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John Waters

John Waters

Born April 22, 1946 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Movies

Jackass Number Two

Jackass Number Two

Jackass Number Two

6.62006
Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

5.52004
Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

6.11972
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

6.02015
Hairspray

Hairspray

Hairspray

6.72007
Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

6.42005
Hairspray

Hairspray

Hairspray

6.81988
Serial Mom

Serial Mom

Serial Mom

6.71994
These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

7.42011
Thinking XXX

Thinking XXX

Thinking XXX

5.52004
Forever Hollywood

Forever Hollywood

Forever Hollywood

8.31999
Something Wild

Something Wild

Something Wild

6.61986
Welcome to Hollywood

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Welcome to Hollywood

4.22000
Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

6.42000
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

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Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

5.12025
Wall Writers

Wall Writers

Wall Writers

6.22016
Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

6.81999
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

0.02026
Pecker

Pecker

Pecker

6.11998
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

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

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6.92010
This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

7.12006
Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

7.32015
Excision

Excision

Excision

6.32012
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

6.52010
Doc of Chucky

Doc of Chucky

Doc of Chucky

7.82024
I Am Divine

I Am Divine

I Am Divine

7.32014
Yesterday's Tomorrows

Yesterday's Tomorrows

Yesterday's Tomorrows

8.51999
Living with Chucky

Living with Chucky

Living with Chucky

6.62022
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

6.82021
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

6.82020
As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

0.02024
Return to Mortville

Return to Mortville

Return to Mortville

0.02026
Suburban Gothic

Suburban Gothic

Suburban Gothic

5.52014
The Cockettes

The Cockettes

The Cockettes

6.72002
Abby Singer

Abby Singer

Abby Singer

6.82003
The Book of Harth

The Book of Harth

The Book of Harth

8.52022
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

6.02007
This Filthy World

This Filthy World

This Filthy World

7.62006
It Came from... Baltimore!!

It Came from... Baltimore!!

It Came from... Baltimore!!

7.62005
Mansfield 66/67

Mansfield 66/67

Mansfield 66/67

4.82017
Scala!!!

Scala!!!

Scala!!!

7.82024
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

5.72015
The Last Impresario

The Last Impresario

The Last Impresario

5.52014
Anarchy TV

Anarchy TV

Anarchy TV

5.01998
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

7.02012
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

0.02019

TV Shows

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The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.01989
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.41996
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

6.41993
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.62013
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.12003
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.91975
Frasier

Frasier

Frasier

7.71993
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.22007
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

6.92005
RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

7.52009
The View

The View

The View

4.31997
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

0.01956
21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

7.31987
Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

6.11982
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

8.11993
My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

7.62005
Clarence

Clarence

Clarence

8.02014
Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks

6.42010
Chucky

Chucky

Chucky

7.82021
Helluva Boss

Helluva Boss

Helluva Boss

7.62020
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

6.52012
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Search Party

Search Party

6.92016
Eurotrash

Eurotrash

Eurotrash

6.51993
HBO First Look

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

5.61992
Explained

Explained

Explained

7.52018
FEUD

FEUD

FEUD

7.62017
So Graham Norton

So Graham Norton

So Graham Norton

7.41998
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

6.72025
The Word

The Word

The Word

6.01990
Digman!

Digman!

Digman!

6.22023
Kevin

Kevin

Kevin

5.32026
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

6.42014
The Henry Rollins Show

The Henry Rollins Show

The Henry Rollins Show

6.02006
Indie Sex

Indie Sex

Indie Sex

5.22007
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

7.02022
I Love the '70s: Volume 2

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

0.02006
The Andy Warhol Diaries

The Andy Warhol Diaries

The Andy Warhol Diaries

6.72022
Pride

Pride

Pride

6.72021
'Til Death Do Us Part

'Til Death Do Us Part

'Til Death Do Us Part

7.72007
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

9.01988
Liverspots and Astronots

Liverspots and Astronots

Liverspots and Astronots

6.02018
The Roseanne Show

The Roseanne Show

The Roseanne Show

6.01998
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

7.22020
The New Yorker Presents

The New Yorker Presents

The New Yorker Presents

6.82016
Family Album

Family Album

Family Album

4.31994
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.21996

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Way USA!

Way USA!

0.01988
Love Letter to Edie

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Love Letter to Edie

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Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

6.02010
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A History of Sex

A History of Sex

5.52003
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At the Video Store

At the Video Store

10.02019
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Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

4.82007
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

6.82020
Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise

6.52022
Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

5.61989
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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

6.12019
Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

6.82023
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

7.72005
Baltigore
Unreleased

Baltigore

Baltigore

0.0
Jingle Bell Rocks!

Jingle Bell Rocks!

Jingle Bell Rocks!

0.02013
Mugworth

Mugworth

Mugworth

0.02018
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Unreleased

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

0.0
365 Day Project

365 Day Project

365 Day Project

10.02007
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

6.42020
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

6.02006
Gays Against Guns

Gays Against Guns

Gays Against Guns

0.02026
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

5.92013
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

5.42006
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

6.02015
The Brandon Novak Story
Unreleased

The Brandon Novak Story

The Brandon Novak Story

0.0
Edith's Shopping Bag

Edith's Shopping Bag

Edith's Shopping Bag

6.81976
Divine Trash

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Divine Trash

7.22000
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

4.82002
It Came from Kuchar

It Came from Kuchar

It Came from Kuchar

7.22009
Mansome

Mansome

Mansome

4.92012
That Man: Peter Berlin

That Man: Peter Berlin

That Man: Peter Berlin

6.52006
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

7.82007
Mangus!

Mangus!

Mangus!

1.02011
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

7.02017
Sickies Making Films

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Sickies Making Films

5.02018
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

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30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

5.32019
Memories of Oz

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Memories of Oz

6.82001
The Roots of 'Hairspray'

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0.02007
It's Dorothy!

It's Dorothy!

It's Dorothy!

4.02025
The Big Wet

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The Big Wet

0.01993
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

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The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

0.01985
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

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6.02010
The Junior Defenders

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5.02007
Blank City

Blank City

Blank City

6.82011
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

6.32006
Tell Me Iggy

Tell Me Iggy

Tell Me Iggy

6.02022
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

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

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

5.72009
The Advocate for Fagdom

The Advocate for Fagdom

The Advocate for Fagdom

5.32011
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

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10.02006
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

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

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

7.02021
Mondo Trasho

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Mondo Trasho

5.21969
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

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Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

0.02020
TURA!

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7.02025
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

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5.02013
In Bad Taste

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7.52006
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

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Anthem

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5.41997
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole

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0.02016
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0.02006
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2.02016
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A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

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0.01995
Each Time I Kill

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Each Time I Kill

6.02007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

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6.62007
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4.42008
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment

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5.72015
Nuart Theatre No Smoking PSA

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0.01982
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

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6.82006
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0.02008
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0.02018
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Gastronomic Getaway

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8.51991
Growing Up with John Waters

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0.01993
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0.02007
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