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Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( / ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti / TY-kə WY-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 ...
Taika Waititi. Producer: What We Do in the Shadows. Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, Scottish, and English descent.
Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. Waititi began his film career in the early 2000s by directing short films. His short film Two Cars, One Night (2003) got him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. His first feature film, Eagle vs Shark, was released in 2007.
Taika Waititi. Highest Rated: 97% Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) Lowest Rated: 25% Green Lantern (2011) Birthday: Aug 16, 1975. Birthplace: Raukokore, New Zealand. Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi's ...
Taika Waititi. Producer: What We Do in the Shadows. Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, Scottish, and English descent. Taika has ...
1 day ago · Taika Waititi (born August 16, 1975, Raukokore, New Zealand) is a New Zealand comedian, director, writer, and actor who is known for his anarchic sensibility and eye for the absurd as well as for a generally humane and kind worldview.. Waititi was the son of a Māori father who was an artist and a mother of mostly Russian Jewish descent who worked as a teacher.
Jun 29, 2022 · On TV, Waititi, 46, has had a hand in the FX comedies “Reservation Dogs” (as a co-creator) and “What We Do in the Shadows” (a series based on a movie he co-wrote and co-directed), as well ...
Jul 5, 2022 · 2. He is the son of a Jewish mom and a dad from the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Māori people. (Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.) Via Ted Talks. “I come from New Zealand, and I come from these two people, who met in the early ’70s,” Waititi explained during a Ted Talk. “The woman is Robin. She’s of Russian-Jewish heritage ...
Feb 10, 2020 · For the record: 1:59 p.m. Feb. 13, 2020 This post says Taika Waititi is the first person of Maori descent to win an Oscar. Sound engineer Hammond Peek won Oscars for sound mixing in 2004 and 2006 ...
Jul 8, 2022 · Played by Chris Hemsworth over the course of nine films, the character’s newfound vitality can largely be attributed to the direction of Taika Waititi, whose bold vision helped make “Thor ...
