Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born August 16, 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and comedian. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, and has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2004 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He 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 (2019–present). The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His most recent directing credits include the superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the latter of which he also wrote and starred in as an "imaginary Hitler". Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Furthermore, Waititi earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In addition to directing an episode of the television series The Mandalorian (2019–present), he also voices the character IG-11, for which he garnered a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.
Known For Directing
Popularity 15.387
Birthday 1975-08-16
Place of Birth Wellington, New Zealand
Also Known As Taika David Cohen, 타이카 와이티티, Тайка Вайтіті, טאיקה וואיטיטי, טאיקה דייוויד כהן,
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Lightyear
2022

Lightyear

Scarfies
1999

Scarfies

Green Lantern
2011

Green Lantern

The Suicide Squad
2021

The Suicide Squad

Boy
2010

Boy

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Next Goal Wins
2023

Next Goal Wins

Toy Boy
2004

Toy Boy

The Captain
2013

The Captain

What We Do in the Shadows
2014

What We Do in the Shadows

Heinous Crime
2004

Heinous Crime

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022

Thor: Love and Thunder

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Eagle vs Shark
2007

Eagle vs Shark

Tongan Ninja
2002

Tongan Ninja

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Poi E: The Story of Our Song
2016

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2005

What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires

Snakeskin
2001

Snakeskin

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

Futile Attraction
2005

Futile Attraction

Thor: Ragnarok
2017

Thor: Ragnarok

Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
2020

Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss

Jojo Rabbit
2019

Jojo Rabbit

Shrimp
2018

Shrimp

Free Guy
2021

Free Guy

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

A New Way Home
2001

A New Way Home

Avengers: Endgame
2019

Avengers: Endgame

Save Ralph
2021

Save Ralph

Life of a Cantipanican
2019

Life of a Cantipanican

Rick and Morty
2013

Rick and Morty

Our Flag Means Death
2022

Our Flag Means Death

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
2021

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

The Mandalorian
2019

The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian
2019

The Mandalorian

What If...?
2021

What If...?

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

That's My Jam
2021

That's My Jam

The Strip
2002

The Strip

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
2018

All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks

What We Do in the Shadows
2019

What We Do in the Shadows

Year of the Rabbit
2019

Year of the Rabbit

MTV Europe Music Awards
1994

MTV Europe Music Awards

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Mandalorian
2019

The Mandalorian

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

The Oscars
1953

The Oscars

The Daily Show
1996

The Daily Show

Flight of the Conchords
2007

Flight of the Conchords

Reunited Apart
2020

Reunited Apart

Radiradirah
2010

Radiradirah

History of the World: Part II
2023

History of the World: Part II

Time Bandits
2024

Time Bandits

Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
2020

Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

The Simpsons
1989

The Simpsons

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Lie Detector
2018

Lie Detector