Jemaine Clement
New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974)[2] is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of the same name for both the BBC and HBO, for which he received six Primetime Emmy nominations.
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Born | Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (1974-01-10) 10 January 1974 (age 50) Masterton, New Zealand |
Other names | Hiphopopotamus, J-Dog, Mad Dog[1] |
Education | Victoria University of Wellington (BA) |
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Years active | 1994–present |
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Miranda Manasiadis
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Children | 1 |
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Labels | Sub Pop |
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He has had featured parts in films such as Eagle vs Shark (2007), Gentlemen Broncos (2008), Men in Black 3 (2012), People Places Things (2015), Humor Me (2017), The Festival (2018) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). He has also done voice-work for Despicable Me (2010), Rio (2011) and Rio 2 (2014), Moana (2016) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with What We Do in the Shadows, which he also co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in with Taika Waititi, and later adapted into a show for FX Television series of the same name.