New Zealand actor
Born: January 10, 1974
Jemaine Clement was born and raised in Masterton, New Zealand, the oldest of three brothers. His mother is Maori. Clement was educated at Makoura College in Masterton, NZ. He went on to study drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington. Whilst there he met Taika Waititi, and they formed comedy troupes So You’re a Man and The Humourbeasts. The Humourbeasts proved popular in New Zealand, touring extensively.
Clement also met Bret McKenzie at Victoria University, and they formed musical-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Flight of the Conchords went on to have considerable international success including tours, radio shows and TV spots, culminating in the well-received series Flight of the Conchords (2007). Clement was nominated for an Emmy for his performance in the show.
Film roles followed, including playing Jarrod in Taika Waititi’s Eagle vs. Shark (2007), Chevalier in Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Kieran in Dinner for Schmucks (2010), and Boris the Animal in the hit sequel Men in Black 3 (2012).
Jemaine Clement’s 5 most popular quotes
- There are a lot of difficult situations that lead to awkwardness.
- In real life I’m very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.
- There’s something funny about being on a big stage and not making a big effort to fill it up.
- I think that would be great, if I could be in a city and wasn’t even allowed to work.
- The book is even quirkier, but it’s hard to bring all of that stuff to a movie. With a book, you use your imagination more and create your own way to make it all make sense.
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