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Taika Waititi
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New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian (born 1975)
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Taika Waititi is a New Zealand actor, film director, and screenwriter who began his work in 1999. Born David Waititi in Wellington, New Zealand, he is a member of the Ashkenazi Jews and Māori ethnic groups. He is educated at Victoria University of Wellington and resides in Los Angeles. His notable works include the films *Jojo Rabbit*, *Thor: Ragnarok*, and *Thor: Love and Thunder*.
Waititi has received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, as well as the Time 100 award. He has been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
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Film & TV
Wellington, New Zealand
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtiti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and six Emmy Awards. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most…
Known for
- Fing! — The Viscount2026
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender — Gorillavark (voice)2026
- Imagine — Zombie Taika (voice)2026
- Time Bandits — Supreme Being2024
- Conan O'Brien Must Go — Self2024
- It's Florida, Man. — Doctor Orlando2024
- Next Goal Wins — American Samoan Priest2023
- History of the World: Part II — Sigmund Freud2023
- Tour De Rugby — Self2023
- Lightyear — Mo Morrison (voice)2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Taika David Cohen , ( 1975-08-16 ) 16 August 1975 (age 50) , Wellington , New Zealand
- Education
- Victoria University of Wellington ( BA )
- Occupations
- Director producer screenwriter actor comedian
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Works
- Filmography
- Spouses
- Chelsea Winstanley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2018 ) Rita Ora ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Place of birth
- Wellington
- Spouse
- Rita Ora
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Field of work
- comedy
- Image
- Taika Waititi photo by pouria afkhami (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1975-08-16
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Commons category
- Taika Waititi
- name in native language
- Taika Waititi
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Canada
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Taika Waititi
- social media followers
- 1659591
- ethnic group
- Māori
- relative
- Kiri Allan
- pseudonym
- Taika Cohen
- birth name
- Taika David Waititi
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Encyclopedic overview
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtiti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and six Emmy Awards. 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 film entirely funded and produced within New Zealand. 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.
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