Artist Profile

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...

Born
1946-04-22
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Known For

Top 40 Movies
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Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

2015

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Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

2012

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Growing Up with John Waters

1993

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Here’s Looking at You, Boy

2007

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

2009

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The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

2013

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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

2010

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Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

2002

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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

2010

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365 Day Project

2007

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Mansome

2012

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New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation

2008

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The Brandon Novak Story

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The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels

2008

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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

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The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

1985

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Seed of Chucky

2004

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Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

2000

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Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

2020

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Divine Trash

2000

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Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

2006

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God Save the Queens

1995

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All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

2005

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Homer and Eddie

1989

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Hairspray

2007

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A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

2025

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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

2017

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Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

2015

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The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

2010

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At the Video Store

2019

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

2021

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

2016

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It's Dorothy!

2025

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Hairspray

1988

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Coven of the Heathenites

2008

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Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006

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Beautiful Darling

2010

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Living with Chucky

2022