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Taika Waititi
ONZM
Waititi at the 2019San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Taika David Cohen

(1975-08-16)16 August 1975(age 48)
Wellington,New Zealand
Other namesTaika Cohen
EducationVictoria University of Wellington(BA)
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • comedian
Years active1999–present
WorksFilmography
Spouses
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    (m.2011;sep.2018)​
  • ​
    (m.2022)​
Children2
Signature

Taika David CohenONZM(born 16 August 1975), known professionally asTaika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkəˈwaɪtɪti/TY-kəWY-tih-tee),[1]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 numerous accolades including anAcademy Award,aBAFTA Awardand aGrammy Award,as well as two nominations for thePrimetime Emmy Award.Timemagazine named him one of the100 most influential people in the worldin 2022.

His feature filmsBoy(2010) andHunt for the Wilderpeople(2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film.[2][3] Waititi's 2003 short filmTwo Cars, One Nightearned him an Academy Award nomination forBest Live Action Short Film.He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in thehorror comedyfilmWhat We Do in the Shadows(2014) withJemaine Clement,which was adapted into atelevision series of the same namein 2019. The series has been nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.

His directing credits include the superhero filmsThor: Ragnarok(2017) andThor: Love and Thunder(2022) as well as theblack comedyfilmJojo Rabbit(2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version ofAdolf Hitler.Jojo Rabbitreceived six Academy Award nominations and wonBest Adapted Screenplay.Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing thefilm's soundtrack.

In television, Waititi co-created and executive produces thedramedyseriesReservation Dogs,and directed, executive produced, and starred in the comedyOur Flag Means Death.In addition to directingan episodeof the seriesThe Mandalorian,he also voiced the characterIG-11,for which he was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.

Early life[edit]

Taika David Cohen[4][5][6]was born on 16 August 1975 inWellington,[7]and grew up in Wellington'sAro Valleysuburb andRaukokore,a small town in theBay of Plenty.[8][9]

His father was an artist ofTe Whānau-ā-Apanuidescent, while his mother, Robin Cohen,[10]was a schoolteacher ofJewishancestry.[11]His mother's paternal grandfather was aRussian Jewwhose family came fromNovozybkov, Russia.[7]Waititi stated that his mother's family were Russian Jewish, Irish, and other European ethnicities, while his father's side was "Māoriand a little bit ofFrench Canadian".[12]His paternal grandfather, also named Taika, served as aMāori Battalionsoldier during World War II.[13]

Identifying as both Māori and Jewish, Waititi describes himself as a "Polynesian Jew".[14][15]He was raised more connected to his Māori roots, in a household where Judaism was not actively practised[13]and identifies as an atheist who "puts more stock inindigenous beliefs."[16]

Waititi's parents divorced when he was around five,[17]and he was raised primarily by his mother.[8]He attendedOnslow College,[18]then studied theatre atVictoria University of Wellingtonwhere he graduated with aBachelor of Artsin 1997.[19]

Although his surname is legallyCohen,Waititi has been known primarily by his father's surname for most of his life.[5][6]He originally used his mother's surname, Cohen, for his work in film and writing, and his father's, Waititi, for visual arts endeavours.[4][20]Following the success of his first short film, he continued to use Waititi professionally.[21]

Career[edit]

1999–2011: Early career and film debut[edit]

While a student atVictoria University of Wellington,Waititi was part of the five-member comedy ensembleSo You're a Man,which toured New Zealand and Australia with some success.[22]

He was half of the comedy duo "The Humourbeasts" alongsideJemaine Clement,which received New Zealand's highest comedy accolade, theBilly T Award,in 1999.[23]Among a variety of artistic interests, Waititi began making comical short films for New Zealand's annual48Hoursfilm contest.[24]He directed the short filmTwo Cars, One Night(2003) which involves two young boys and a girl meeting in the carpark of a rural pub inTe Kaha,New Zealand. The short earned acclaim and aAcademy Award for Best Live Action Shortnomination in 2005.[25]He lost the award toAndrea Arnoldwho directed the shortWasp(2003).

