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Taika Waititi
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.
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As director
Klara and the Sun
A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever
The Boy & the Octopus
Next Goal Wins
Thor: Love and Thunder
Jojo Rabbit
Team Darryl
Thor: Ragnarok
Team Thor: Part 2
Team Thor
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
What We Do in the Shadows
Blazed
Boy
42 One Dream Rush
Eagle vs Shark
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Falling Leaves
Two Cars, One Night
Heinous Crime
Tama Tū
Tower of Terror
James
Untitled Judge Dredd Film
Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Barn 8
Taika Waiti Flash Gordon Movie
As actor
Fing!
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Imagine
Next Goal Wins
Lightyear
Thor: Love and Thunder
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Suicide Squad
Free Guy
Deadpool and Korg React
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Jojo Rabbit
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Avengers: Endgame
Life of a Cantipanican
Shrimp
Thor: Ragnarok
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
What We Do in the Shadows
Vampire's Guide to Vellington
Behind the Lid - Vellington Sign
The Captain
Green Lantern
Boy
42 One Dream Rush
Eagle vs Shark
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires