffin Holbrook. He's since also appeared in a recurring role on  , in addition to many movie roles.  in Palm Springs, California. The same year, London appeared on  , where he discussed his addiction issues. In 2011, London  , mother of his son, Lyrik, and in 2014 he married Juliet Reeves. The couple's son, Wyatt, was born in June 2014.  marked one of Doherty's first post-  outings. She played Brodie's longs-suffering girlfriend, Rene. Doherty later appeared in  (as herself) and is set to appear in  as well. Doherty has since played a lead role on the first three seasons of  and in 2008 reprised the role of Brenda Walsh on several episodes of the sequel series  Doherty was married to Rick Salmon for nine months in 2002, and in 2011 she married  . In August, Doherty revealed that she was  Forlani played Brani, the love interest for London's character, and subsequently went on to star in  in 1999. Among her notable TV roles are recurring ones on  . In 2007, Forlani married Dougray Scott.  In his first major role following  , Affleck played Shannon, the villain of  . Affleck appeared in subsequent Smith films including  Outside the View Askewinverse, Affleck has since become a major leading actor, appearing in  (for which he won an Oscar for writing the screenplay with longtime friend  and will next don the cape and cowl as Batman in  . In 2005, Affleck married  , with whom he had  – Violet Anne (born 2005), Seraphina Rose Elizabeth (born 2009) and Samuel Garner (born 2012). Affleck and Garner  Adams played Gwen Turner in  but would go on to play the title role in  , in which she played a lesbian romanced by Affleck's character. She reprised that role in  , but is set to play Gwen again in  . Adams has also appeared in  , as well as on TV shows such as  A View Askewinverse all-star, Mewes has played Jay (no last name given) in  , as well as in  . Mewes has also played characters who aren't Jay in  Mewes battled various addictions following  , at one point moving in with Kevin Smith in an effort to get clean. He has been sober since 2010, and he does a podcast with Smith,  , to discuss his addiction problems. He married Jordan Monsanto in 2009, and the couple welcomed their first child,  Everett; Joe Scarnici / Getty  and more, Smith also portrayed the non-speaking character Silent Bob opposite Mewes in many of them. He's also directed films in which he doesn't play Silent Bob, including  In 1999, Smith married Jennifer Schwalbach, whom he met when she interviewed him for  . Schwalbach would later appear in  as a diamond thief opposte Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku and Ali Larter. In 1999, Schwalbach gave birth to  , who, yes, is named after  J Carter Rinaldi / FilmMagic  , and is set to appear in  . However, he might be most familiar for playing opposite  . Suplee has otherwise appeared in everything from  with Brandy Lewis, whom he was been married to since 2006, and in 2011 gained attention for losing more than 200 lbs.
Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty and more big names rounded out the cast of this '90s hit