Taika David Waititi (born 16 August 1975) also known as Taika Cohen, is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2004 short film Two Cars, One Night.
His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film, with the latter still holding that title as of 2018. He co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement. In 2017, he directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: Ragnarok, in which he also played the character Korg, a role he went on to reprise in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Born Name: | Taika David Waititi |
Born: | Aug 16, 1975 in Wellington, New Zealand |
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