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Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Known for DirectingBorn 1975-08-16 (age 50)Wellington, New Zealand
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtiti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and six Emmy Awards. 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 film entirely funded and produced within New Zealand. 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Place To Stand
10.0
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A Place To Stand

2002 · Movie

A New Way Home10.0
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A New Way Home

2001 · Movie

MTV Europe Music Awards10.0
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MTV Europe Music Awards

1994 · Series

Rick and Morty8.7
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Rick and Morty

2013 · Series

The Mandalorian8.4
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The Mandalorian

2019 · Series

Avengers: Endgame8.2
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Avengers: Endgame

2019 · Movie

What If...?8.0
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What If...?

2021 · Series

Conan O'Brien Must Go8.0
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Conan O'Brien Must Go

2024 · Series

What We Do in the Shadows8.0
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What We Do in the Shadows

2019 · Series

Jojo Rabbit8.0
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Jojo Rabbit

2019 · Movie

Reservation Dogs7.9
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Reservation Dogs

2021 · Series

Flight of the Conchords7.9
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Flight of the Conchords

2007 · Series

The Simpsons8.0
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The Simpsons

1989 · Series

Hunt for the Wilderpeople7.6
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016 · Movie

Our Flag Means Death7.6
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Our Flag Means Death

2022 · Series

Thor: Ragnarok7.6
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Thor: Ragnarok

2017 · Movie

The Masked Singer7.5
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The Masked Singer

2019 · Series

Moana7.6
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Moana

2016 · Movie

Home Movie: The Princess Bride7.5
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020 · Series

What We Do in the Shadows7.5
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What We Do in the Shadows

2014 · Movie

Vidéo Club7.5
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Vidéo Club

2018 · Series

The Suicide Squad7.5
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The Suicide Squad

2021 · Movie

Poi E: The Story of Our Song7.5
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Poi E: The Story of Our Song

2016 · Movie

Free Guy7.5
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Free Guy

2021 · Movie

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian7.4
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Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020 · Series

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!7.5
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Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

2004 · Movie

Red, White & Brass7.2
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Red, White & Brass

2023 · Movie

Interior Chinatown7.2
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Interior Chinatown

2024 · Series

Boy7.3
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Boy

2010 · Movie

Team Thor7.2
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Team Thor

2016 · Movie

We Were Dangerous7.1
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We Were Dangerous

2024 · Movie

Year of the Rabbit7.0
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Year of the Rabbit

2019 · Series

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder6.9
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

2022 · Movie

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain6.9
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021 · Movie

Lightyear6.9
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Lightyear

2022 · Movie

Wellington Paranormal6.9
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Wellington Paranormal

2018 · Series

Team Thor: Part 26.9
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Team Thor: Part 2

2017 · Movie

Tama Tū6.9
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Tama Tū

2004 · Movie

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen6.7
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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019 · Movie

The Boy & the Octopus6.6
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The Boy & the Octopus

2024 · Movie

Two Cars, One Night6.7
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Two Cars, One Night

2004 · Movie

What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires6.6
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What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires

2005 · Movie

Next Goal Wins6.4
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Next Goal Wins

2023 · Movie

The Kelly Clarkson Show6.4
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The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Series

Thor: Love and Thunder6.4
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Thor: Love and Thunder

2022 · Movie

Eagle vs Shark6.5
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Eagle vs Shark

2007 · Movie

The Oscars7.0
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The Oscars

1953 · Series

Baby Done6.3
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Baby Done

2020 · Movie