Jemaine Clement bio: age, height, net worth, movies and TV shows

Jemaine Clement bio: age, height, net worth, movies and TV shows

Jemaine Clement is an eight-time Emmy nominated actor, musician, comedian, writer, and director. He has released several albums and has toured different parts of the world. He has also starred in many top Hollywood movies like Men in Black 3, Despicable Me, and Moana.

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Clement is one of New Zealand's most talented artists. He has featured in many projects and has won many awards.

Profile summary

  • Name: Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement
  • Age: 46 years
  • Date of birth: 10 January 1974
  • Place of birth: Masterton, New Zealand
  • Nationality: New Zealand
  • Ethnicity: Mixed
  • Hair colour: Black
  • Eye colour: Hazel
  • Jemaine Clement height: 6 ft 1 inch
  • Star sign: Capricorn
  • Spouse: Miranda Manasiadis
  • Occupation: Actor, musician, writer, director, producer
  • Net worth: $2million

Background

Who is Jemaine Clement? He is an actor, musician, writer and director who was born in Masterton, New Zealand on January 10, 1974. Jemaine Clement age is 46 years.

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The actor and his two brothers were raised in the Wairarapa region, New Zealand. Jemaine Clement mother, who is of Maori descent, raised him and his brothers by herself after their father left home when they were young.

His father's name is Robert Clement. He is of English, French, Irish and German descent.

He attended Makoura College in Masterton. After graduating from college, he went on to study Film and Drama at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Career

While in university, Clement created the comedy groups named So You’re a Man and The Humourbeats with Academy award winner Taika Watiti. The Humourbeats toured New Zealand in 2004 with a stage show titled The Untold Tales of Maui, a rework of the traditional Maori legends of Māui.

The duo was later given the Billy T Award for its exceptional performances.

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He also started a music and comedy group Flight of the Conchords with another university friend, Bret McKenzie. Clement and McKenzie have released four CDs and have toured internationally. In 2005, they produced a six-part comedy show for BBC Radio 2.

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Jemaine Clement young onscreen career began in 1996 in the series The Enid Blyton Adventure Series. He then featured in the short film Fizz in 1999.

He acted in five TV and film productions from 2002 to 2005.

In 2005, after Jemaine and McKenzie performed on HBO's One Night Stand, the duo was offered their own 12-part series Flight of the Conchords.

Its first season ran from June to September 2007. In December 2009, the Conchords announced the show would not have a third season.

The actor's feature film debut was in 2002 in the comedy film Tongan Ninja, which was directed by New Zealand-born Jason Stutter.

Clement also acted in the American comedy movie Gentlemen Broncos. Although Gentlemen Broncos received mostly negative reviews from critics, Clement was singled out for praises by critics.

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He also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film

In 2010, he voiced the character, Jerry, in the animation movie Despicable Me. He voiced the character, Nigel, in Rio in 2011.

Jemaine and Taika Waititi wrote and directed the vampire mockumentaryWhat We Do in the Shadows together. Jemaine also acted in the film. He portrayed Boris The Animal in Men in Black 3 in 2012.

Clement also played Prison King in the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted, a sequel to The Muppets (2011).

In 2016, Clement voiced the giant coconut crab character, Tamatoa, in the Disney animated film Moana, in both English and Māori.

He is expected to be seen in the second, third, fourth, and fifth sequel of James Cameron's Avatar in 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027 respectively.

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Jemaine Clement movies and TV shows

Clement has over 60 movies and TV credits. He is also a talented voice actor and has seven producer credits and five director credits.

Here is a list of some of his notable movies and TV shows including the roles he played in them.

Movies

  • Fizz (1999): Chased Man
  • Tongan Ninja (2002): Action Fighter
  • Futile Attraction (2004): Editor
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  • Eagle vs Shark (2007): Jarrod
  • Gentlemen Broncos (2009): Chevalier
  • Despicable Me (2010): Jerry the Minion
  • Dinner for Schmucks(2010): Kieran
  • Rio (2011): He voiced Nigel
  • Men in Black 3 (2012): Boris the Animal
  • What We Do in the Shadows (2014): Vladislav
  • Muppets Most Wanted: Prison King
  • Rio 2: Nigel
  • The BFG (2016): The Fleshlumpeater
  • Moana (2016): Tamatoa
  • The Lego Batman Movie (2017): Sauron
  • An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018): Colin Keith Threadener
  • I Used to Go Here: David
  • Avatar 2 (2021): Dr. Ian Garvin
  • Avatar 3 (2023)
  • Avatar 4 (2025)
  • Avatar 5 (2027)

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Television

  • The Enid Blyton Adventure Series (1996): MIS Guard
  • The Tribe (2002): VR Cowboy No. 2

  • Flight of the Conchords (2007–2009): Jemaine Clemaine
  • The Drinky Crow Show (2008): Alien
  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2009): Eric's Tennis Double
  • The Simpsons (2010): Ethan Ballantyne
  • Napoleon Dynamite (2012): Professor Koontz
  • #7DaysLater (2013): Ms. Lockett's Father
  • Rick and Morty (2015): Fart
  • Inside Amy Schumer (2016): DJ
  • Milo Murphy's Law (2016–2019): Orton Mahlson / Dr. Zone
  • Legion (2017–2019): Oliver Bird
  • American Dad! (2017): Magunga
  • We Bare Bears (2018): Courtney
  • Flight of the Conchords: Live in London (2018): Himself
  • What We Do in the Shadows (2019: Vladimir
  • Kiri and Lou (2019): Lou
  • Year of the Rabbit (2019): Tall Man
  • Steven Universe (2020): Kerry Moonbeam

Jemaine Clement songs

The artist has 69 songs altogether; including the soundtracks he wrote and performed in movies and TV shows. Here are some of his songs.

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  • Folk the World Tour (2002)
  • The Distant Future (2007)
  • Flight of the Conchords (2008)
  • I Told You I Was Freaky (2009)
  • Shiny Moana soundtrack (2016)
  • Goodbye Moonmen The Rick and Morty Soundtrack (2018)
  • TBA Steven Universe Future (2020)

Jemaine has won many awards and accolades for his craft. He has been nominated for 29 awards and has won 21.

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Jemaine clement podcast

His serialized podcast titled The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie’s Botanarium began in 2016. The podcast ran for only 2 seasons.

How much is Jemaine Clement net worth?

The actor's net worth is estimated at $2 million. He has made his earnings from working as an actor, producer, writer, director, and musician.

Is Jemaine Clement married? The actor is married and has one child. Jemaine clement wife is the stage actress and playwright Miranda Manasiadis. The couple got married in 2008.

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Jemaine Clement family comprise of himself, his wife, and their son Sophocles Iraia.

Jemaine Clement is a talented actor and filmmaker; he has produced TV shows for both HBO and BBC. He has eight Primetime Emmy nominations among several other award nominations and wins.

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