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.

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克利福德·史密斯（Clifford Smith，1971 年 4 月 1 日出生于纽约史坦顿岛），艺名 Method Man 或 Meth 更为人所知，是一位美国嘻哈艺术家、唱片制作人、演员和嘻哈团体 Wu-Tang Clan 的成员。他的艺名取自 1979 年的电影《无所畏惧的年轻拳击手》，也被称为 Method Man。他是说唱二人组Method Man&Redman的一半，还有说唱歌手Redman。他与玛丽·布莱姬（Mary J. Blige）合作的《I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By》获得了格莱美最佳说唱表演奖。

他出演了电影《肚皮》、《多高》、《花园之州》，并在《古怪》中扮演了一个小角色。在电视上，他和嘻哈合作者雷德曼共同出演了短命的福克斯情景喜剧《方法与红色》，他在广受好评的HBO电视剧《火线》中反复扮演卡尔文·瓦格斯塔夫。