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Jemaine Clement

New Zealand actor and musician

Born
January 10, 1974
Age in 2026
52
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1974

About Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created the comedy television series of the same name (2007–2009) for both the BBC and HBO, for which he received six Primetime Emmy nominations. He has had featured parts in films including Eagle vs Shark (2007), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Men in Black 3 (2012), People Places Things (2015), The BFG (2016), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He has also done voice work for Rio (2011) and its 2014 sequel, Moana (2016), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Thelma the Unicorn (2024), and Wildwood (2026). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with What We Do in the Shadows, which he also co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in with Taika Waititi, and later adapted the film into the FX television series What We Do in the Shadows (2019–2024). Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement was born on 10 January 1974 in Masterton in Wairarapa, and was raised there in a working-class family by his mother and grandmother Maikara with his two brothers. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created the comedy television series of the same name for both the BBC and HBO, for which he received six Primetime Emmy nominations.

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The world when Jemaine Clement was born

Jemaine Clement was born in 1974. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1974

  • #1 song"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
  • Top movieThe Godfather Part II
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJaws – Peter Benchley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record (715)
  • Top headlinePresident Nixon resigns from office
  • Technology milestoneUniversal Product Code (UPC barcode) scanned for the first time
  • Defining fadStreaking
  • Notable inventionPost-it Note bookmark prototype
  • World population4.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon / Gerald Ford
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population213.9M

1974 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jemaine Clement's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19742026
Gas$0.53$3.45/gal
Average home$25,200$435,000
Average income$14,200$67,500
Minimum wage$2.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.87$11.95
Postage stamp$0.10$0.73
Population213.9M341 million

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