His first feature film, a romantic comedy calledEagle vs Shark,was released in U.S. theatres for limited distribution in 2007.[26]Waititi co-wrote the film withLoren Horsley.[27]That year, Waititi wrote and directed one episode of the TV showFlight of the Conchordsand directed another.[28]In 2010, he acted in the New Zealand TV3 improv sketch comedy showRadiradirah,together with frequent collaboratorsRhys DarbyandJemaine Clement.[29]His second feature,Boy,premiered at theSundance Film Festivalin January 2010,[30]and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. Waititi also took one of the main roles, as the ex-con father who returns to his family. On its release in New Zealand,Boyreceived enthusiastic reviews[31]and was successful at the local box office, eclipsing several records.[32]

In 2011, Waititi directed New Zealand TV seriesSuper CitystarringMadeleine Sami,who plays five characters living in one city.[33]That year, Waititi portrayedThomas Kalmakuin the superhero filmGreen Lantern.[34]

2013–2019: Career breakthrough and expansion[edit]

Waititi speaking at2015 Sundance Film Festival

What We Do in the Shadows(2013)

In 2013, Waititi co-wrote, co-directed and acted in the vampire comedymockumentaryWhat We Do in the Shadowswith Clement.[35]It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014.[36]Waititi and Clement played members of a group of vampires who live in an appropriately gothic house in modern-day Wellington.[37]A television adaptation of the film was commissioned in May 2018, with Waititi as an executive producer and director.[38]Theseries of the same namepremiered onFXin March 2019;[39]its second season received aPrimetime Emmy Awardnomination forOutstanding Comedy Series.[40]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople(2016)

Waititi's fourth feature,Hunt for the Wilderpeople,premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[41]When it was released in New Zealand, the comedy adventure broke Waititi's record for a New Zealand film in its opening weekend.[42]Based on a book byBarry Crump,it centres on a young boy (played byJulian Dennison) and a grumpy man (played bySam Neill) on the run in the forest. Waititi wrote the initial screenplay for the 2016 Disney filmMoana,[43]which focused on gender and family. Those elements were passed over in favour of what became the final story.[44][45]

Marvel films

In 2017, Waititi won the award forNew Zealander of the Year,but was unable to receive it in person due to work commitments.[46]That year, he directed his first major studio film,Marvel Studios'sThor: Ragnarok,which was released in October.[47][48]He also portrayed the alienKorgvia motion capture in the film.[49]He had previously directed a short film series for Marvel calledTeam Thor,chronicling the lives of Thor and his roommate, Darryl Jacobson.[50]Thor: Ragnarokearned critical praise and was successful at the box office.[51][52]Waititi was later consulted byChristopher Markus and Stephen McFeelyon Thor's storylines forAvengers: Infinity War,to maintain the character's consistency in theMarvel Cinematic Universe.[53][54]

Taika Waititi andChris Hemsworthspeaking at the 2017San Diego Comic-Con

Jojo Rabbit(2019)

In 2019, Waititi wrote and directedJojo Rabbit,based on the bookCaging SkiesbyChristine Leunens,the 1940s-set story of a child in the Hitler Youth whose mother is secretly hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Waititi plays a buffoonish version ofAdolf Hitleras the boy's imaginary friend.[55]Waititi received Academy Award nominations forBest PictureandBest Adapted Screenplay.He won the latter,[56][57]making him the first person of Māori descent to win an Academy Award in a screenplay category, and the firstindigenous personto be nominated for and win Best Adapted Screenplay.[58]In 2021 he won theGrammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Mediaas a producer of theJojo Rabbitsoundtrack.[59]

The Mandalorian

In October 2018,Lucasfilmannounced that Waititi would be one of the directors of theStar Warslive-action streaming seriesThe Mandalorian,which tells the story of a lone Mandalorian gunfighter in the period between the events ofReturn of the JediandThe Force Awakens.[60]The series premiered on 12 November 2019; Waititi also voices a droid bounty hunter namedIG-11in the series.[61]He directed the series' first-season finale, "Chapter 8: Redemption".[62]His voiceover work earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination forOutstanding Character Voice-Over Performancein 2020.[40]

2020–present[edit]

In 2020, Waititi narrated a charity reading ofJames and the Giant PeachbyRoald Dahl.[63]He portrayedRatcatcherin the DC superhero filmThe Suicide Squad,released in August 2021 to positive reviews.[64][65]Also in August, Waititi portrayed Antwan Hovachelik, the antagonist of the action comedy filmFree Guy.[66]

