Method Man

Biography

Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York), better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman along with fellow rapper Redman. He won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige. He appeared in the motion pictures Belly, How High, Garden State as well as a minor role in The Wackness. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red, and he had a recurring role as Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Method Man, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Scary Movie 3

as Method Man

Scorpion

as Lucky the King

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dennis King

Trainwreck

as Temembe

Orange Is the New Black

as Cardboard Cutout (credit only)

The Wire

as Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff

Peppermint

as Narcotics Detective Barker

Paterson

as Method Man

Garden State

as Diego

Marvel's Luke Cage

as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith