Jamie Kennedy Biography

An actor whose name became synonymous with "comic relief" during the late 1990s, Jamie Kennedy made his reputation playing a series of wise-asses in such films as the Scream trilogy and the independent comedy Clockwatchers. Born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on May 25, 1970, Kennedy showed comedic inclinations from an early age, and first became inspired to pursue an acting career when he was cast as an extra in Dead Poets Society (1989). After high school, Kennedy moved to L.A., where he wanted to have a career as an extra. Unfortunately, Hollywood casting agents had other ideas, and the aspiring actor found himself working odd jobs ranging from a restaurant busboy to a gum-scraper at K-Mart. During this time, he also studied at the American/British Drama Academy and began finding stand-up work at various improv clubs. It was in one of these clubs that he caught the attention of an independent filmmaker and was subsequently cast in the little-seen The Legend of Flin Flon. The actor's bona fide entry into the film industry came with a supporting role in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, in which he played a fuchsia-haired thug. That same year he had a huge breakthrough in Wes Craven's Scream, which cast him as a video store clerk with an unnerving lust for horror movies. The great success of the film opened a number of doors for Kennedy, one of which led to a memorable role as an office boy in Jill Sprecher's well-received independent comedy Clockwatchers (1997), which also starred Lisa Kudrow, Parker Posey, and Toni Collette. The actor also reprised his role for the inevitable Scream 2 (1997) and Scream 3 (2000) and appeared in such slacker extravaganzas as Bongwater and Starf*cker (both 1998).Kennedy got a shot at more grown-up fare with a supporting role in David O. Russell's acclaimed Gulf War drama Three Kings (1999), and a turn as a movie studio gofer in the satirical Bowfinger (1999). His growing popularity was reflected in the number of projects he was involved with in 2000; included amongst them were Ben Younger's The Boiler Room, in which Kennedy played an ambitious young stock broker, and The Specials, an ensemble comedy that cast him as a member of a motley group of superheroes. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

• 1. Randy Meeks: Maybe wouldn't have sex with him...
  2. Stuart: What, is she savin' herself for you?
  3. Randy Meeks: Maybe.
  From Scream. Submitted by Rawballs B (16 days ago)

• 1. Theo Gold: Technically no. But he did order a lot of donuts.
  From Bending the Rules. Submitted by Brent H (2 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie. For instance: 1. You can never have sex. The minute you get a little nookie--you're as good as gone. Sex always equals death. 2. Never drink or do drugs. The sin factor. It's an extension of number one. And 3. Never, ever, ever, under any circumstances, say 'I'll be right back.'
  From Scream. Submitted by Alex D (2 months ago)

• 1. Major Archie Gates: Though's don't work in the day time.
  2. Walter Wogaman: They kinda do.
  From Three Kings. Submitted by macky s (2 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Can't you see she's planning for her next book, that's what reporter's do Dewey, they stage the news!
  2. Dewey Riley: No, Gale's a lot of things, but gale's not a killer...
  3. Randy Meeks: Com'on just because your sweet on her...
  4. Dewey Riley: No I'm not..
  5. Randy Meeks: Please! this is me,talking Randy, the unrequited love slave of Sidney Prescott, know all about obsession [shows his bullet shut to Dewey] and pain...
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Rawballs B (2 months ago)

• 1. Dave: But movies cost millions of dollars to make.
  2. Bobby Bowfinger: That's after gross net deduction profit percentage deferment ten percent of the nut. Cash, every movie cost $2,184.
  From Bowfinger. Submitted by Francis L (3 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: [Randy answered the cellphone] Gale's not here!
  2. Mickey: [with the voice of ghostface] I'm not interrupting anything am I? you little three are deep in thought, have you ever felt the knife cut through human flesh and scrape the bone beneath.... hehehehe....
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Rawballs B (4 months ago)

• 1. Brad Gluckman: Traffic traffic Looking for my chapstick Feeling kinda carsick There's a ford maverick.
  From Malibu's Most Wanted. Submitted by Domenica D (5 months ago)

