Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Taika David Cohen, known professionally as Taika Waititi, 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 and Hunt for the Wilderpeople 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 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.

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• Entity:  Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Comedian

• Born:  Taika David Cohen, August 16, 1975, Wellington, New Zealand
• Age:  51 Years
• Education:  Victoria University Of Wellington (Ba)
• Occupation:  Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Comedian
• Years active:  1999–Present
• Spouse(s):  Chelsea Winstanley, Rita Ora
• Children:  2
• Born:  16 August 1975
• Wikidata description:  New Zealand Filmmaker, Actor, And Comedian (Born 1975)
• Wikidata label:  Taika Waititi
• Wikidata aliases:  Taika Waititi, Taika Cohen, Taika David Cohen, Taika David Waititi

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