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- Birthday: 1975-08-16
- Born Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Also Known As:
Taika David Cohen, 타이카 와이티티, Тайка Вайтіті, טאיקה וואיטיטי, טאיקה דייוויד כהן, تایکا وایتیتی
Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian known for his distinctive blend of humor, heart, and cultural storytelling. Born Taika David Cohen on August 16, 1975, in Wellington, New Zealand, he is of Māori (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) and Russian-Jewish descent. He began his career in the late 1990s, gaining attention with his short film Two Cars, One Night (2004), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. Waititi's feature film debut, Eagle vs Shark (2007), was followed by the critically acclaimed Boy (2010), which became New Zealand's highest-grossing local film at the time. He continued to build on his success with Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), a comedy-drama that also became New Zealand's top-grossing film and received widespread acclaim . His international breakthrough came with Thor: Ragnarok (2017), where he revitalized the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his unique comedic style. He returned to the MCU with Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and voiced the character IG-11 in The Mandalorian (2019), for which he received an Emmy nomination . In 2019, Waititi wrote and directed Jojo Rabbit, a satirical anti-hate film set during World War II. The film received six Academy Award nominations, winning Best Adapted Screenplay, and earned Waititi a Grammy Award for producing its soundtrack . Beyond film, Waititi has expanded into television with projects like What We Do in the Shadows (2014), which he co-created and starred in, and Reservation Dogs (2021–2023), a series he co-created and produced . Waititi's upcoming projects include directing Klara and the Sun, a dystopian science fiction film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams . He is also set to direct Next Goal Wins, a sports comedy-drama about American Samoa's national football team, starring Michael Fassbender.