• 1. Evil Ice Cream Man: I want my coil.
  2. Dobbs: I want my handheld!
  3. Evil Ice Cream Man: What'd you say, punk?
  4. Dobbs: I said 'I want my handheld.'
  5. Evil Ice Cream Man: You want your handheld?
  6. Dobbs: Yeah. You heard me. I said 'I want my handheld.'
  7. Evil Ice Cream Man: You want me to hold your hand?
  8. Dobbs: No!
  9. Evil Ice Cream Man: Need somebody to hold his hand! Little baby! Little baby!
  From Max Keeble's Big Move. Submitted by Anthony A (6 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: What's your favorite scary movie?
  2. Mickey: [as Ghostface] You'll never find me!
  3. Randy Meeks: Yeah, what do you care? Let them have their fun.
  4. Mickey: [as Ghostface] What's your favorite scary movie?
  5. Randy Meeks: Showgirls. Absolutely frightening.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Gavin S (8 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: [Gale's phone rings and Randy answers it] Gale's not here!
  2. Mickey: [as Ghostface] I'm not interrupting anything, am I? You three look deep in thought. Have you ever felt a knife cut through human flesh and scrape the bone beneath? [maniacal laugh]
  3. Randy Meeks: It's him.
  4. Dewey Riley: Who?
  5. Randy Meeks: The killer. He can see us. All three of us.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Gavin S (8 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: [discussing with Dewey who is the killer] Hallie.
  2. Dewey Riley: Sid's roommate? No, serial killers are typically white male.
  3. Randy Meeks: That's why it's perfect. It's sort of against the rules, but not really. Mrs. Voorhees was a terrific serial killer, and there's always room for Candyman's daughter. She's sweet, she's deadly, she's bad for your teeth.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Gavin S (9 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Don't ever, EVER say I'll be right back, cause you won't be back.
  2. Stuart: I'm getting another beer, want one?
  3. Randy Meeks: Yeah, sure.
  4. Stuart: I'll be right back!
  From Scream. Submitted by Gioow A (11 months ago)

