John Waters

John Waters

1946-04-22

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.

Also appears in

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

6.0

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

5.5

Hairspray

Hairspray

6.7

Doc of Chucky

Doc of Chucky

Not yet rated

Thinking XXX

Thinking XXX

5.5

Serial Mom

Serial Mom

6.7

Living with Chucky

Living with Chucky

6.8

Jackass Number Two

Jackass Number Two

6.6

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

7.4

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Little Richard: I Am Everything

6.9

Suburban Gothic

Suburban Gothic

5.5

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

6.2

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

6.8

Pecker

Pecker

6.1

Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

6.4

Hairspray

Hairspray

6.8

TURA!

TURA!

Not yet rated

Something Wild

Something Wild

6.5

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

4.9

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

6.3