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- Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti / TY-kə WY-tit-ee), 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.
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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, as well as two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award.
- Waititi grew up between Waihau Bay, Raukokore, a region in northeastern New Zealand, and Wellington, a city in New Zealand. Taika David Cohen is the name on his birth certificate.
- He is the son of a Jewish mom and a dad from the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Māori people. (Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.)
- His parents split when he was 5 years old, and he lived mainly with his mom. Growing up, Waititi recalls, “I was into everything — sport, reading and art, and still am.
- Taika is named for his grandfather, Taika. As he wrote on Anzac Day in April 2019, “A little acknowledgement for my grand-daddy and namesake, Papa Taika, and all the young Māori boys who ventured to the other side of the world to fight Nazis.
Sep 12, 2024 · Taika Waititi (born August 16, 1975, Raukokore, New Zealand) is a New Zealand comedian, director, writer, and actor who is known for his anarchic sensibility and eye for the absurd as well as for a generally humane and kind worldview.
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Taika Waititi. Producer: What We Do in the Shadows. Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer.
- August 16, 1975
Taika Waititi. Producer: What We Do in the Shadows. Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer.
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Feb 17, 2023 · Born and bred in New Zealand, Taika Waititi grew up in a small settlement on the East Coast called Raukokore, and he also spent quite a bit of time in the country's capital city, Wellington.
Nov 25, 2022 · Taika David Cohen, better known as Taika Waititi, is the New Zealand filmmaker who recently directed Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). He's also known for films such as Boy (2010), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), and Jojo Rabbit (2019).
