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Who is Taika Waititi?
Taika David Cohen, professionally referred to as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and comedian.
Waititi’s Career
Taika Waititi is the recipient of an Academy Award in addition to further nominations. Also he has acquired Primetime Emmy Award nominations. His feature movies Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand films.
Waititi co-directed and starred in the horror comedy movie What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement. It was then adapted right into a television series of the identical name (2019-present). The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
His most current directing credit encompass the superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017). This is collectively with the black comedy movie Jojo Rabbit (2019), the latter of which he additionally wrote and starred in as an imaginary model of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit became nominated for six Academy Awards, and Waititi received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
In addition to directing an episode of the net television series The Mandalorian (2019-present), Waititi additionally voices the character IG-11. He garned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance nomination for his work.
Taika’s Age
Taika David Cohen is aged 45 as of 2020. He was born on August 16, 1975, in Raukokore in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand’s North Island.
Waititi’s Family
Taika Waititi’s Parents
Taika’s father was an artist and was of Te Whanau-a-Apanui descent while his mother, Robin Cohen, is a schoolteacher. Waititi’s mother and father split up while he was around five, and raised primarily by his mother.
Waititi’s Education
Waititi attended Onslow College for secondary school. He studied theater at Victoria University of Wellington and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997.
Taika Waititi’s Interests
Waititi announced his support for Jacinda Arden and the Labour Party.
Taika Waititi’s wife
Waititi married fellow Maori filmmaker Chelsea Winstanley in 2011. They have three daughters.
Taika Waititi’s Kids
The couple are proud parents to 3 daughters: Maia, Chelsea’s daughter who she gave birth to at the age of 20. And their mutual girls,Te Hinekaahu (born in 2012) and Matewa Kiritapu (born in 2015).
Where does Taika live?
Taika Waititi lives in the ‘celeb-soaked hills’ of Studio City.
Taika’s Height
Waititi has a height adding up to 6′ 0.5” (1.84 m).
Taika Waititi’s Networth
New Zealand’s film director, writer, comedian, actor, and painter, Taika Waititi has a net worth of $3 million as at 2021
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Films
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Scarfies | Alex | |
| 2001 | Snakeskin | Nelson | |
| A New Way Home | Max | ||
| 2004 | Futile Attraction | Waiter | |
| 2005 | What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires |
Viago | |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark | Gordon | |
| 2010 | Boy | Alamein | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Thomas Kalmaku | |
| 2013 | The Captain[75] | The Captain | |
| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows | Viago | |
| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Minister | |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Korg
Surtur (motion-capture) |
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| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss | Holy Storsh | |
| Shrimp | Bartender | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Korg | |
| Jojo Rabbit | Adolf Hitler | ||
| 2021 | Free Guy | Antoine | |
| The Suicide Squad | TBA | ||
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Korg |