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John Waters

John Waters

Biography

John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Waters wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical and a 2007 musical film. Other films he has written and directed include Desperate Living (1977), Polyester (1981), Cry-Baby (1990), Serial Mom (1994), Pecker (1998), and Cecil B. Demented (2000). His films contain elements of post-modern comedy and surrealism. As an actor, Waters has appeared in Sweet and Lowdown (1999), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2007), Mangus! (2011), Excision (2012), Suburban Gothic (2014), and has appeared in the Child's Play franchise with Seed of Chucky (2004) and third season of the television series Chucky (2024). He hosted and produced the television series John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You (2006). Throughout his career, Waters has often collaborated with actor and drag queen Divine and his regular cast of the Dreamlanders. More recently, he performs in his touring one-man show This Filthy World. Waters also works as a visual artist and across different media, such as installations, photography, and sculpture. The audiobooks he narrated for his books Carsick and Mr. Know-It-All were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2015 and 2020, respectively. In 2018, Waters was named an officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Waters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-04-22

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Cast


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Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

20060.0 / 10

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

20045.5 / 10

Something Wild

Something Wild

19866.6 / 10

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

20216.9 / 10

Thinking XXX

Thinking XXX

20045.5 / 10

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

20217.0 / 10

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

20067.1 / 10

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

19996.8 / 10

Weiner

Weiner

20167.3 / 10

The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels

The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels

20086.0 / 10

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

20024.8 / 10

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Little Richard: I Am Everything

20236.6 / 10

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

20066.3 / 10

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

20227.3 / 10

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

20067.1 / 10

Jingle Bell Rocks!

Jingle Bell Rocks!

20130.0 / 10

It Came from Kuchar

It Came from Kuchar

20097.0 / 10

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

19895.5 / 10

This Filthy World

This Filthy World

20067.8 / 10

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

20106.6 / 10

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

20156.6 / 10

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

19726.2 / 10

The Book of Harth

The Book of Harth

20228.5 / 10

Divine Trash

Divine Trash

20007.3 / 10

Mangus!

Mangus!

20111.0 / 10

Excision

Excision

20126.2 / 10

My Life with the Waters

My Life with the Waters

TBA0.0 / 10

Obscene

Obscene

20085.0 / 10

Yesterday's Tomorrows

Yesterday's Tomorrows

199910.0 / 10

Mansome

Mansome

20124.9 / 10

The Advocate for Fagdom

The Advocate for Fagdom

20115.3 / 10

Love Letter to Edie

Love Letter to Edie

19756.4 / 10

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

20135.0 / 10

In Bad Taste

In Bad Taste

19998.0 / 10

Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

20237.2 / 10

A History of Sex

A History of Sex

20035.4 / 10

That Man: Peter Berlin

That Man: Peter Berlin

20066.7 / 10

I Am Divine

I Am Divine

20137.4 / 10

Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob

20105.0 / 10

Tell Me Iggy

Tell Me Iggy

20228.0 / 10

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

20075.8 / 10

Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

20106.0 / 10

God Save the Queens

God Save the Queens

19950.0 / 10

No Smoking in This Theater

No Smoking in This Theater

19827.8 / 10

Living with Chucky

Living with Chucky

20226.6 / 10

The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway

The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway

20060.0 / 10

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

20106.2 / 10

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

20066.0 / 10

Suburban Gothic

Suburban Gothic

20145.5 / 10

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

TBA0.0 / 10

The Brandon Novak Story

The Brandon Novak Story

TBA0.0 / 10

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

20117.4 / 10

Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise

20226.7 / 10

The Junior Defenders

The Junior Defenders

20073.0 / 10

Scala!!!

Scala!!!

20247.8 / 10

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

20136.4 / 10

At the Video Store

At the Video Store

201910.0 / 10

All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

20057.4 / 10

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

20156.0 / 10

New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation

New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation

200810.0 / 10

Sylvester: Mighty Real

Sylvester: Mighty Real

20020.0 / 10

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

20065.7 / 10

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

20157.4 / 10

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

20220.0 / 10

Each Time I Kill

Each Time I Kill

20075.5 / 10

Wall Writers

Wall Writers

20166.2 / 10

365 Day Project

365 Day Project

200710.0 / 10

Blank City

Blank City

20117.2 / 10

Hairspray

Hairspray

20076.7 / 10

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

20060.0 / 10

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

20067.5 / 10

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

20060.0 / 10

TURA!

