Taika Waititi

Taika David Cohen, known professionally as Taika Waititi, directed Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder.
He portrayed Korg in Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder.
He also directed the mid-credits scene of Doctor Strange, which was alternate footage from a scene taken from Thor: Ragnarok.
He directed and wrote Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 1, Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 2 and Marvel One-Shot: Team Darryl.
He co-wrote Thor: Love and Thunder with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
He also performed the motion capture for Surtur, Hulk and the right head of Hajo in Thor: Ragnarok.Taika Waititi on ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, How the Story Changed When He Signed On, and More and Ninny of the Nonny in Thor: Love and Thunder.
He voiced an alternate Korg in the What If...? episode What If... Thor Were an Only Child? and another alternate Korg in the What If...? episode What If... Nebula Joined the Nova Corps? and another alternate Korg in the What If...? episode What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?.
Archive audio of Taika Waititi from Thor: Ragnarok was used in the Loki episode For All Time. Always..
He was interviewed for the Assembled episode The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder.
==Awards==
*He was nominated for a WAFCA Award for Best Motion Capture Performance for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
*He was nominated for an Empire Award for Best Director for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
*He was nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award for Scene Stealer for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
*He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Best Scene Stealer for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
*Together with Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, he was nominated for a Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
*Together with Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, he was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
==Trivia==
*Taika Waititi is the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe director to play a part in the film he is directing.
**The first was Jon Favreau, who portrayed Happy Hogan in Iron Man and Iron Man 2.
**The second was Joe Russo, who portrayed Fine and Interviewer in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Theo Broussard in Captain America: Civil War, and Bobby in Avengers: Endgame.
**The third was James Gunn, who portrayed a Maskless Sakaaran in Guardians of the Galaxy.
**Taika Waititi is the second director/actor to reprise his role in a film he did not direct, after Jon Favreau.
*Taika Waititi is one of the actors who have portrayed multiple characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
*Taika Waititi's second film as director, , has several references to Hulk.
*Taika Waititi is the husband of Chelsea Winstanley and father of Matewa Kiritapu and Te Hinekāhu.
*Taika Waititi previously worked with Sam Neill in and worked with him again in .
*Taika Waititi previously worked with Clancy Brown and Angela Bassett in .
*Taika Waititi previously worked with Rachel House in , , and .
*Taika Waititi previously worked with Jeffrey Wright in .
*Taika Waititi previously worked with Baz Idoine in .
*Taika Waititi previously worked with Michael Giacchino in and , and worked with him in . 
*Taika Waititi worked again with Dave Bautista and Tilda Swinton in .
*Taika Waititi worked again with Jon Favreau in .
*Taika Waititi worked again with Scarlett Johansson in and will work again with her in Tower of Terror.
*Taika Waititi worked again with Pom Klementieff in and .
*Taika Waititi worked again with Idris Elba in .
*Taika Waititi worked again with Chris Evans in and .
*Taika Waititi worked again with Benedict Cumberbatch in .
*Taika Waititi worked again with Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett in James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends.
*Taika Waititi voiced an alternate version of Korg in the Revolution 2.0 Motion Comic tie-in to .Revolution 2.0 Motion Comic | Marvel Contest of Champions
*Taika Waititi is the first director to direct more than one Thor film, having directed Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder. Kenneth Branagh directed Thor while Alan Taylor directed Thor: The Dark World.
*Taika Waititi also reprised the role of Korg in the short film Deadpool and Korg React alongside Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool to promote the non-MCU movie , which also stars Waititi and Reynolds.Deadpool and Korg React
*Taika Waititi is one of the actors to portray characters for both Marvel Studios and . He portrayed in .
*Taika Waititi portrayed in . This makes him one of the actors to have appeared in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the .
*Taika Waititi shares his birthday with Angela Bassett.
*Taika Waititi had a cameo in the music video for Jeremy Renner's song "Main Attraction". Renner - "Main Attraction"
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