Waititi at Toronto International Film Festival

WithSterlin Harjo,Waititi co-created the comedy seriesReservation Dogs,which chronicles the lives of a group of indigenous Oklahoma teens, and comprises a main cast, directors, producers, and writers of indigenous peoples. It premiered onFXand received positive reviews.[67][68]Waititi executive produced, directed and starred asBlackbeardin theHBO Maxcomedy seriesOur Flag Means Death.[69]The first season was released in March 2022.[70]That same year,Timemagazine placed him on itsannual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[71]Waititi voiced Mo Morrison in thePixarfilmLightyear(2022).[72]

He wrote and directed the superhero filmThor: Love and Thunder,a sequel toThor: Ragnarok.[73]It released in July 2022.[74]The film received mixed reviews with criticMark Kermodecomplained that "the jokes, the catch-phrases [are] just incredibly tired".[75]Richard BrodyofThe New Yorkerdescribed the film writing "The film passes through the nervous system without delivering any sustenance or even leaving a residue."[76]In her mixed review fromNPR,Amy Nicholson added "I was really compelled by the ideas Taika Waititi was teasing in this film, but the actual style of it – the eagerness to please – made me take a step back from everything. [But] what he's discussing is really smart."[77]

Waititi also directed afeature film adaptationof the documentaryNext Goal Winsprior to directingThor: Love and Thunder.The film, which had been delayed, was released on 17 November 2023,[78]afterArmie Hammer's scenes were re-shot withWill Arnetttaking over the role.[79][80][81]The film premiered at the2023 Toronto International Film Festivalto negative reviews. Esther Zuckerman ofIndieWirepraised some of the performances but labeled it as "largely a misfire".[82]Peter BradshawofThe Guardiandescribed it as "a shoddily made and strikingly unfunny attempt to tell an interesting story in an uninteresting way".[83]

Upcoming projects[edit]

In 2017, Waititi stated he was working on a sequel toWhat We Do In The ShadowstitledWe're Wolves.[84]As of 2023, there have been no updates on the project. That same year, Taika Waititi entered talks to direct alive-action film adaptationofAkira.[85]He was officially confirmed as director and co-writer withMichael Golamcoin 2019, with a release date of 21 May 2021.[86]However, the film's production has been on hold due to Waititi's commitments to other projects such asThor: Love and Thunder.[87]Despite development issues, Waititi has stated that he fully intends on making the film.[88]

In 2019, it was announced that Waititi would direct an animatedFlash Gordonmovie for20th Century Studios.[89]Though in 2021, it was revealed that the movie is now live action.[90]The same year, it was announced that Waititi would direct and co-write the pilot episode of atelevision adaptationof theTerry Gilliamfilm,Time Bandits.Waititi co-wrote the pilot alongside frequent collaborators Jemaine Clement andIain Morris.[91]

In 2020, Waititi was announced to be attached to write, direct and executive produce two animated series forNetflixbased on Roald Dahl's children's novelCharlie and the Chocolate Factoryandits sequel,one adapting the novels and the other focused on the novel's Oompa Loompa characters.[92]In 2021, it was announced that Waititi would executive produce and direct theShowtimelimited seriesThe AuteurstarringJude Law.[93]The same year, it was announced that Waititi would adaptThe Incalinto a feature film.[94]In 2022, Waititi was set to direct the pilot and executive produce a television adaptation of theCharles Yunovel,Interior Chinatown,withJimmy O. Yangset to star.[95]In 2023, it was announced that he would direct afilm adaptationof the novelKlara and the Sun,intending on making it his next movie afterNext Goal Wins.[96]

After rumors began circulating in late 2019 and early 2020, it was officially announced onMay 4,2020 that Taika Waititi would direct and co-write aStar Warsmovie withKrysty Wilson-Cairns.[97]In 2022,Kathleen Kennedystated that the film would most likely come out beforePatty Jenkins'Rogue Squadron.[98]In 2023, reports stated that Waititi was looking to star in the film.[99]The next month, Kennedy stated that Waititi's film is still in development and that he was now writing the film alone.[100]The film was reported to start filming in 2024.[101]

Personal life[edit]

Waititi was in a relationship with New Zealand actress and writerLoren Horsleyfor ten years. She co-wrote and acted in his directorial debut,Eagle vs Shark.[27]Waititi married New Zealand film producerChelsea Winstanleyin 2011.[102]They have two daughters.[103]He and Winstanley separated in 2018.[104][105]Waititi has been in a relationship with British singerRita Orasince 2021.[106][107]They married in August 2022.[108][109][110]

Support for indigenous artists[edit]