TURA!

20240.0 / 10

Mansfield 66/67

Mansfield 66/67

20174.8 / 10

Jackass Number Two

Jackass Number Two

20066.6 / 10

Whatever Happened to Gelitin

Whatever Happened to Gelitin

20162.0 / 10

Welcome to Hollywood

Welcome to Hollywood

19983.6 / 10

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

20076.6 / 10

Edith's Shopping Bag

Edith's Shopping Bag

19766.0 / 10

Abby Singer

Abby Singer

20034.5 / 10

Growing Up with John Waters

Growing Up with John Waters

19930.0 / 10

Way USA!

Way USA!

19880.0 / 10

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

20060.0 / 10

Gastronomic Getaway

Gastronomic Getaway

19918.0 / 10

I, of the Cyclops

I, of the Cyclops

20060.0 / 10

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

20156.0 / 10

Memories of Oz

Memories of Oz

20016.8 / 10

Sickies Making Films

Sickies Making Films

20185.0 / 10

Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

20006.4 / 10

Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

20056.4 / 10

It Came from... Baltimore!!

It Came from... Baltimore!!

20057.2 / 10

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

20077.7 / 10

Forever Hollywood

Forever Hollywood

19998.0 / 10

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

20176.8 / 10

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

19850.0 / 10

Mugworth

Mugworth

20180.0 / 10

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

20084.5 / 10

Coven of the Heathenites

Coven of the Heathenites

20080.0 / 10

There's a Hippo in my House

There's a Hippo in my House

20070.0 / 10

Serial Mom

Serial Mom

19946.7 / 10

In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole

In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole

20160.0 / 10

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

19960.0 / 10

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo

20205.6 / 10

The Cockettes

The Cockettes

20026.7 / 10

Anthem

Anthem

19975.0 / 10

Sympathy For The Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment

Sympathy For The Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment

20155.7 / 10

Pecker

Pecker

19986.1 / 10

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

20006.4 / 10

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

20206.8 / 10

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

20206.4 / 10

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

20126.0 / 10

Hairspray

Hairspray

19886.8 / 10

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

20196.4 / 10

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

20095.7 / 10

Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho

19695.1 / 10

Divine Waters

Divine Waters

19857.2 / 10

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

20206.8 / 10

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

20200.0 / 10

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

20190.0 / 10

Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’

Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’

20180.0 / 10

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

20196.0 / 10

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

20060.0 / 10

Anarchy TV

Anarchy TV

19985.0 / 10

Don't Fall in Love with Yourself

Don't Fall in Love with Yourself

20220.0 / 10

Doc of Chucky

Doc of Chucky

20240.0 / 10

Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low

Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low

20040.0 / 10

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

TBA0.0 / 10

It's Dorothy!

It's Dorothy!

20250.0 / 10

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

19726.2 / 10

Hairspray

Hairspray

19886.8 / 10

The Diane Linkletter Story

The Diane Linkletter Story

19705.0 / 10

Serial Mom

Serial Mom

19946.7 / 10

Pecker

Pecker

19986.1 / 10

Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

19906.5 / 10

A Dirty Shame

A Dirty Shame

20045.3 / 10

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

20006.4 / 10

Desperate Living

Desperate Living

19776.5 / 10

Female Trouble

Female Trouble

19747.0 / 10

Polyester

Polyester

19817.0 / 10

Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!

20167.4 / 10

Hairspray

Hairspray

20076.7 / 10

This Filthy World

This Filthy World

20067.8 / 10

Roman Candles

Roman Candles

19676.4 / 10

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

20190.0 / 10

Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head

Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head

19684.0 / 10

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

19646.7 / 10

Eat Your Makeup

Eat Your Makeup

19687.1 / 10

Liarmouth

Liarmouth

TBA0.0 / 10

An American Crime

An American Crime

20077.3 / 10

Kiddie Flamingos

Kiddie Flamingos

20158.0 / 10

Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho

19695.1 / 10

Multiple Maniacs

Multiple Maniacs

19706.4 / 10

Marisa y Gomoso

Marisa y Gomoso

20255.5 / 10

Putty Hill

Putty Hill

20105.5 / 10

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

20196.0 / 10

Poison

Poison

19916.0 / 10