Method Man

Also known as Clifford Smith, Clifford M. Smith Jr., Johnny Blaze, Ticallion Stallion

American rapper and actor (born 1971)

Person · Open Library

Works: 3

Top works

Blackout!
Method Man

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Film & TV

Acting · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

Relationship Goals — Jarrett Roy2026
Shadow Force — Unc2025
Trouble Man — Money2025
Bad Shabbos — Jordan2025
Poetic License — James Cassidy2025
Hollywood Squares — Self2025
The 4:30 Movie — Cookie2024
How Music Got Free — Self2024
Mother & Gun2024
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys — Self (archival footage)2024

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1971

Discography

Bring The Pain1994
Tical1994
I’ll Be There for You1995
I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By1995
Release Yo' Delf1995
The Riddler1995
Ready1997
Break Ups 2 Make Ups1998
Bulworth (They Talk About It When We Live It)1998
Dangerous Grounds1998

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,113,591
Total plays: 15,761,537

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,328x
Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia
· 2020 · cited 11,531x
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,419x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,805x
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,734x

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Key facts

Also known as: Johnny Blaze Tical Methical Ticallion Stallion Iron Lung Meth Mr. M.e.f. Hott Nikkels Shakwon the Panty Raider Shotgun
Born: Clifford Smith Jr. , ( 1971-03-02 ) March 2, 1971 (age 55) , Hempstead, New York , U.S.
Origin: Staten Island , New York City, U.S.
Genres: East Coast hip-hop
Occupations: Rapper songwriter record producer actor
Works: Method Man discography
Years active: 1992–present
Labels: Def Jam Island Def Jam Tommy Boy RBC Wu-Tang Productions
Member of: Wu-Tang Clan Method Man & Redman
Spouse: Tamika Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 )

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Wikidata facts

Official website: method-man.com
Image: Method Man at Shattuck Down Low.jpg

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Commons category: Method Man
date of birth: 1971-03-02
Commons gallery: Method Man
birth name: Clifford Smith
start of work period: 1992-00-00
pseudonym: MethodMan / Johnny Blaze / Mr. Meth / Meth-Tical
name: Клиффорд Смит
social media followers: 786088

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Article

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. (2018-2022).