TAIKA Waititi
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Professionally known as Taika Waititi, already covered that part, is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. Also, visual artist, who is fact checking these wikis?
He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. Boring. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Grammy Award, as well as two Primetime Emmy nominations. Time magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world in 2022. All of which checks out.
Taika has directed eight feature films, including Jojo Rabbit, for which he took
home the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year. His filmography includes Eagle vs Shark, Boy, What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilder People (which continues to rank as New Zealand’s highest grossing film). In 2017, Taika ventured into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directing the small independent superhero films Thor: Ragnarok and 2022’s follow-up Thor: Love and Thunder (which grossed their own highs).
He is the Co-Creator of the FX series What We Do In The Shadows (twice Emmy nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series), Executive Producer and Co Star of MAX’s Our Flag Means Death (Hollywood Critics Association and Peabody nominated), and Co-Creator of the Hulu series Reservations Dogs with Sterlin Harjo (Peabody Award, twice winner AFI Top 10 Programs of the Year, Golden Globe nominated). Taika was also nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his role as IG-11 on Disney’s Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, along with directing the Season 1 finale. He is currently slated to write and direct an original Star Wars film.
In the advertising cinematic universe, Taika has directed campaigns for brands
such as Apple, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Cartier, and Belvedere.