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Jemaine Clement

  • Birthplace: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Birthday: January 10, 1974

With only a handful of television and radio shows under his belt, Jemaine Clement became one of New Zealand’s highest-profile exports since “Lord of the Rings” visionary Peter Jackson. As the tall, dark and bespectacled half of the musical comedy duo, Flight of the Conchords, Clement cemented his status as one of the most off-beat comics to cross over internationally. The “band,” which Clement and partner Bret McKenzie described as “New Zealand's fourth most popular digi-folk parodists,” became an unassuming comedy phenomenon …more

Career Milestones

  • 2009

    Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series

  • 2008

    Released third comedy album Flight of the Conchords

  • 2007 to 0000

    Co-created the HBO series "The Flight of the Conchords" with McKenzie; also co-starred with McKenzie and produced; earned Emmy nominations in 2008 for Outstanding Writting and Music; earned an Emmy nomination in 2009 for Best Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 2007

    Reunited with Waititi (who wrote and directed) to play the lead in the New Zealand-made romantic comedy "Eagle vs. Shark"

  • 2007

    Signed with Sub Pop Records, and released The Distant Future

Awards

  • 2007

    Grammy Award: Best Comedy Album

Upcoming Appearances

In Flight of the Conchords

Saturday at 01:40 am HBO

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