• 1. Dewey Riley: Trilogy?
  2. Randy Meeks: That's right, it's a rarity in the horror field but it does exist, and it is a force to be reckoned with. Because true trilogies are all about going back to the beginning and discovering something that wasn't true from the get go. Godfather, Jedi, all revealed something that we thought was true that wasn't true. So if it is a trilogy you are dealing with, here are some super trilogy rules: 1. You got a killer who's going to be super human. Stabbing him won't work. Shooting him won't work. Basically in the third one you gotta cryogenically freeze his head, decapitate him, or blow him up. 2. Anyone including the main character can die. This means you Sid. I'm sorry. It's the final chapter. It could be fu**ing 'Reservoir Dogs' by the time this thing is through. Number 3. The past will come back to bite you in the ass. Whatever you think you know about the past, forget it. The past is not at rest. Any sins you think were committed in the past are about to break out and destroy you. So in closing, let me say good luck, god speed, and for some of you, I'll see you soon. 'Cause the rules say some of you ain't gonna make it. I didn't, not if you're watching this tape.
  From Scream 3. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: A lot of sh*t happens at the movies, people get robbed, shot, maimed, murdered. Multiplexes are very dangerous places to be these days.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: It's deputy Dew. Woodsboro's finest! What's he doing here?
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Dewey Riley: Typically, serial killers are white male.
  2. Randy Meeks: That's why it's perfect! It's sort of against the rules but not really. Mrs. Voorhees was a terrific serial killer, and there's always room for Candyman's daughter. She's sweet, she's deadly, she's bad for your teeth.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to create a successful sequel. Number one: the body count is always bigger. Number two: the death scenes are always much more elaborate - more blood, more gore - 'carnage candy'. And number three: never, ever, under any circumstances, assume the killer is dead.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Mickey, the freaky Tarantino film student. But if he's a suspect, so am I. Let's move on.
  2. Dewey Riley: Wait a minute. Maybe you are a suspect.
  3. Randy Meeks: Well if I'm a suspect, you're a suspect.
  4. Dewey Riley: Good point. Okay, let's move on.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Mickey: Empire Strikes Back. Better story, improved effects.
  2. Randy Meeks: Not a sequel, part of a trilogy, completely planned.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Oh yeah? We'll let's re-direct the moment Mr. 'I'm So Original'. Where's your motivation? Huh? Why copy yourself off of two high school loser ass di*kheads? Stu was a pussy ass wet rag. And Billy Loomis? Billy Loomis, what the f**k? Jesus! Talk about a rat looking homo repressed momma's boy! Why not set your goals higher huh? You wanna be one of the big boys! Huh? Manson, Bundy, O.J.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Mickey: Why are you even here Randy? You'll never be the leading man.
  2. Randy Meeks: Fu*k you!
  3. Mickey: No matter how hard you try you'll never be the hero and you'll never ever get the girl.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: (when asked how he'd make a horror movie different?) I'd let the geek get the girl.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Sorry. So, what's your favorite scary movie? The Dorm that Dripped Blood, The House on Sorority Row, Graduation Day?
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Sidney, look, it's Gale Weathers.
  2. Sidney Prescott: What?
  3. Randy Meeks: Star of the Gale Weathers press conference. Author of the press conference starring Gale Weathers. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Gale Weathers!
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: I cannot believe it. They get Tori Spelling to play Sid, and they cast Joe Blow Nobody to play me. At least you get David Schwimmer. I get the guy who drove the stagecoach for one episode of Dr. Quinn!
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Dewey Riley: When did she start smoking?
  2. Randy Meeks: Ever since those nude pictures on the internet.
  3. Gale Weathers: It was just my head. It was Jennifer Aniston's body!
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Dewey Riley: Look, Gale's no killer.
  2. Randy Meeks: Okay, all right then, but if she's not a killer, she's a target.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Get a room!
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Mickey: What's your favorite scary movie?
  2. Randy Meeks: Showgirls. Absolutely frightening.
  From Scream 2. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Sidney Prescott: The Fog, Terror Train, Prom Night. How come Jamie Lee Curtis is in all of these movies?
  2. Randy Meeks: She's the 'Scream Queen'!
  3. Stuart: Yeah with a set of lungs like that, she should be.
  4. Tatum Riley: Tits! See?
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Stuart: I didn't kill anybody.
  2. Billy Loomis: Nobody said you did.
  3. Stuart: Thanks buddy!
  4. Randy Meeks: Besides, 'It takes a MAN to do something like that!
  5. Stuart: Yeah I ought to gut your ass in a second, kid.
  6. Randy Meeks: Tell me something. Did you really put her liver in the mailbox? Because I heard they found her liver in the mailbox next to her spleen and her pancreas.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Stuart: Because there's no way a girl could have killed them.
  2. Tatum Riley: That is so sexist. The killer could easily be female. Basic Instinct?
  3. Randy Meeks: That was an ice pick. Not exactly the same thing.
  4. Stuart: Yeah, Casey and Steve were completely hollowed out. In fact, it takes a man to do something like that.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: We had a run in the mass murder section.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Careful. This is the moment when the supposedly dead killer comes back to life, for one last scare.
  2. Sidney Prescott: (shoots Billy after he rises up) Not in my movie.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Stuart: You know who I think it is? I think it's her father. Why can't they find her pops man?
  2. Randy Meeks: Because, he's probably dead. His body will come popping up in the last reel somewhere! Eyes gouged out! Fingers cut off! Teeth knocked out! See, the police are always off track with this sh*t. If they'd watch Prom Night they'd save time. There's a formula to it! A very simple formula! Everybody's a suspect! I'm telling you, the dad's a red herring. It's Billy.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie. For instance, number one: you can never have sex. (crowd boo's) BIG NO NO! BIG NO NO! Sex equals death, okay? Number two: you can never drink or do drugs. The sin factor! It's a sin. It's an extension of number one. And number three: never, ever, ever under any circumstances say, 'I'll be right back.' Because you won't be back.
  2. Stuart: I'm getting another beer, you want one?
  3. Randy Meeks: Yeah, sure.
  4. Stuart: I'll be RIIIIIGGGGHHHHT BAAAAAACK!
  5. Randy Meeks: See, you push the laws and you end up dead. Okay, I'll see you in the kitchen with a knife.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: There's always some stupid bullsh*t reason to kill your girlfriend. That's the beauty of it all! Simplicity! Besides, if it gets too complicated, you lose your target audience.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: It's the millennium. Motives are incidental.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Sidney Prescott: Oh, my God. Randy I thought you were dead.
  2. Randy Meeks: I probably should be. I never thought I'd be so happy to be a virgin.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Now that Billy tried to mutilate her, do you think Sid would go out with me?
  2. Stuart: HA-HA! No. I don't, at all!
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Look, here comes the obligatory tit shot.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Stuart: As if. That's all I'm saying, as if.
  2. Randy Meeks: Oh, really, Alicia?
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: If you were the only suspect in a senseless bloodbath, would you be standing in the horror section?
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: (to Stu; about Billy) What's Leatherface doing here?
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Stuart: So what are you saying is, that I killed her?
  2. Randy Meeks: It certainly would improve your high school 'Q'.
  3. Tatum Riley: Stu was with me last night, okay?
  4. Stuart: Yeah, I was.
  5. Randy Meeks: Was that before or after he sliced and diced?!
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Stuart: I wanna see breasts. I wanna see Jamie Lee's breasts. When do we see Jamie Lee's breasts?
  2. Randy Meeks: Breasts? Not until 'Trading Places' in '83. Jamie Lee was always a virgin in horror movies. She didn't show her tits 'til she went legits.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Listen up. They found Principal Himbry dead. He was gutted and hung from the goal post on the football field.
  From Scream. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Randy Meeks: Never, ever, ever, under any circunstances say, 'I'll be right back', cause you won't be back.
  2. Stuart: I'm getting another beer, you want one ?
  3. Randy Meeks: Yeah sure.
  4. Stuart: I'll be right back!
  From Scream. Submitted by Philippe B (13 months ago)