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  • BIRTH 22/04/1946
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 22
  • MOVIES 45
  • DIRECTOR 12
  • SCRIPT 13
  • PRODUCTION 6

John Waters

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.

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John Waters

Shows (22)

The Blacklist
The Blacklist
John Waters
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
John (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Pornmonger Man
Chucky
Chucky
Wendell Wilkins
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge / Self - Special Guest
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
Walter Hamerick
Feud
Feud
William Castle
Explained
Explained
Narrator (voice)
Frasier
Frasier
Roger (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
Mr. Bean
Homicide: Life On The Street
Homicide: Life On The Street
R. Vincent Smith
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Clarence (2014)
Clarence (2014)
Captain Tom (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The New Yorker Presents
The New Yorker Presents
Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Pride (2021)
Pride (2021)
Self

Movies (45)

Seed of Chucky
Seed of Chucky
Pete Peters
Hairspray
Hairspray
Flasher
Jackass Number Two
Jackass Number Two
Self
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Self (Archive Footage)
Chucky's Family Vacation
Chucky's Family Vacation
Pete Peters (Archive Footage)
Living with Chucky
Living with Chucky
Self
Doc of Chucky
Doc of Chucky
Self
Weiner
Weiner
Self (archive footage)
Suburban Gothic
Suburban Gothic
Cornelius
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Self
Tell Me Iggy
Tell Me Iggy
Self
Lynch/Oz
Lynch/Oz
Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the…
Himself
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown
Mr. Haynes
Excision
Excision
William
Thinking XXX
Thinking XXX
Self
Something Wild
Something Wild
Used Car Guy
Beautiful Darling
Beautiful Darling
Self
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
Self
I Am Divine
I Am Divine
Self
The Advocate for Fagdom
The Advocate for Fagdom
Self
That Man: Peter Berlin
That Man: Peter Berlin
Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Mansfield 66/67
Mansfield 66/67
Self
Divine Trash
Divine Trash
Self
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
Self
This Filthy World
This Filthy World
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Host
The Cockettes
The Cockettes
Self
Blank City
Blank City
Self
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
The Reverend
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Host
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented
Reporter
Inside Deep Throat
Inside Deep Throat
Self
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Host
These Amazing Shadows
These Amazing Shadows
Self
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Self
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
In Bad Taste
In Bad Taste
Self
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
Mansome
Mansome
Self
Homer and Eddie
Homer and Eddie
Robber #1

Director (12)

Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby
Serial Mom
Serial Mom
Female Trouble
Female Trouble
Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos
A Dirty Shame
A Dirty Shame
Desperate Living
Desperate Living
Hairspray
Hairspray
Multiple Maniacs
Multiple Maniacs
Pecker
Pecker
Polyester
Polyester
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented
Mondo Trasho
Mondo Trasho

Script (13)

Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby
Serial Mom
Serial Mom
Female Trouble
Female Trouble
Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos
A Dirty Shame
A Dirty Shame
Desperate Living
Desperate Living
Hairspray
Hairspray
Multiple Maniacs
Multiple Maniacs
Pecker
Pecker
Polyester
Polyester
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented
Mondo Trasho
Mondo Trasho
This Filthy World
This Filthy World

Production (6)

Female Trouble
Female Trouble
Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos
Desperate Living
Desperate Living
Multiple Maniacs
Multiple Maniacs
Polyester
Polyester
Mondo Trasho
Mondo Trasho