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Method Man | |
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Birth name | Clifford Smith, Jr. |
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Born | Long Island, New York, U.S. | March 2, 1971
Origin | Staten Island, New York City, U.S. |
Genres | East Coast hip hop |
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Discography | Method Man discography |
Years active | 1992–present |
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Clifford Smith, Jr.[2] (born March 2, 1971),[3] better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. He took his stage name from the 1979 film Method Man.[4] In 1996, Method Man won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By", featuring R&B singer Mary J. Blige, with whom he currently stars in Power Book II: Ghost, a spin-off of Power.
Method Man has appeared in films such as 187 (1997), Belly (1998), How High (2001), Garden State (2004), The Wackness (2008), Venom (2005), Red Tails (2012), Keanu (2016), and The Cobbler (2014). He and frequent collaborator rapper Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox television sitcom Method & Red. He has also had recurring roles in three HBO series, as Tug Daniels in Oz, Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff in The Wire, and Rodney in The Deuce.[5] Method Man also appeared in the TBS comedy series The Last O.G..
The Davis MacLean actor – whose real name is Clifford Smith Jr. – will appear alongside rapper Lil Yachty, Dave's GaTa (aka Davionte Ganter), The Wilds' Miles Gutierrez-Riley, The Rookie's Titus Makin Jr., Michael Anthony Cooper Jr. and Jamila C. Gray in the movie.