John Waters
Born April 22, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2020
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as
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Age: 73
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
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as First Class Passenger
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Age: 69
I Am Divine
2014
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as Self
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Age: 67
Blank City
2011
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as Self
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Age: 64
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
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as Self
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Age: 62
Hairspray
2007
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as Flasher
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Age: 61
Jackass Number Two
2006
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as Self
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Age: 60
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
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as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
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Age: 59
Inside Deep Throat
2005
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as Self
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Age: 58
Seed of Chucky
2004
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as Pete Peters
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Age: 58
Abby Singer
2003
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as John Waters (uncredited)
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Age: 57
No Image
Sylvester: Mighty Real
2002
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as Self
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Age: 56
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
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as John Waters
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Age: 54
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
2000
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as Self
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Age: 54
Cecil B. Demented
2000
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as Reporter
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Age: 54
Divine Trash
2000
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as Self
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Age: 53
Sweet and Lowdown
1999
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as Mr. Haynes
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Age: 53
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
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as Self
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Age: 53
Pecker
1998
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as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
1996
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as
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Age: 50
Serial Mom
1994
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as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 47
The Big Wet
1993
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as Narrator
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Age: 47
Hairspray
1988
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as Dr. Fredrickson
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Age: 41
Something Wild
1986
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as Used Car Guy
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Age: 40
No Image
Nuart Theatre no smoking PSA
1982
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Age: 35
Pink Flamingos
1972
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as Mr. J (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 25