A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Taika David Cohen
Тайка Вайтіті
טאיקה דייוויד כהן
טאיקה וואיטיטי
타이카 와이티티
Birthplace:
Wellington, New Zealand
Born:
August 16, 1975
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born August 16, 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and comedian. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, and has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2004 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He 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 (2019–present). The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His most recent directing credits include the superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the latter of which he also wrote and starred in as an "imaginary Hitler". Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Furthermore, Waititi earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In addition to directing an episode of the television series The Mandalorian (2019–present), he also voices the character IG-11, for which he garnered a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.
Camera Operator:
2004 Heinous Crime
Casting:
2004 Heinous Crime
2007 Eagle vs Shark
Director:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Next Goal Wins
???? Akira
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Executive Producer:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2018 The Breaker Upperers
2018 Your Name Isn't English
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2020 Baby Done
2021 Night Raiders
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Frybread Face and Me
2023 Next Goal Wins
2023 Red, White & Brass
2024 The Mountain
2024 We Were Dangerous
???? Akira
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Producer:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2018 The Breaker Upperers
2018 Your Name Isn't English
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2020 Baby Done
2021 Night Raiders
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Frybread Face and Me
2023 Next Goal Wins
2023 Red, White & Brass
2024 The Mountain
2024 We Were Dangerous
???? Akira
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Screenplay:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2018 The Breaker Upperers
2018 Your Name Isn't English
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2020 Baby Done
2021 Night Raiders
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Frybread Face and Me
2023 Next Goal Wins
2023 Red, White & Brass
2024 The Mountain
2024 We Were Dangerous
???? Akira
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Script:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2018 The Breaker Upperers
2018 Your Name Isn't English
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2020 Baby Done
2021 Night Raiders
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Frybread Face and Me
2023 Next Goal Wins
2023 Red, White & Brass
2024 The Mountain
2024 We Were Dangerous
???? Akira
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Story:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2018 The Breaker Upperers
2018 Your Name Isn't English
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2020 Baby Done
2021 Night Raiders
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Frybread Face and Me
2023 Next Goal Wins
2023 Red, White & Brass
2024 The Mountain
2024 We Were Dangerous
???? Akira
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Thanks:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Moana
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2018 The Breaker Upperers
2018 Your Name Isn't English
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2020 Baby Done
2021 Night Raiders
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Frybread Face and Me
2023 Next Goal Wins
2023 Red, White & Brass
2024 The Mountain
2024 We Were Dangerous
???? Akira
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Writer:
2004 Heinous Crime
2004 Tama Tū
2004 Two Cars, One Night
2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2007 Eagle vs Shark
2010 42 One Dream Rush
2010 Boy
2010 Last Night
2013 Blazed
2013 The Captain
2014 What We Do in the Shadows
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Moana
2016 Team Thor
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2017 Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Team Darryl
2018 The Breaker Upperers
2018 Your Name Isn't English
2019 Jojo Rabbit
2020 Baby Done
2021 Night Raiders
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
2023 Frybread Face and Me
2023 Next Goal Wins
2023 Red, White & Brass
2024 The Mountain
2024 We Were Dangerous
???? Akira
???? Flash Gordon
???? James
???? Klara and the Sun
???? The Incal
???? Tower of Terror
???? Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
???? We're Wolves
Creator:
2018 Wellington Paranormal
2021 Reservation Dogs
2024 Time Bandits
Director:
2007 Flight of the Conchords
2011 Super City
2018 Wellington Paranormal
2019 The Mandalorian
2019 What We Do in the Shadows
2021 Reservation Dogs
2022 Our Flag Means Death
2024 Time Bandits
???? Interior Chinatown
Executive Producer:
2007 Flight of the Conchords
2011 Super City
2018 Wellington Paranormal
2019 The Mandalorian
2019 What We Do in the Shadows
2021 Reservation Dogs
2022 Our Flag Means Death
2024 Time Bandits
???? Interior Chinatown
Original Film Writer:
2007 Flight of the Conchords
2011 Super City
2018 Wellington Paranormal
2019 The Mandalorian
2019 What We Do in the Shadows
2021 Reservation Dogs
2022 Our Flag Means Death
2024 Time Bandits
???? Interior Chinatown
Writer:
2007 Flight of the Conchords
2011 Super City
2018 Wellington Paranormal
2019 The Mandalorian
2019 What We Do in the Shadows
2021 Reservation Dogs
2022 Our Flag Means Death
2024 Time Bandits
???? Interior Chinatown
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