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Taika Waititi

1975 - Today

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Taika David Cohen (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. Known for quirky comedy films and expanding his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects, he has received many accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. 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 New Zealand film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Taika Waititi is the 4,400th most popular actor (down from 3,100th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 36th in 2019) and the 11th most popular New Zealander Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Taika Waititi ranks 4,400 out of 13,578. Before him are Art Metrano, John Diehl, Talulah Riley, Jeri Ryan, Anémone, and Pat Roach. After him are Jang Na-ra, Charles Rigoulot, Reinhold Schünzel, Patricia Medina, Leslie Grossman, and Jason Scott Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Taika Waititi ranks 121. Before him are Anderson Silva, Linda Cardellini, Gala, Keiko Fujimori, India Arie, and Dario Šimić. After him are Cole Hauser, Valentina Monetta, Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi, Oksana Chusovitina, Antony Starr, and Kenji Sakaguchi.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Taika Waititi ranks 59 out of 303. Before him are Gary Thain (1948), Ngaio Marsh (1895), Rob Hall (1961), Ronald Syme (1903), Raymond Firth (1901), and Warren Cole (1940). After him are Vaughan Jones (1952), Yvette Williams (1929), Antony Starr (1975), Howden Ganley (1941), Silvia Cartwright (1943), and Fran Walsh (1959).

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Among ACTORS In New Zealand

Among actors born in New Zealand, Taika Waititi ranks 11. Before him are Clive Revill (1930), Alan Dale (1947), Marton Csokas (1966), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), and Manu Bennett (1969). After him are Antony Starr (1975), Kevin Smith (1963), Martin Henderson (1974), Jed Brophy (1963), Terence Bayler (1930), and KJ Apa (1997).

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