| Net Worth: | $13 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | August 16, 1975 (48 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Film Director, Photographer, Screenwriter |
| Nationality: | New Zealand |
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Taika Waititi is a New Zealand director, writer, comedian, actor, and painter who has a net worth of $13 million. Waititi wrote and directed the feature films “Eagle vs Shark” (2007), “Boy” (2010), “What We Do in the Shadows” (2014), “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” (2016), and “Jojo Rabbit” (2019), and he also directed the blockbuster Marvel movie “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017), which grossed $854 million at the box office.
Career
Waititi made his on-screen acting debut in the 1999 New Zealand film “Scarfies” and soon appeared in the film “Snakeskin” (2001) and the TV series “The Strip” (2002), “The Tribe” (2002), “Revelations” (2003), and “Freaky” (2003). Taika wrote and directed the 2002 short film “John and Pogo” and followed it with 2004’s “Two Cars, One Night” and 2005’s “Tama Tū” and “What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires.” His first feature film was 2007’s “Eagle vs Shark,” which starred Jemaine Clement; Waititi also appeared as Gordon in the film. His second feature film, “Boy,” premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and earned a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize. Waititi played the role of Alamein in the film, and in 2011, he portrayed Thomas Kalmaku in “Green Lantern.” Taika co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the 2014 vampire mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows,” which won several awards and spawned an American spin-off television series of the same name as well as the New Zealand series “Wellington Paranormal.”
Personal Life
Taika married filmmaker Chelsea Winstanley in 2011, and they have two daughters, Te Hinekāhu and Matewa Kiritapu. Waititi and Winstanley have collaborated on several projects, including “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Jojo Rabbit,” and they reportedly separated in 2018. In May 2020, Taika narrated a 10-part, all-star reading of Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” to raise money for the charitable organization Partners in Health.
Quotes
“You have to let go of the control and allow things to develop. You need to have a flexible attitude, especially working with kids.”
— Taika Waititi
“It was never really my plan to become a filmmaker.”
— Taika Waititi
“There are 100,000 versions of Jeff Goldblum.”
— Taika Waititi
“The ridiculous events in everyday life are often overlooked – people don’t recognise it as potentially cinematic.”
— Taika Waititi
“My favorite was ‘The Lost Boys.’ Corey Haim wore this trench coat, and I made my mum buy me a trench coat. I wore it to school, to primary school.”
— Taika Waititi