1975-08-16 Wellington, New Zealand
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taika Waititi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Next Goal Wins | American Samoan Priest | 2023-11-16 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Self - Writer / Director / Korg | 2022-09-08 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Korg / Old Kronan God (voice) | 2022-07-06 |
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Lightyear | Mo Morrison (voice) | 2022-06-15 |
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Free Guy | Antwan | 2021-08-11 |
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The Suicide Squad | Ratcatcher | 2021-07-28 |
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Save Ralph | Ralph (voice) | 2021-04-06 |
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Max Kase | 2021-10-21 |
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Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss | Storsh | 2020-03-06 |
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Jojo Rabbit | Adolf | 2019-10-18 |
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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen | Self | 2019-01-28 |
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Life of a Cantipanican | Zog the Alien | 2019-01-05 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Korg (voice) | 2019-04-24 |
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Shrimp | Bartender | 2018-09-22 |
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Thor: Ragnarok | Korg (voice) | 2017-10-02 |
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Poi E: The Story of Our Song | Self | 2016-08-04 |
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Minister | 2016-03-31 |
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What We Do in the Shadows | Viago | 2014-06-19 |
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The Captain | The Captain | 2013-08-08 |
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Green Lantern | Tom Kalmaku | 2011-06-14 |
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42 One Dream Rush | 2010-09-15 | |
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Boy | Alamein | 2010-03-25 |
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Eagle vs Shark | Gordon | 2007-07-15 |
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Falling Leaves | Bodil de Resny | 2005-03-05 |
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What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires | Viago | 2005-01-01 |
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Futile Attraction | Waiter | 2005-04-16 |
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Heinous Crime | 2004-08-14 | |
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Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! | Self / Frodo Baggins | 2004-07-23 |
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Toy Boy | Jack Hammer | 2004-07-20 |
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Turangawaewae | Vietnam Soldier | 2002-07-28 |
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Tongan Ninja | Graham (voice) | 2002-11-08 |
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Snakeskin | Nelson | 2001-10-01 |
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A New Way Home | Max | 2001-01-01 |
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Scarfies | Alex | 1999-08-05 |
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Fing! | The Viscount | |
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Place To Be | Nelson | |
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Meet the Josh | Self |