On January 10, 1974, Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement, a New Zealander, was born. He is an actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He founded the musical comedy group Flight of the Conchords with Bret McKenzie, which has released numerous albums.
They also produced the same-named comedy series for HBO and the BBC, for which they received six Primetime Emmy nominations.
He has acted in a number of films, including Dinner for Schmucks (2010), The Festival, Men in Black 3, Humor Me (2017), People Places Things (2015), and Men in Black 3.
His voice work may also be heard in The Lego Batman Movie, Moana (2016), Rio 2 (2014), Rio 2011, and Despicable Me (2010).
Jemaine Clement’s top movies and TV shows
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Legion
- Flight of the Conchords
- American Dad!
- Wrecked
- We Bare Bears
- TripTank
- Rick and Morty
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Big Mouth
- Short Poppies
- Tig n’ Seek
- The White Lotus
- You
- Out There
- Late Night With Seth Meyers
- Regular Show
- Wellington Paranormal
- Radiradirah
- Kiri and Lou
- One Night Stand
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- The Simpsons
- Steven Universe
Jemaine Clement awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Awards | 2010 | The Simpsons: Elementary School Musical | Music in a Television Production | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Rio | Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Nominated | ||
| Emmy Awards | 2008 | “Yoko” | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated | |
| “Inner City Pressure” | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated | |||
| “The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)” | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Flight of the Conchords | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Flight of the Conchords | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| “Prime Minister” | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| “Carol Brown” | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | “Father & Son” | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | What We Do in the Shadows | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | 2007 | The Distant Future | Best Comedy Album | Won | |
| 2008 | Flight of the Conchords | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | I Told You I Was Freaky | Nominated | |||
| New Zealand Music Awards | 2008 | Flight of the Conchords | Album of the Year | Won | |
| Best Group | Won | ||||
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
| Flight of the Conchords | International Achievement | Won | |||
| 2013 | “Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)” | Highest Selling New Zealand Single | Won | ||
| New Zealand Television Awards | 2019 | Wellington Paranormal | Best Script: Comedy | Nominated | |
| Nickelodeon Australian Kids’ Choice Awards | 2008 | Flight of the Conchords | Funniest Duo | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Nominated | ||||
| TCA Awards | 2008 | Flight of the Conchords | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | |
| Outstanding New Program | Nominated | ||||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Choice Movie Villain | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Comedy Series | Nominated | |
| New Series | Nominated | ||||
| “Sally Returns” | Episodic Comedy | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows | New Series | Nominated |
