Bryan Lee Johnson is an American podcaster, actor, television personality, screenwriter and comic book writer associated with filmmaker Kevin Smith and the View Askewniverse. He is best known by his local fame in New Jersey and appearances in Smith's New Jersey films as comic book store owner Steve-Dave Pulasti. He was also the basis for the Clerks character Randal Graves.
Through his friendship with Smith, he was often involved in his productions until Smith moved to Los Angeles. He wrote and directed one film, Vulgar (2000), for View Askew. He worked briefly at the Los Angeles branch of Smith's comic book store, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash.Lin, Jennifer. " Smith relocates his Secret Stash". The View Askewnierse. Retrieved September 28, 2013. Since 2010, he has been a co-host of Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!, a podcast created with fellow View Askewniverse staple Walt Flanagan and Brian Quinn of The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe and Impractical Jokers. From 2012 to 2018, Johnson also co-starred on the AMC reality series Comic Book Men. Johnson has also collaborated with Flanagan in creating comics adapted from his screenplays, including the 2004 miniseries KarneyWeiland, Jonah (October 19, 2004). "Sideshow Freak: Bryan Johnson Explores the World of 'Karney'". Comic Book Resources. and the 2007 miniseries War of the Undead.Ullrich, Chris (January 10, 2007). "War is Hell: Johnson and Flannigan Talk 'War of the Undead'". Comic Book Resources.
Early life
Bryan Lee Johnson was born in Highlands, New Jersey. Johnson attended Highlands Elementary School there (part of the Highlands School District) and Henry Hudson Regional High School, graduating in the mid-1980s.Muir, John Kenneth. An Askew View 2: The Films of Kevin Smith, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2012. . Accessed February 6, 2013. "Bryan Johnson, the director of Vulgar (2000) and the actor who portrays comic book snob Steve-Dave in the View Askew universe was born in Highlands and later attended Highlands Elementary and Henry Hudson regional High School (the latter named after the sea captain who first explored the area in 1609)."
Career In late 2009 Johnson began the podcast Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! with his friends Walt Flanagan and Brian "Q" Quinn.
Johnson has discussed his life and work with Kevin Smith in detail in various SmodCo podcasts, including 'Highlands, a Peephole History,' 'Why Bry?' with Kevin Smith, and 'Tell 'Em Steve-Dave,' the podcast he has hosted since Johnson created it in 2009.
On February 12, 2012, the reality television series Comic Book Men premiered, which stars both Johnson and Flanagan.
Filmography Film Mallrats (1995) as Steve-Dave Pulasti Big Helium Dog (1999) as Undercover Jesus Dogma (1999) as Protester #1 (Steve-Dave Pulasti) Vulgar (2000) (Actor, Writer, Editor, Director) as Syd Gilbert Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) as Steve-Dave Pulasti Tell'em Steve-Dave Puppet Theater (2013) as himself Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013) (Voice) Shower Bully 2, Travis the Comic-Hating Bully Shooting Clerks (2016) as Comic Book Horndog Tell 'em Steve Dave: Makin' Clay (2017) (Writer, Voice) as Bryan Johnson Making Fun: The Story of Funko (2018) as himself Cool As Hell 2 (2019) as Bryan Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) as himself, Steve-Dave Pulasti
Television Clerks: The Animated Series (2000) (Voice) as Steve-Dave Pulasti Comic Book Men (2012–2018) as himself Talking Bad (2013) as himself Bonus Content (2014) as himself Creative Continuity (2014) as himself Impractical Jokers (2017, 2018) as himself Impractical Jokers: After Party (2017) as himself Tell 'em Steve Dave Presents: TESD TV (2017) as himself Tell 'em Steve-Dave Presents: ElephANTS in the Room (2017) as himself 2 Drink Minimum (2018) as himself
Comics Karney (2005) War of the Undead (2007) Cryptozoic Man (2013)
Music video Soul Asylum - "Cant Even Tell" (1994)
References
External links
Bryan Johnson on the View Askew site "An Interview with Bryan Johnson" by Toby Carroll