Taika Waititi

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1975-08-16 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Taika Waititi

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • The Suicide Squad

    The Suicide Squad

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • Free Guy

    Free Guy

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Our Flag Means Death

    Our Flag Means Death

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  • Green Lantern

    Green Lantern

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

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

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

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • MTV Europe Music Awards

    MTV Europe Music Awards

  • History of the World: Part II

    History of the World: Part II

  • Flight of the Conchords

    Flight of the Conchords

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • Lightyear

    Lightyear

  • Jojo Rabbit

    Jojo Rabbit

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • Drag Race Down Under

    Drag Race Down Under

  • Conan O'Brien Must Go

    Conan O'Brien Must Go

  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople

    Hunt for the Wilderpeople

  • The Captain

    The Captain

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

  • Year of the Rabbit

    Year of the Rabbit

  • Eagle vs Shark

    Eagle vs Shark

  • Meet the Josh

    Meet the Josh

  • Boy

    Boy

  • Futile Attraction

    Futile Attraction

  • Falling Leaves

    Falling Leaves

  • The Strip

    The Strip

  • Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

  • Fing!

    Fing!

  • Vidéo Club

    Vidéo Club

  • Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

    Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

  • Next Goal Wins

    Next Goal Wins

  • Snakeskin

    Snakeskin

  • 42 One Dream Rush

    42 One Dream Rush

  • Save Ralph

    Save Ralph

  • Scarfies

    Scarfies

  • Shrimp

    Shrimp

  • A New Way Home

    A New Way Home

  • Poi E: The Story of Our Song

    Poi E: The Story of Our Song

  • All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks

    All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks

  • Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

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

  • A Place To Stand

    A Place To Stand

  • Place To Be

    Place To Be

  • Heinous Crime

    Heinous Crime

  • Life of a Cantipanican

    Life of a Cantipanican

  • Toy Boy

    Toy Boy

  • Tongan Ninja

    Tongan Ninja

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

    What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires

  • Radiradirah

    Radiradirah

  • Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss

    Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss