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Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
50
Years Old
39
Movies
38
TV Shows
7.5
Avg Rating
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack.
In television, Waititi co-created and produced the comedy-drama series Reservation Dogs and directed, produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to directing an episode of The Mandalorian series, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.
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Gender
Male
Birthday
August 16, 1975
Birthplace
Wellington, New Zealand
Also Known As
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The Suicide Squad
2021
Free Guy
2021
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
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Lightyear
2022
Green Lantern
2011
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
Save Ralph
2021
The Captain
2013
42 One Dream Rush
2010
What We Do in the Shadows
2014
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
Boy
2010
Snakeskin
2001
Life of a Cantipanican
2019
Shrimp
2018
Futile Attraction
2005
A Place To Stand
2002
+ 19 more movies
The Simpsons
1989
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Rick and Morty
2013
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Mandalorian
2019
The Mandalorian
2019
The Mandalorian
2019
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
What If...?
2021
History of the World: Part II
2023
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Masked Singer
2019
The Oscars
1953
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Last Leg
2013
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