Taika Waititi

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Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtiti/ 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. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing film entirely funded and produced within New Zealand. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In television, Waititi co-created and produced the comedy drama series Reservation Dogs, and directed, produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to directing an episode of the series The Mandalorian, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taika Waititi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2027
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Movie Willy Wonka (voice)
2027
FING!
Movie The Viscount
2026
Klara and the Sun
Movie Producer
2026
A Bit of Light
Movie Executive Producer
2026
Place to Be
Movie Nelson
2026
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Movie IG-11 / IG-12 (voice)
2026
The Wrong Girls
Movie Thanks
2026
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Movie Gorillavark (voice)
2026
Jail Time Records
Movie Executive Producer
2026
Imagine
Movie Zombie Taika (voice)
2025
A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever
Movie Director
2024
Interior Chinatown
TV show Executive Producer
2024
The Boy & the Octopus
Movie Director
2024
It's Florida, Man.
TV show Doctor Orlando
2024
We Were Dangerous
Movie Executive Producer
2024
Time Bandits
TV show Supreme Being

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2024
Conan O'Brien Must Go
TV show Self
2024
The Mountain
Movie Executive Producer
2023
Frybread Face and Me
Movie Executive Producer
2023
Next Goal Wins
Movie American Samoan Priest
2023
Tour De Rugby
TV show Self
2023
A Good Person
Movie Thanks
2023
Red, White & Brass
Movie Executive Producer
2023
History of the World: Part II
TV show Sigmund Freud
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie Self - Writer / Director / Korg
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
2022
Lightyear
Movie Mo Morrison (voice)
2022
Our Flag Means Death
TV show Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
2021
That's My Jam
TV show Self - Guest
2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Movie Max Kase
2021
Night Raiders
Movie Executive Producer
2021
Free Guy
Movie Antwan
2021
What If...?
TV show Korg (voice)
2021
Reservation Dogs
TV show Executive Producer
2021
Save Ralph
Movie Ralph
2021
The Suicide Squad
Movie Ratcatcher
2021
Drag Race Down Under
TV show Self - Special Guest
2020
Baby Done
Movie Executive Producer
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show Westley
2020
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
TV show