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Method Man

Clifford Smith Jr. (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as 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. His debut solo album, ''Tical'' (1994), peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (featuring Mary J. Blige), which won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards. The song also peaked within the top five of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; he and Blige later starred 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), ''The Cobbler'' (2014), and ''Bad Shabbos'' (2024). He and 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''. Method Man also appeared in the TBS comedy series ''The Last O.G.''.

His stage name is a tribute to the 1979 martial arts film ''Method Man''. Provided by Wikipedia