Taika Waititi Bio | Wiki
Taika Waititi (Full name: Taika David Cohen) is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award. Moreover, Taika has received two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world on its annual list in 2022.
Taika Waititi Age
Taika was born on August 16, 1975, in Raukokore, Waihau Bay, New Zealand. He is 48 years old.
Taika Waititi Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 0.5 in ( approx. 1.84m ).
Taika Waititi Family
He was born in Raukokore in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand’s North Island, to his parents. Taika grew up on both the East Coast and in the Aro Valley of Wellington. His father was an artist of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent, whilst his mother was a schoolteacher.
Taika stated that his mother’s family were Russian Jews “mixed with a bit of Irish” and other European ancestries, while his father’s side was “Māori and a little bit of French Canadian”. He describes himself as a “Polynesian Jew”. He was raised more connected to his Māori roots, in a household where Judaism was not “actively practiced. His parents split up when he was around five, and he was raised primarily by his mother
Taika Waititi Wife | Rita Ora
Taika was in a relationship with New Zealand actress and writer Loren Horsley for ten years. She co-wrote and acted in his directorial debut, Eagle vs Shark. Taika married New Zealand film producer Chelsea Winstanley in 2011. They have two daughters. He and Winstanley separated in 2018. Since 2021, Waititi has been in a relationship with British singer Rita Ora. The two married in August 2022.
Taika Waititi Education
He attended Onslow College, then studied theatre at Victoria University of Wellington where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997. Taika originally used his mother’s surname, Cohen, for his work in film and writing, and his father’s, Waititi, for visual arts endeavors. Following the success of his first short film, he continued to use Waititi professionally.
Taika Waititi Movies
2007 Eagle vs Shark.
2010 Boy.
2014 What We Do in the Shadows.
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
2017 Thor: Ragnarok.
2019 Jojo Rabbit.
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder.
2023 Next Goal Wins.
2021 RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
2021 Reservation Dogs.
2022 Our Flag Means Death.
TBA Time Bandits.
Taika Waititi Star Wars | Mandalorian
In October 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Taika would be one of the directors of the Star Wars live-action streaming series The Mandalorian. It tells the story of a lone Mandalorian gunfighter in the period between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The series premiered on 12 November 2019; Taika also voices a droid bounty hunter named IG-11 in the series.
Taika Waititi Korg | Thor
In 2017, Taika won the award for New Zealander of the Year but was unable to receive it in person due to work commitments. That year, he directed his first major studio film, Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, which was released in October. He also portrayed the alien Korg via motion capture in the film. Taika had previously directed a short film series for Marvel called Team Thor, chronicling the lives of Thor and his roommate, Darryl Jacobson.
Thor: Ragnarok earned critical praise and was successful at the box office. Taika was later consulted by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely on Thor’s storylines for Avengers: Infinity War, to maintain the character’s consistency in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He wrote and directed the superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder, a sequel to Thor: Ragnarok. It released in July 2022.
Taika Waititi Our Flag Means Death
He directed, executive produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death, an American period romantic comedy television series created by David Jenkins. It was set in the early 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy. The series follows the misadventures of gentleman-turned-pirate Stede Bonnet and his crew aboard the Revenge as they try to make a name for themselves as pirates.
Taika Waititi What We Do In The Shadows
In 2013, Taika co-wrote, co-directed, and acted in the vampire comedy mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows with Clement. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014.
Taika Waititi Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Taika’s estimated net worth is $13 million.
Is Taika Waititi Married
Yes. Since 2021, Waititi has been in a relationship with British singer Rita Ora. The two married in August 2022.
Taika Waititi Social Media Handle
Instagram: taikawaititi