Taika Waititi
Director

Taika Waititi Net Worth

Taika Waititi is a New Zealand actor and director known for his films What We Do in the Shadows and Boy, the latter of which became the highest-grossing film in New Zealand. He was born on August 16, 1975 in Wellington, New Zealand and was chosen to direct the third installment of the Thor franchise, Thor: Ragnarok, in 2017.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 16, 1975
Birth Place Wellington, New Zealand
Age 48 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Leo

💰 Net worth: $3 million (2024)

About

Actor and Director known for his movies What We Do in the Shadows and Boy, the latter of which became New Zealand's highest-grossing film. He was chosen to direct 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, the third movie in the franchise.

Before Fame

He attended Victoria University of Wellington and won the Billy T Award as part of a comedy duo in 1999. His first major TV role came in the early 2000s show The Strip.

Trivia

His 2004 short film, Two Cars, One Night, was nominated for an Academy Award. He played Tom Kalmaku in 2011's Green Lantern.

Family Life

He's of Russian and Maori descent and is sometimes billed as Taika Cohen. He had a daughter named Te Hinekahu with wife Chelsea Winstanley in 2012.

Associated With

He and James Rolleston both starred in Boy.

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