Waititi incorporates his Māori and indigenous heritage into his projects, such as by including indigenous interns and having traditional owners conduct aWelcome to Countryceremony during the start of filming on set in Australia.[111]He is an executive producer of the New Zealand filmsThe Breaker Upperers(2018),Baby Done(2020), andNight Raiders(2021), all directed by Māori or indigenous filmmakers.[73]In 2021, Waititi's cousinTweedie Waititi,whom he considers a sibling,[112]began producing and directingMāori languageversions ofDisneyanimated films due to Waititi, which she does alongside his former partner Winstanley.[113]In 2023, Waititi was the executive producer onFrybread Face and Me,a film directed byBilly Luther.[114]In 2024, Waititi served as executive producer onWe Were Dangerousdirected by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu.[115]

Filmography[edit]

Main article:Taika Waititi filmography
Directed features
Year Title Distribution
2007 Eagle vs Shark Hoyts Distribution
2010 Boy Transmission Films
Madman Entertainment
Kino Lorber
2014 What We Do in the Shadows Madman Entertainment
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople Madman Entertainment
Piki Films
2017 Thor: Ragnarok Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2019 Jojo Rabbit Fox Searchlight Pictures
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2023 Next Goal Wins Searchlight Pictures
TBA Klara and the Sun Sony Pictures Releasing

Collaborators[edit]

Below is a table outlining Waititi's numerous collaborations. Waititi and Clement also worked together on television seriesRadiradirahand Clement has a voice role inMoana,a film for which Waititi wrote the initial screenplay. House also has a voice role inMoana,and had a minor role inJojo Rabbitwhich was ultimately cut from the film.[116]Darby and Waititi also worked together on television seriesRadiradirah.

Collaborator Role(s) Two Cars, One Night Eagle vs Shark Flight of the Conchords Boy What We Do in the Shadows Hunt for the Wilderpeople Thor: Ragnarok Wellington Paranormal What We Do in the Shadows(TV series) Jojo Rabbit Reservation Dogs Thor: Love and Thunder Our Flag Means Death Next Goal Wins Time Bandits Klara and the Sun
Garrett Basch Producer YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Mike Berlucchi Cinematographer YesY YesY YesY YesY
Jonathan Brugh Actor YesY YesY YesY
Adam Clark Cinematographer YesY YesY YesY
Jemaine Clement Multiple YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Bevan Crothers Cinematographer YesY YesY YesY
Rhys Darby Actor YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Tom Eagles Editor YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
David Fane Actor YesY YesY YesY YesY
Ainsley Gardiner Producer YesY YesY YesY
Michael Giacchino Composer YesY YesY YesY
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer Actor YesY YesY YesY
Yana Gorskaya Multiple YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Nancy Hennah Makeup YesY YesY YesY YesY
Cohen Holloway Actor YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Loren Horsley Multiple YesY YesY YesY
Rachel House Actor YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Mike Minogue Actor YesY YesY YesY
Iain Morris Multiple YesY YesY YesY YesY
Sam Neill Actor YesY YesY YesY
Lukasz Pawel Buda Composer YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Stu Rutherford Multiple YesY YesY YesY YesY
Madeleine Sami Actor YesY YesY YesY YesY
Kristen Schaal Actor YesY YesY YesY
Samuel Scott Composer YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
DJ Stipsen Cinematographer YesY YesY YesY YesY
Ra Vincent Production designer YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY
Conrad Wedde Composer YesY YesY YesY YesY

Awards and nominations[edit]

Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Taika Waititi

Waititi has received various awards and nominations, including anAcademy Award,aBritish Academy Film Award,aGrammy Award,aWriters Guild of America Award,and nominations for theGolden Globe AwardsandPrimetime Emmy Awards,among others.

Together with Jemaine Clement, Waititi won theBilly T Awardin 1999. In 2005, Waititi received a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Live Action Short Filmfor the short filmTwo Cars, One Night(2004). In 2019, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama filmJojo Rabbit,which was met with critical acclaim and earned him theAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,theBAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,and nominations for theAcademy Award for Best Picture,theGolden Globe Award for Best Musical or Comedy Filmand theDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film.For thesoundtrack of the film,he won theGrammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Since 2019, he has written and produced the television series,What We Do in the Shadows,based on the2014 film of the same name,for which he was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Seriesand theWriters Guild of America Award for Best New Series.

In the2020 Queen's Birthday Honours,Waititi was appointed anOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to film.[117]

See also[edit]

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