Lee Tamahori

Summary

Lee Tamahori is a human^[1]. Born in Wellington^[2], he… he was born on April 22, 1950^[3]. He passed away in Auckland^[4]. He died on November 7, 2025^[5]. He worked as a film director^[6], actor^[7], film producer^[8], photographer^[9], and director^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,618 views/month, #6,500 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Lee Tamahori's place of birth was Wellington^[2].
• Lee Tamahori died in Auckland^[4].
• Lee Tamahori was born on April 22, 1950^[3].
• Lee Tamahori died on November 7, 2025^[5].
• Lee Tamahori held citizenship in New Zealand^[12].
• Lee Tamahori is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group^[13].
• Lee Tamahori's professions included film director^[6].
• Lee Tamahori worked as an actor^[7].
• Lee Tamahori worked as a film producer^[8].
• Lee Tamahori worked as a photographer^[9].
• Lee Tamahori's professions included director^[10].
• Lee Tamahori's field of work was film^[14].
• Lee Tamahori's field of work was film direction^[15].
• Lee Tamahori was educated at Massey High School^[16].
• Lee Tamahori was educated at Tawa College^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Lee Tamahori is Die Another Day^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Lee Tamahori is Once Were Warriors^[19].
• Lee Tamahori is recorded as male^[20].
• Lee Tamahori's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Lee Tamahori's Commons category is recorded as Lee Tamahori^[22].
• The cause of death was Parkinson's disease^[23].
• Lee Tamahori's given name is recorded as Lee^[24].
• Lee Tamahori's medical condition is recorded as Parkinson's disease^[25].
• Lee Tamahori's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Lee Tamahori's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Māori^[27].

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Origins and Family

Lee Tamahori was born in Wellington^[2]. He was born on April 22, 1950^[3]. He is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group^[13].

Education

Educated at Massey High School^[16], a high school^[28], in New Zealand^[29], founded in 1969^[30] and Tawa College^[17], a secondary school^[31], in New Zealand^[32], founded in 1961^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[6], actor^[7], film producer^[8], photographer^[9], and director^[10]. Fields of work include film^[14] and film direction^[15], an activity^[34].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Die Another Day^[18], a film^[35] and Once Were Warriors^[19], a film^[36].

Death and Burial

Lee Tamahori died on November 7, 2025^[5]. He died in Auckland^[4]. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease^[23].

Why It Matters

Lee Tamahori ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,618 views/month, #6,500 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Lee Tamahori born?

Lee Tamahori's place of birth was Wellington^[2].

Where did Lee Tamahori die?

Lee Tamahori died in Auckland^[4].

What did Lee Tamahori do for work?

Lee Tamahori worked as film director^[6], actor^[7], film producer^[8], photographer^[9], and director^[10].

Where did Lee Tamahori go to school?

Lee Tamahori was educated at Massey High School^[16] and Tawa College^[17].