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John Waters


John Waters

Birthday:

04/22/1946

Place of birth:

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.


Credits

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026)
as Self
Gays Against Guns (2026)
as
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh (2025)
as Stage Manager
TURA! (2025)
as Self
Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus (2025)
as Self
It's Dorothy! (2025)
as Self
L’estate di Joe, Liz e Richard (2025)
as Self
As Time Goes By (2024)
as
Doc of Chucky (2024)
as Self
Scala!!! (2024)
as Self
Lynch/Oz (2023)
as Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)
Little Richard - I Am Everything (2023)
as Self
Don't Fall in Love with Yourself (2022)
as Self (Archival)
Fragments of Paradise (2022)
as Self
Living with Chucky (2022)
as Self
The Book of Harth (2022)
as Self
Tell Me Iggy (2022)
as Self
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (2021)
as Self [archival]
The Velvet Underground (2021)
as Self
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020)
as Himself
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
as Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)
as Host
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
as Host
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes (2020)
as
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
as Self
At the Video Store (2019)
as Self
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019)
as Self
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ (2019)
as Self
Mugworth (2018)
as Sir Butler
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’ (2018)
as
Female Trouble: On-Set Footage (2018)
as
Sickies Making Films (2018)
as Self
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017)
as Self
Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
as Self
Wall Writers (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole (2016)
as Self
Whatever Happened to Gelitin (2016)
as Self
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
as First Class Passenger
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment (2015)
as Self
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin (2015)
as
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story (2015)
as Self
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self
Suburban Gothic (2014)
as Cornelius
The Last Impresario (2014)
as Self
I Am Divine (2014)
as Self
Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)
as Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open (2013)
as Self
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies (2013)
as Self
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth (2012)
as Self - Director
Excision (2012)
as William
Mansome (2012)
as Self
The Advocate for Fagdom (2011)
as Self
Blank City (2011)
as Self
Mangus! (2011)
as Jesus Christ
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
as Self
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)
as
Beautiful Darling (2010)
as Self
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! (2010)
as Self
It Came from Kuchar (2009)
as Self
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)
as Self
The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels (2008)
as Narrator
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press (2008)
as Self
Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)
as Self
New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation (2008)
as Self
Coven of the Heathenites (2008)
as Self
365 Day Project (2007)
as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
as Self
The Junior Defenders (2007)
as Narrator
Jessica the Hippo (2007)
as Narrator (Voice)
Hairspray (2007)
as Flasher
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
as Self
Each Time I Kill (2007)
as Movie Watcher
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner (2007)
as Self
This Filthy World (2006)
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
as Self
Jackass Number Two (2006)
as Self
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway (2006)
as Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2006)
as Self
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)
as
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
as Self
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades (2006)
as
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style (2006)
as Self
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes (2006)
as
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
as Self
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
That Man: Peter Berlin (2006)
as Self
I, of the Cyclops (2006)
as
Meet The Kuchar Brothers (2006)
as
It Came from... Baltimore!! (2005)
as Self
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (2005)
as Self
Inside Deep Throat (2005)
as Self
Seed of Chucky (2004)
as Pete Peters
Thinking XXX (2004)
as Self
Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low (2004)
as Himself
Abby Singer (2003)
as John Waters (uncredited)
A History of Sex (2003)
as Self
Sylvester: Mighty Real (2002)
as Self
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
as The Reverend
The Cockettes (2002)
as Self
Memories of Oz (2001)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as John Waters
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story (2000)
as Self
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
as Reporter
Divine Trash (2000)
as Self
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
as Mr. Haynes
In Bad Taste (1999)
as Self
Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
as Self
Forever Hollywood (1999)
as Self
Pecker (1998)
as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Anarchy TV (1998)
as
Anthem (1997)
as Self
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! (1996)
as
God Save the Queens (1995)
as
Serial Mom (1994)
as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Wet (1993)
as Narrator
Growing Up with John Waters (1993)
as Self
Gastronomic Getaway (1991)
as
Homer and Eddie (1989)
as Robber #1
Hairspray (1988)
as Dr. Fredrickson
Way USA! (1988)
as
Something Wild (1986)
as Used Car Guy
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1985)
as
Divine Waters (1985)
as Self
Nuart Theatre no smoking PSA (1982)
as
Pink Flamingos (1976)
as Mr. J (narration) (uncredited)
Edith's Shopping Bag (1976)
as Self
Love Letter to Edie (1975)
as Self
Mondo Trasho (1969)
as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Baltigore ()
as The Broker
The Brandon Novak Story ()
as Self
My Life with the Waters ()
as Self
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen ()
as Self
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell ()
as
Room Temperature (2025)
Thanks
Marisa y Gomoso (2025)
Thanks
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
Director
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ (2019)
Thanks
Permanent Green Light (2019)
Thanks
Hairspray Live! (2016)
Associate Producer
Hairspray Live! (2016)
Original Story
Kiddie Flamingos (2015)
Director
Kiddie Flamingos (2015)
Writer
Putty Hill (2010)
Thanks
An American Crime (2007)
Thanks
Hairspray (2007)
Original Film Writer
This Filthy World (2006)
Screenplay
A Dirty Shame (2004)
Director
A Dirty Shame (2004)
Writer
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
Director
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
Writer
Pecker (1998)
Director
Pecker (1998)
Screenplay
Whipped (1998)
Thanks
Serial Mom (1994)
Director
Serial Mom (1994)
Writer
Poison (1991)
Thanks
Cry-Baby (1990)
Director
Cry-Baby (1990)
Writer
Hairspray (1988)
Director
Hairspray (1988)
Co-Producer
Hairspray (1988)
Writer
Nuart Theatre no smoking PSA (1982)
Director
Polyester (1981)
Director
Polyester (1981)
Producer
Polyester (1981)
Writer
Desperate Living (1977)
Director
Desperate Living (1977)
Producer
Desperate Living (1977)
Writer
Desperate Living (1977)
Additional Photography
Pink Flamingos (1976)
Director
Pink Flamingos (1976)
Producer
Pink Flamingos (1976)
Director of Photography
Pink Flamingos (1976)
Editor
Pink Flamingos (1976)
Writer
Female Trouble (1976)
Director
Female Trouble (1976)
Producer
Female Trouble (1976)
Director of Photography
Female Trouble (1976)
Editor
Female Trouble (1976)
Writer
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Director
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Writer
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Producer
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Director of Photography
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Editor
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Original Music Composer
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
Editor
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
Producer
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
Director
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
Director of Photography
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
Writer
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Editor
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Director of Photography
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Producer
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Writer
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Director
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Original Music Composer
Eat Your Makeup (1968)
Director
Eat Your Makeup (1968)
Writer
Eat Your Makeup (1968)
Producer
Eat Your Makeup (1968)
Director of Photography
Eat Your Makeup (1968)
Editor
Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head (1968)
Director
Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head (1968)
Writer
Roman Candles (1967)
Director
Roman Candles (1967)
Writer
Roman Candles (1967)
Producer
Roman Candles (1967)
Director of Photography
Roman Candles (1967)
Editor
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)
Director
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)
Writer
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)
Producer
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)
Director of Photography
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)
Editor
Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance ()
Director