Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand comedian, actor, writer, director, and multi-instrumentalist, known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Bret McKenzie.
Jemaine Clement was born on 10 January 1974 in Masterton, New Zealand, and was raised by his Māori mother, in the Wairarapa region. He attended Makoura College in Masterton. After graduation, he moved to New Zealand's capital Wellington, where he studied drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington. There he met Taika Waititi (a.k.a. Taika Cohen) with whom he went on to form So You're a Man and The Humourbeasts. In 2004, the Humourbeasts toured New Zealand in a stage show titled The Untold Tales of Maui, a rework of the traditional Maori legends of Māui. The duo received New Zealand's highest comedy honour, the Billy T Award.