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Born · August 16, 1975 (49 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkəˈwaɪtɪti/ 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 numerous 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 series The Mandalorian, he also 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.
Supreme Being · (6 episodes)
6.3
2024
American Samoan Priest
6.4
2023
Sigmund Freud · (1 episode)
5.6
2023
Self - Writer / Director / Korg
7.0
2022
Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
6.4
2022
Mo Morrison (voice)
7.0
2022
Edward Teach / Blackbeard · (18 episodes)
7.7
2022
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.2
2021
Max Kase
6.9
2021
Antwan Hovachelik
7.5
2021
Korg (voice) · (3 episodes)
8.1
2021
Ratcatcher
7.5
2021
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
5.3
2021
Westley · (1 episode)
7.7
2020
(1 episode)
0.0
2020
Self - Director & Voice of IG-11 · (7 episodes)
7.5
2020
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2020
Storsh
5.1
2020
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2019
IG-12 (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
2019
IG-12 / IG-11 (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
2019
IG-11 (voice) · (4 episodes)
8.4
2019
Adolf
8.0
2019
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Musician · (1 episode)
7.2
2019
Korg (voice)
8.2
2019
Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg · (3 episodes)
8.0
2019
Self
6.7
2019
Zog the Alien
0.0
2019
Bartender
6.5
2018
Self - Narrator (voice) · (6 episodes)
5.5
2018
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
Korg (voice)
7.6
2017
Self
6.0
2016
Minister
7.7
2016
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
Viago
7.6
2014
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
Glootie (voice) · (1 episode)
8.7
2013
The Captain
5.6
2013
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
2013
Tom Kalmaku
5.2
2011
Various · (8 episodes)
0.0
2010
Alamein
7.4
2010
Gordon
6.5
2007
Gypsy Kings Fan · (1 episode)
7.9
2007
Waiter
5.0
2005
Bodil de Resny
0.0
2005
Viago
6.7
2005
7.0
2004
Self / Frodo Baggins
6.7
2004
Jack Hammer
2.0
2004
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Graham (voice)
5.5
2002
Mostin · (20 episodes)
3.0
2002
Nelson
5.4
2001
Max
0.0
2001
Alex
5.3
1999
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1996
Self - Host · (1 episode)
10.0
1994
Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953