Jemaine Clement

Biography

Date of Birth 10 January 1974, New Zealand Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) Mini Biography Jemaine Clement was born and raised in New Zealand, the oldest of three brothers. His mother is a 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 "The 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). IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Spouse Miranda Manasiadis (August 2008 - present) 1 child Trade Mark Black Rimmed Glasses Square Jaw Trivia One half of New Zealand "folk comedy" duo Flight of the Conchords, with Bret McKenzie. Describes his heritage as "part Maori, part European.". He was also a writer and cast member of the television shows "Skitzo" (1993) (aka "Skitz") and "Telly Laughs" (1996) in New Zealand. In 2000 he was given a Special Radio Awards Commendation for The Sunglass Store. In 1999, he was a Radio Awards Winner as writer for Trashed, for Channel Z, Wellington. It was at Victoria University that Clement met Bret McKenzie and, together, they formed Flight of the Conchords. He met Taika Cohen (a.k.a. Taika Waititi) at Victoria University and they went on to form the Humourbeasts. He moved to Wellington where he studied drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington. When with The Flight of the Conchords, he variously plays guitar, bass and keyboards. Personal Quotes [on how he ranks in musical skills in "The Flight of the Conchords" (2007)] Bret's a little better than me and I'm a little worse than Bret.