Taika Waititi
Attore, Regista, Sceneggiatore, Produttore
16 agosto 1975 (50 anni)
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), 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. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. 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 New Zealand film. 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 Mandalorian series, 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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His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. 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 Mandalorian series, 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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Filmografia
| 2026 | The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender · as (voice) |
| 2025 | Imagine · as Zombie Taika (voice) |
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| 2024 | Time Bandits · as Supreme Being |
| 2023 | Next Goal Wins · as American Samoan Priest |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II · as Sigmund Freud |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice) |
| 2022 | Lightyear · as Mo Morrison (voice) |
| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death · as Edward Teach A.k.a. Blackbeard |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain · as Max Kase |
| 2021 | Free Guy · as Antwan |
| 2021 | What If…? · as Korg (voice) |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad · as Ratcatcher |
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| 2021 | Save Ralph · as Ralph |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled · as Director |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride · as Westley |
| 2020 | James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends · as Narrator |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian · as Ig-11 (voice) |
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit · as Adolf |
| 2019 | Year of the Rabbit · as Musician |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Korg (voice) |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows · as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg |
| 2019 | Life of a Cantipanican · as Zog The Alien |
| 2018 | Shrimp · as Bartender |
| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss · as Storsh |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Korg (voice) |
| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople · as MinisterSu Plex |
| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows · as Viago |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty · as Glootie (voice) |
| 2013 | The Captain · as The Captain |
| 2013 | Coffee Town · as Cosmetology Instructor |
| 2011 | Green Lantern · as Tom Kalmaku |
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| 2010 | Radiradirah · as Various |
| 2010 | Boy · as Alamein |
| 2008 | The Jaquie Brown Diaries · as Friendly Gypsy |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark · as Gordon |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords · as Gypsy Kings Fan |
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| 2004 | Futile Attraction · as Waiter |
| 2003 | Freaky · as Cleaner (cleaner Story) |
| 2002 | Tongan Ninja · as Graham (voice) |
| 2002 | Revelations - The Initial Journey · as Ali |
| 2002 | The Strip (2002) · as Mostin |
| 2001 | Snakeskin · as Nelson |
| 1999 | Scarfies · as Alex |
| 1999 | The Tribe · as Virtual Reality Cowboy No.1Su Plex |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'avignon (voice) |
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| 2023 | Next Goal Wins · as Screenplay |
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| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit · as Screenplay |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows · as Original Film Writer |
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| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople · as ScreenplaySu Plex |
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| 2010 | Radiradirah · as Contributing Writer |
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| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark · as Screenplay |
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| 2024 | Interior Chinatown · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Time Bandits · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | We Were Dangerous · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The Mountain · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Frybread Face and Me · as Executive Producer |
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| 2023 | Red, White & Brass · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Night Raiders · as Executive ProducerSu Plex |
| 2021 | Reservation Dogs · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Baby Done · as Executive ProducerSu Plex |
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| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Wellington Paranormal · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Breaker Upperers · as Executive Producer |
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| 2016 | Hunt for the WilderpeopleSu Plex |
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| 2012 | The Inbetweeners (US) · as Consulting Producer |
| 2005 | What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Wellington Paranormal · as Created By |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark · as Casting |