John Waters
Directing
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.
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Pornmonger Man
Age 53 (now 80)
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
as Stage Manager
Age 79 (now 80)
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
as Self
Age 80
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
as Stage Manager
Age 79 (now 80)
Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus
as Self
Age 79 (now 80)
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
as Self
Age 79 (now 80)
Don't Fall in Love with Yourself
as Self (Archival)
Age 76 (now 80)
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
Age 75 (now 80)
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo
as Himself
Age 74 (now 80)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Host
Age 74 (now 80)
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Host
Age 74 (now 80)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Host
Age 73 (now 80)
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
Age 73 (now 80) 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
as Self
Age 73 (now 80)
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self
Age 73 (now 80)
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
as Self
Age 71 (now 80)
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
as Self
Age 70 (now 80)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as First Class Passenger
Age 69 (now 80)
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment
as Self
Age 69 (now 80)
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
as Self
Age 69 (now 80)
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
as Self
Age 66 (now 80)
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies
as Self
Age 66 (now 80)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
Age 64 (now 80) Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self
Age 63 (now 80)
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
as Self
Age 62 (now 80)
The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels
as Narrator
Age 62 (now 80)
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self
Age 62 (now 80)
New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation
as Self
Age 61 (now 80)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
Age 61 (now 80)
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
Age 60 (now 80)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self
Age 60 (now 80)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
Age 60 (now 80)The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway
as Self
Age 60 (now 80)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
Age 60 (now 80)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self
Age 59 (now 80)
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
as Self
Age 59 (now 80)
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 59 (now 80)
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
Age 59 (now 80)
Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low
as Himself
Age 58 (now 80)
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
as Self
Age 54 (now 80)
The Diane Linkletter Story
Director of Photography
Age 23 (now 80)
Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head
Director
Age 21 (now 80)
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket
Director of Photography
Age 17 (now 80)
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Writer and Film Director
Age 78 (now 80)
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
as Self - Host
Age 73 (now 80)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 69 (now 80)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 67 (now 80)
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Self
Age 67 (now 80)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 63 (now 80)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Pornmonger Man
Age 53 (now 80)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 47 (now 80)
Homicide: Life on the Street
as R. Vincent Smith
Age 46 (now 80)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
as Self
Age 42 (now 80)
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 35 (now 80)
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Also Known As
John S. Waters, جان واترز
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