John Waters

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-04-22 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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 ...

Acting

2004

Seed of Chucky

as Pete Peters

1986

Something Wild

as Used Car Guy

2004

2006

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1999

Sweet and Lowdown

as Mr. Haynes

2016

Weiner

as Self (archive footage)

2002

2022

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

as Self (Archive Footage)

2006

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

1989

Homer and Eddie

as Robber #1

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Mr. J (voice) (uncredited)

2000

2011

Mangus!

as Jesus Christ

2012

Excision

as William

2008

Obscene

as Self

2012

Mansome

as Self

1999

2023

Lynch/Oz

as Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)

2003

2014

2010

Uncle Bob

as Self (archiveFootage)

2022

2014

Suburban Gothic

as Cornelius

2007

2024

Scala!!!

as Self

2007

Each Time I Kill

as Movie Watcher

2016

Wall Writers

as Narrator (voice)

2011

Blank City

as Self

2007

Hairspray

as Flasher

2024

TURA!

as Self (archive footage)

2017

2000

Welcome to Hollywood

as John Waters

2003

Abby Singer

as John Waters (uncredited)

2015

2001

2018

Mugworth

as Sir Butler

2007

Jessica the Hippo

as Narrator (Voice)

1994

Serial Mom

as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)

2002

1997

Anthem

as Self

1998

Pecker

as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited)

2000

2012

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

as Self - Director

1988

Hairspray

as Dr. Fredrickson

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

1985

2022

2024

2025

Production

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Director

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Producer

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Director of Photography

1972

1988

Hairspray

as Director

1988

Hairspray

as Screenplay

1970

The Diane Linkletter Story

as Director of Photography

1994

Serial Mom

as Director

1998

Pecker

as Director

1998

Pecker

as Screenplay

1990

Cry-Baby

as Director

2004

A Dirty Shame

as Director

2000

1977

Desperate Living

as Director

1974

Female Trouble

as Director

1974

Female Trouble

as Screenplay

1981

Polyester

as Director

1981

Polyester

as Screenplay

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Associate Producer

2007

Hairspray

as Original Film Writer

2006

This Filthy World

as Screenplay

1967

Roman Candles

as Director

1967

Roman Candles

as Writer

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Director

-

Liarmouth

as Director

-

Liarmouth

as Writer

-

Liarmouth

as Novel

1972

2007

2015

Kiddie Flamingos

as Director

2015

1994

Serial Mom

as Writer

2004

A Dirty Shame

as Writer

1977

1977

Desperate Living

as Additional Photography

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Original Music Composer

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Original Music Composer

2025

1981

Polyester

as Producer

2010

Putty Hill

as Thanks

1974

Female Trouble

as Producer

1974

Female Trouble

as Director of Photography

1974

1977

Desperate Living

as Producer

1988

Hairspray

as Co-Producer

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Director

1970

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Producer

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Director of Photography

1970

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

as Director of Photography

1967

Roman Candles

as Producer

1967

Roman Candles

as Director of Photography

1967

Roman Candles

as Editor

1968

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Producer

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Director of Photography

1968

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Editor

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Director of Photography

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Producer

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Writer

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Director

1990

Cry-Baby

as Writer

1991

Poison

as Thanks

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Original Story

2000

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