Jemaine Clement
About
Biography
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1993
Wrote for and appeared on New Zealand's sketch-comedy show "Skitz"
1996
Wrote for and appeared the "Skitz" spin-off show "Telly Laughs"
1998
Formed the musical act the Flight of the Conchords with Bret McKenzie
1999
Wrote for "Trashed" on Channel Z radio in Wellington
2002
Released first Flight of the Conchords album Folk the World Tour
2002
Co-wrote and starred in his first full-length feature film, "Tongan Ninja"
2005
Featured with McKenzie in a six-part radio series on BBC Radio 2 as "The Flight of the Conchords"
2005
Appeared with McKenzie in a one-off special on HBO's ongoing "One Night Stand" series
2006
With McKenzie, filmed the documentary "Flight of the Conchords: A Texan Odyssey," about their trip to the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX
2007
Reunited with Waititi (who wrote and directed) to play the lead in the New Zealand-made romantic comedy "Eagle vs. Shark"
2007
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
Signed with Sub Pop Records and released The Distant Future
2008
Released third comedy album Flight of the Conchords
2009
Played an acclaimed novelist who steals a story idea from a teenage outcast in the comedy "Gentlemen Broncos"; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male
2009
Nominated for the 2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male ("Gentlemen Broncos")
2010
Voiced the character of Tim in the animated feature "Despicable Me"
2010
Shared a Grammy nomination (with McKenzie) for their comedy album I Told You I Was Freaky
2010
Featured in the comedy "Dinner for Schmucks" alongside Steve Carell and Paul Rudd
2012
Cast in "Men in Black III" opposite Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones
