Scott Schiaffo was born in Passaic, New Jersey December 4th, 1963. Schiaffo is mostly known as an actor/musician who plays guitar, keyboards, bass, and harmonica. Independent film fans know him best as the "Chewlies Gum Guy" from Kevin Smith's independent cult classic "Clerks". Schiaffo has appeared in several feature length and short films since his big screen debut in Smith's Clerks. Schiaffo released a book of collected poetry and short stories called "Vicious Dogs Attack Me in Sleepless Nights of Summer" in 2014. The book is a culmination of material written during 1986 and 1998 when the author was deep in the throes of alcoholism and drug addiction. The confessional which neither promotes or apologizes for the addicted lifestyle has resonated with many as the author has since been sober since 2006. Although this is not a recovery book, readers have mentioned in their reviews that they believe the material has a sense of hope even in its darkest turns.
