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Taika Waititi: Networth, age, relationship, career, family
Taika Waititi and Rita Ora at the premiere for Thor: Love and Thunder (Photo: twitter/@TaikaWaititi)
- Rita Ora recently revealed that she has tied the knot with Taika Waititi
- Director Taika Waititi is known for movies like Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love and thunder and Jojo Rabbit
- Taika Waititi has won an Academy Award and a Grammy award along with several other major accolades.
Taika Waititi and his partner Rita Ora have finally revealed details about their marriage months after the pair secretly tied the knot. Rita Ora, the 32-year-old singer addressed how she’s kept their relationship under wraps in an episode of The Drew Barrymore show.
.@RitaOra joins Drew's News to talk about her marriage to @TaikaWaititi & more! 💍 pic.twitter.com/t8zDeZrpuu
— The Drew Barrymore Show (@DrewBarrymoreTV)
“I got married,” she said. “I can’t believe I can say it. It’s so interesting to me because I loved the whole experience, but I kept it super private for a bit. Just kept it to myself. So, it’s nice to share it and just be a little more open to it.”
Networth
Over time, Waititi has been able to amass quite a fortune. He began his career as an actor before transitioning to writing and directing screenplays. Taika Waititi’s current net worth is a whopping $14 million.
The millionaire’s net worth was earned through hard work and successful films and television programmes. The box office success of his epic Marvel film Thor: Ragnarok alone brought in $854 million.
Fabulous London premiere with beloved family & close friends. Can't wait for you all to see it. July 8 baby!#thorloveandthunder @marvelstudios
Stylz: @jeanneyangstyle
Body covering: @prada
💎: @cartier pic.twitter.com/3dI3slZ7Td— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi)
Age
Taika Waititi was born on August 16, 1975, making him 47 years old as of 2023. He was born and reared in a stable household, in Raukokore, Waihau Bay, New Zealand. He is a New Zealander and has his belief in the Polynesian Jewish faith. His ethnicity is of Russian Jewish descent.
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Relationship
Waititi was in a relationship with New Zealand actress and writer Loren Horsley for ten years: she co-wrote and acted in his directorial debut, Eagle vs Shark. Waititi married New Zealand film producer Chelsea Winstanley in 2011. They have two daughters. He and Winstanley separated in 2018.
Waititi has been in a relationship with British singer Rita Ora since 2021. The two married in August 2022 but declined to confirm it publicly until January 2023.
Career
He finished his early education at New Zealand’s Onslow College. He then enrolled at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree there. While working in cinema and literature he used his mother’s surname Cohen, while working in the visual arts he used his father’s surname Waititi. He continued to utilize Waititi professionally after the success of his debut short film.
Taika Waititi, also known as Taika David Waititi is a renowned filmmaker who has directed many blockbuster hits such as Thor: Ragnarök, Jojo Rabbit, and most recently Thor: Love and Thunder. His work has accomplished various accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Me and Natalia Portman and Tessa Thompson at the Thor premiere in London. #ThorLoveAndThunder opens tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/KWSCE4RO9d
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) July 7, 2022
The highest-grossing movies in New Zealand were Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), both of which he directed. He was in Time magazine’s yearly list of the 100 most significant people in the world in 2022.
His most recent directorial works are Thor: Ragnarök (2017), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), and Jojo Rabbit (2019), which he wrote and starred in as a fictitious Adolf Hitler.
Jojo Rabbit won a total of six Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay. Taika Waititi, the film’s director, received a Grammy for his contribution to the music.
He finished his early education at New Zealand’s Onslow College. He then enrolled at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree there. While working in cinema and literature he used his mother’s surname Cohen, while working in the visual arts he used his father’s surname Waititi. He continued to utilize Waititi professionally after the success of his debut short film.
Family
The reputable director is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waiti, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, Scottish, and English descent.
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