Taika Waititi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Taika Waititi

director

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1975

Place of Birth: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Profession: screenwriter, actor, comedian, executive producer, film director, film producer, director, film actor

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Taika David Waititi ( (listen); 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.
He is married to Chelsea Winstanley, who produced several of his films. 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.
Waititi's most recent directing credits include the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the satirical black comedy Jojo Rabbit (2019), the latter of which he also wrote.