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{{Short description|American rapper (born 1971)}}
{{About||the song|Method Man (song)|the film|Method Man (film)}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} <!-- Per MOS:TIES for American subject and per first main contributor -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Method Man
| image             = Method Man at Shattuck Down Low.jpg
| caption           = Method Man in 2010
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| birth_name        = Clifford Smith, Jr.
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1971|3|2}}
| birth_place       = [[Hempstead, New York]], U.S.
| origin            = [[Staten Island]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupations       = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
* record producer 
* actor
}}
| years_active      = 1992–present
| alias             = {{hlist|Johnny Blaze<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeremy |last=Gordon |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/12/method-man-who-sometimes-goes-by-johnny-blaze-finally-wrote-a-ghost-rider-comic/ |title=Method Man, Who Sometimes Goes by Johnny Blaze, Finally Wrote a Ghost Rider Comic |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=December 15, 2016}}</ref>|Tical|Methical|Ticallion Stallion|Iron Lung|Meth|Mr. M.e.f.|Hott Nikkels|Shakwon the Panty Raider<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/rza-method-man-name-origin-story | title=RZA Stuns Fans with Origin Story Behind Method Man's Name | date=November 10, 2023 }}</ref>|Shotgun
}}
| genre             = [[East Coast hip-hop]]
| discography       = [[Method Man discography]]
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
* [[Island Def Jam]]
* [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]
* [[RBC Records|RBC]]
* [[Wu-Tang Records|Wu-Tang Productions]]
}}
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[Wu-Tang Clan]]
* [[Method Man & Redman]]
}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Tamika Smith|2001}}
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| children = 3
| website           = 
}}}}

'''Clifford Smith, Jr.'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Amy |title=Power Book II: Ghost star Method Man lands next movie role |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38197869/power-book-ii-ghost-star-method-man-lands-next-movie-role/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=November 13, 2021 |date=November 9, 2021 |quote=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.}}</ref> (born March 2, 1971),<ref name=xxlmag>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/03/happy-birthday-method-man/|title=Happy Birthday, Method Man! – XXL|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|first=Sidney|last=Madden|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref> known professionally as '''Method Man''', is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the [[East Coast hip-hop|East Coast hip hop]] collective [[Wu-Tang Clan]], and is half of the [[Hip-hop|hip hop]] duo [[Method Man & Redman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-03-02-10-method-man-facts-you-might-not-know/|title=10 Method Man Facts You Might Not Know|last=Valorose|first=Sam|date=March 2, 2018|website=[[iHeartRadio]]|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref> His debut solo album, ''[[Tical (album)|Tical]]'' (1994), peaked at number four on the [[Billboard 200|''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 [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]; he and Blige later starred in ''[[Power Book II: Ghost]]'', a spin-off of ''[[Power (TV series)|Power]]''.

Method Man has appeared in films such as ''[[One Eight Seven|187]]'' (1997),  ''[[Belly (film)|Belly]]'' (1998), ''[[How High]]'' (2001), ''[[Garden State (film)|Garden State]]'' (2004), ''[[The Wackness]]'' (2008), ''[[Venom (2005 film)|Venom]]'' (2005), ''[[Red Tails]]'' (2012),  ''[[Keanu (film)|Keanu]]'' (2016), and ''[[The Cobbler (2014 film)|The Cobbler]]'' (2014). He and Redman co-starred on the short-lived [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television sitcom ''[[Method & Red]]''. He has also had recurring roles in three [[HBO]] series, as [[Tug Daniels]] in ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', [[Cheese Wagstaff|Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff]] in ''[[The Wire]]'', and Rodney in ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/tss-presents-15-minutes-with-method-man |title=TSS Presents 15 Minutes with Method Man &#124; The Smoking Section |website=Smokingsection.uproxx.com |date=July 29, 2008 |access-date=April 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730102350/http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/tss-presents-15-minutes-with-method-man |archive-date=July 30, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Method Man also appeared in the [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] comedy series ''[[The Last O.G.]]''.

His stage name is a tribute to the 1979 martial arts film ''[[The Fearless Young Boxer|Method Man]]''.