Jemaine Clement is a New Zealand actor and producer. He starred in the TV series Flying Concordes and in the movie Men in Black 3. He also makes music and is in the comedy-musical duo Flight of the Conchords with Bret Mackenzie.
Biography and creativity
Jemaine Clement was born on January 10, 1974 in Masterton, New Zealand. He is the recipient of the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Clement has several Emmy nominations. He has been working in television since 1996. Jemaine is engaged in cartoons scoring. He has worked on The Simpsons, Rio, Napoleon Dynamite, Rio 2, Rick and Morty, Moana. The actor's and musician's wife is Miranda Menesiadis. One child was born in their family.
Career
Among the first roles of Jemaine is one of the main characters in the musical action movie "Ninja What You Need!". This comedy melodrama is directed by Jason Stutter. Jemaine's partners on the set were Sam Manyu, Linda Tseng and Laura Hill. The film was presented at the Hawaii International Film Festival. He then co-starred with Michelle Eng, Christopher Broham, Elistair Browning and Richard Chapman in the 2004 comedy melodrama Useless Attraction. The painting has been shown in the United States and New Zealand.
Later, Jemaine was invited to the series “Not TV, but just a nightmare!”, Which ran from 2007 to 2017. This musical comedy starring Tim Heidecker, Eric Verheim, Bob Odenkerk and John C. Riley. In total, 5 seasons were released, which were shown in the USA and Canada. Then Clement got the main role in the comedy melodrama about the love of two losers "Eagle vs. Shark." His partners on the set were Lauren Taylor, Joel Tobek, Brian Sergeant and Craig Hall. The film was nominated for a Sundance Prize.
I co-starred with Bret McKenzie Jemaine in Flight of the Concords. This musical comedy tells about the formation of a famous duo. The series was nominated for an Emmy. Next, Clement landed roles in The Drunken Crow Show, which ran from 2007 to 2009, and in the 2009 film Diagnosis: Death. Then, along with such actors as Sam Rockwell, Mike White and Michael Angarano, he landed the lead role in the fantastic adventure comedy Lord Bronco.
Filmography
In 2010, Clement starred in the comedy "Dinner with the Nerds". The film was directed by Jay Roach. The main roles were played by Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Zach Galifianakis. According to the plot, an ordinary employee of the company receives an invitation to dinner, at which one who has presented himself as a big idiot in front of the boss can count on bonuses in his work. Also, Clement got the lead role in Jason Stutter's crime comedy "The Difficult". Hayden Frost, Tim Finn, Rose MacIver and Edward Newbourne became his filming partners. In 2012, Jemaine got one of the main roles in the comedy action movie Men in Black 3. Will Smith, Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones starred with him in the film. In the story, a secret agent needs to go back in time to save his partner and the entire planet. The picture was nominated for "Georges". Then the actor played in the series "Out there …", "Inside Amy Schumer" and "Rotten Times".
In 2014, Jemaine got one of the lead roles in the horror comedy film Real Ghouls. The picture is a parody of a reality show. The main participants - vampires - talk about their everyday life and take the operator to sabbaths and battles with werewolves. Clement played Vladislav. His filming partners are Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brug, Corey Gonzalez-Macuer and Stu Rutherford. Jemaine became the director, screenwriter and producer of the film. The comedy was nominated for Saturn and the Berlin Film Festival Prize. This film with an original plot has been presented at events such as the Sundance Film Festival, International Film Festivals in Sydney, Karlovy Vary, Toronto, Bergen, Warsaw, Leeds, Taipei, Cork, Hong Kong, Portland, Dubai, Mar del Plata, International Fantastic Film Festival in Neuchâtel. It could also be seen by guests of the Fantasy and Utopia Film Festival, Film Festivals in Zurich, Athens, Mill Valley, Virginia, Chattanooga, Belgrade, Turin, Fantastic Film Festival in Lund, Night Visions and AFI Fest Film Festivals, Cornwall Film Festival, Aberto Film Festival, Skopje Film Festival, Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival, Titanic International Filmpresence in Hungary, Dark Nights Film Festival in Tallinn and many others.
In 2015, Jemaine played Will Henry in People, Places, Things and Boaz in Don Verdun. Then there were roles in the dramas "The Big and Kind Giant", "Crash", "Murphy's Law", "Divorce", "Legion", "Make Me Laugh" and "Brad's Status". He was invited to the show "An Evening with Beverly Luff Lynn". Among the latest works of the actor - the film "The Agency of Parting", the series "Wellington Paranormal" and "What are we doing in the shadows." With Clement's participation, "Festival" and "Year of the Rabbit" were filmed. The actor also got the role of Dustin in the 2019 film Patrick. Hannah Hekstra, Kevin Janssens and Jan Beyveut played other leading roles in this Belgian comedy drama. The film is directed and written by Tim Milants. "Patrick" won a prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for Best Director. The film was also nominated for the "Crystal Globe". The drama has been featured at events such as the Oldenburg International Film Festival, the Fantastic Fest, the Chicago International Film Festival and the Netherlands Film Festival.
