Directing
John Waters
EN, ES, FR, DE cinema · 162 credits
Born
22 April 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as John S. Waters · Джон С. Уотерс
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.
Known for
Filmography
Baltigore
as The Broker
TURA!
as Self
It's Dorothy!
as Self
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
as Stage Manager
Scala!!!
as Self
Doc of Chucky
as Self
Lynch/Oz
as Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)
Tell Me Iggy
as Self
Don't Fall in Love with Yourself
as Self (Archival)
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
as Self, Thanks
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
as Self, Director
Mugworth
as Sir Butler
Mansfield 66/67
as Self
Wall Writers
as Narrator (voice)
Hairspray Live!
Associate Producer, Original Story
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as First Class Passenger
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment
as Self
Kiddie Flamingos
Director, Writer
I Am Divine
as Self
Suburban Gothic
as Cornelius
Excision
as William
Mansome
as Self
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
as Self - Director
Mangus!
as Jesus Christ
Blank City
as Self
Putty Hill
Thanks
The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels
as Narrator
The Junior Defenders
as Narrator
Each Time I Kill
as Movie Watcher
365 Day Project
as Self
Hairspray
as Flasher, Original Film Writer
Jessica the Hippo
as Narrator (Voice)
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
as Self - Narrator (voice)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
This Filthy World
as Self, Screenplay
Seed of Chucky
as Pete Peters
Thinking XXX
as Self
A Dirty Shame
Director, Writer
A History of Sex
as Self
Abby Singer
as John Waters (uncredited)
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
as The Reverend
The Cockettes
as Self
Memories of Oz
as Self
Divine Trash
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood
as John Waters
Cecil B. Demented
as Reporter, Director, Writer
Sweet and Lowdown
as Mr. Haynes
In Bad Taste
as Self
Pecker
as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Whipped
Thanks
Anthem
as Self
Serial Mom
as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
The Big Wet
as Narrator
Poison
Thanks
Cry-Baby
Director, Writer
Homer and Eddie
as Robber #1
Hairspray
as Dr. Fredrickson, Director, Co-Producer, Writer
Something Wild
as Used Car Guy
Nuart Theatre No Smoking PSA
as Self, Director
Polyester
Director, Producer, Writer
Desperate Living
Director, Writer, Additional Photography, Producer
Female Trouble
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Pink Flamingos
as Mr. J (narration) (uncredited), Producer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
The Diane Linkletter Story
Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Producer
Multiple Maniacs
Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director, Producer
Mondo Trasho
as Reporter (voice) (uncredited), Original Music Composer, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Editor
Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head
Director, Writer
Eat Your Makeup
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
Roman Candles
1967
Roman Candles
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer