{"id":310874,"date":"2026-03-03T11:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/310874\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:16:18","slug":"17-fine-photos-of-method-man-over-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/310874\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1357600748-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 DECEMBER 06: Method Man attends the Fourth Annual Celebration of Black Cinema &amp; Television, presented by the Critics Choice Association at Fairmont Century Plaza on December 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett\/Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772536572_803_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"78\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/method-man-take-me-seriously-digital-cover\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Method Man<\/a>, born Clifford Smith, has a different type of staying power. The Wu-Tang Clan member, rapper, producer and actor has been grinding it out in the industry since the early \u201990s, and his evolution from stoner figure in pop culture to respected actor and certified hottie has been remarkable to see. As the Pisces ages, now in his mid-50s, he truly only gets better.  <\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason for that is. because he\u2019s made health and wellness a priority. As the star previously shared, he battled insomnia for more than a year, and a remedy for it ended up being consistent exercise. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do with myself,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/health\/a44665280\/method-man-hip-hop-50-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Men\u2019s Health<\/a> in 2023. \u201cSo after the eighth game of Call of Duty, I said, \u2018Let me see if the gym is open. I need to find something. I need to break this cycle, break this pattern.\u2019 It was about 3:30 in the morning, and I looked to see what time the gym opened. I told myself, if this thing opens at 7:00, I\u2019m not going. It opened at 4:00. I hopped my a\u2013 up. I threw on my sh-t. And I felt like this whole new energy. I didn\u2019t know what to expect going in there, but I had been working with a trainer prior to that, so I said, \u2018I\u2019ll just go in there and follow this routine.\u2019 And that\u2019s how it started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-907166172-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"609\"\/>Rapper Method Man poses for a portrait session in November 1993 in New York, New York. (Photo by Al Pereira\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Because of that, he\u2019s in the best shape of his life, and is rejuvenated, which has led to him becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/method-man-sex-symbol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sex symbol<\/a> to many sistas. But as he told ESSENCE in our digital cover story in 2022, he doesn\u2019t want his talent to get lost in that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand that sh\u2013t. I go to the gym for my own peace of mind. I don\u2019t do it to become someone\u2019s sex symbol or a pinup on someone\u2019s wall. I do it for me,\u201d he said. People like attention. I\u2019m the same as everybody else. But at the end of the day, take me seriously, not lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two things can be true though: We can take the Relationship Goals actors seriously because he\u2019s earned the respect in music, TV and film \u2014 but we can also acknowledge that he\u2019s quite the beautiful man! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/method-man-wife-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">His wife of more than 20 years<\/a>, Tamika, is a lucky woman! You can\u2019t touch, but you can look. Check out some smoldering shots of the legendary MC taken from the early \u201990s to the present. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1271206294-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK\u2013NOVEMBER 01: Rapper Method Man (aka Clifford Smith Jr.) of the Wu-Tang Clan appears in a portrait taken on November 1, 1993 in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira\/Getty Images\/Michael Ochs Archives)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-111162205-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMethod Man during MTV\u2019s 8th Annual Rock \u2018n Jock Softball in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic, Inc)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1998571735-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRapper Method Man in June, 2003 in Hollywood, CA.   (Photo by Gregory Bojorquez\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-91070958-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK \u2013 SEPTEMBER 23:  Rapper Method Man attends the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 23, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.  (Photo by Larry Busacca\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1180797623-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 OCTOBER 12: Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan performs during the 2019 Rolling Loud music festival at Citi Field on October 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1357600748-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 DECEMBER 06: Method Man attends the Fourth Annual Celebration of Black Cinema &amp; Television, presented by the Critics Choice Association at Fairmont Century Plaza on December 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett\/Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1469341277-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 FEBRUARY 24: Method Man attends the 54th NAACP Image Awards (Non-Televised Categories) Program and Dinner at L.A. LIVE on February 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole\/Getty Images for NAACP)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2059238720-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMethod Man at Essence Black Women in Hollywood held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on March 7, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2179682591-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCLEVELAND, OHIO \u2013 OCTOBER 19: Method Man poses in the press room during the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.  (Photo by Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2200410077-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMethod Man at the 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors held at Novo on February 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2234532012-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTORONTO, ONTARIO \u2013 SEPTEMBER 07: Clifford \u201cMethod Man\u201d Smith of \u201cPoetic License\u201d poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented by IMDb and IMDbPro during the Toronto International Film Festival at InterContinental Toronto Centre on September 07, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.  (Photo by Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images for IMDb)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2202214698-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 FEBRUARY 26: Method Man attends Uptown Honors Hollywood at Sunset Room Hollywood on February 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2239483981-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMABLETON, GEORGIA \u2013 OCTOBER 05: Rapper Method Man performs onstage during James Evans Living Legends concert at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on October 5, 2025 in Mableton, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2242101784-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY \u2013 OCTOBER 19: Method Man poses on the sidelines during the Carolina Panthers vs New York Jets NFL game at MetLife Stadium on October 19, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Pereira\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2258590252-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 JANUARY 27: Cliff \u201cMethod Man\u201d Smith attends the Relationship Goals Atlanta Screening at Regal Atlantic Station on January 27, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for Amazon)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2259776580-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 FEBRUARY 03:Method Man is seen outside \u201cABC Studio\u201d  on February 03, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall\/GC Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2259790538-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"17 Fine Photos Of Method Man Over The Years\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 FEBRUARY 03: Method Man attends the New York screening of \u201cRelationship Goals\u201d at iPic Theater on February 03, 2026 in New York City. 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