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Taika Waititi

タイカ・ワイティティ　/　たいか・わいてぃてぃ

Actor from New Zealand

August 16, 1975 (age 50)　・　Raukokore, New Zealand

actor
film director
screenwriter

My Take

What I admire most about Taika Waititi is his refusal to treat comedy and tragedy as separate rooms. Jojo Rabbit could have collapsed under its own audacity, yet he balanced satire and grief so deftly that the Academy handed him the Adapted Screenplay Oscar. He also rescued the Thor franchise by simply letting it be funny, which sounds easy and absolutely is not. Coming from tiny Raukokore to Time's list of the world's most influential people, he proves that a distinctly local voice, delivered with warmth and irreverence, can travel anywhere. I will watch whatever he makes next, sight unseen.

Overview

Taika David Cohen (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( TY-kə WY-tee-tee), 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Taika Waititi
Name (Japanese): タイカ・ワイティティ
Reading: たいか・わいてぃてぃ
Born: August 16, 1975 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rabbit
Origin: Raukokore, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film director / screenwriter / director / executive producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Victoria University of Wellington

Awards & achievements

New Zealander of the Year
2020 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2020 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2020 Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2022 Time 100
2010 Wellingtonian of the Year (category award)
2007 Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Award
2016 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Jojo Rabbit	—
Notable work	Thor: Ragnarok	—
Notable work	Thor: Love and Thunder	—

6. Links

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