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John Waters

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

22/04/1946

Age

80 years old

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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 Hairspr... Read More

Known For

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

Scala!!!

Lynch/Oz

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Fragments of Paradise

Living with Chucky

The Book of Harth

Tell Me Iggy

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

The Velvet Underground

Filmography

Cast

2025

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

as Self

2024

Scala!!!

as Self

2023

Lynch/Oz

as Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)

2023

Little Richard: I Am Everything

as Self

2022

Fragments of Paradise

as Self

2022

Living with Chucky

as Self

2022

The Book of Harth

as Self

2022

Tell Me Iggy

as Self

2021

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of...

as Self [archival]

2021

The Velvet Underground

as Self

2019

At the Video Store

as Self

2016

Wall Writers

as Narrator (voice)

2015

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

2015

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

as Self

2015

Tab Hunter Confidential

as Self

2014

Suburban Gothic

as Cornelius

2014

I Am Divine

as Self

2013

Jingle Bell Rocks!

as Self

2013

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Ope...

as Self

2013

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

as Self

2012

Excision

as William

2012

Mansome

as Self

2011

The Advocate for Fagdom

as Self

2011

Blank City

as Self

2011

Mangus!

as Jesus Christ

2011

These Amazing Shadows

as Self

2010

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

as Self

2010

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of...

2010

Beautiful Darling

as Self

2009

It Came from Kuchar

as Self

2008

The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels

as Narrator

2008

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and...

as Self

2008

New Line Cinema: The First Generation an...

as Self

2007

365 Day Project

as Self

2007

The Junior Defenders

as Narrator

2007

Hairspray

as Flasher

2007

Each Time I Kill

as Movie Watcher

2007

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

as Self

2006

This Filthy World

as Self

2006

The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Player...

as Self

2006

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the ...

as Self

2006

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stag...

as Self

2006

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

2006

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2006

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

as Self

2006

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

2006

That Man: Peter Berlin

as Self

2004

Seed of Chucky

as Pete Peters

2004

Thinking XXX

as Self

2003

A History of Sex

as Self

2002

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

as The Reverend

2000

Divine Trash

as Self

1999

Sweet and Lowdown

as Mr. Haynes

1999

In Bad Taste

as Self

1999

Yesterday's Tomorrows

as Self

1995

God Save the Queens

1989

Homer and Eddie

as Robber #1

1986

Something Wild

as Used Car Guy

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Mr. J (voice) (uncredited)

2025

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

as Stage Manager

2025

Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgoo...

as Self

2025

It's Dorothy!

as Self

2024

As Time Goes By

2024

TURA!

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Doc of Chucky

as Self

2022

Don't Fall in Love with Yourself

as Self (Archival)

2020

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo

as Himself

2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

as Host

2020

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

as Host

2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

as Host

2020

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

2019

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Re...

as Self

2019

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

as Self

2019

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

as Self

2018

Mugworth

as Sir Butler

2018

Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble...

2018

Female Trouble: On-Set Footage

2018

The Fancy Gentleman

as Wadworth Thorndyke the Third

2018

Sickies Making Films

as Self

2017

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

as Self

2017

Mansfield 66/67

as Self

2016

In Conversation With Director John Water...

as Self

2016

Whatever Happened to Gelitin

as Self

2015

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

as First Class Passenger

2015

Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story o...

as Self

2012

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

as Self - Director

2009

For the Love of Movies: The Story of Ame...

as Self

2008

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

as Self

2008

Coven of the Heathenites

as Self

2007

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

as Self

2007

Jessica the Hippo

as Narrator (Voice)

2007

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlant...

as Self

2006

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's...

as Self

2006

Jackass Number Two

as Self

2006

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

as Self

2006

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

2006

I, of the Cyclops

2005

It Came from... Baltimore!!

as Self

2005

All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

as Self

2005

Inside Deep Throat

as Self

2004

Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low

as Himself

2003

Abby Singer

as John Waters (uncredited)

2002

Sylvester: Mighty Real

as Self

2002

The Cockettes

as Self

2001

Memories of Oz

as Self

2000

Welcome to Hollywood

as John Waters

2000

Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

as Self

2000

Cecil B. Demented

as Reporter

1999

Forever Hollywood

as Self

1998

Pecker

as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited)

1998

Anarchy TV

1997

Anthem

as Self

1996

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

1994

Serial Mom

as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)

1993

Growing Up with John Waters

as Self

1991

Gastronomic Getaway

1988

Hairspray

as Dr. Fredrickson

1988

Way USA!

1985

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

1985

Divine Waters

as Self

1976

Edith's Shopping Bag

as Self

1975

Love Letter to Edie

as Self

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

2025

Marisa y Gomoso

as Thanks

2019

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Re...

as Director

2019

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

as Thanks

2019

Permanent Green Light

as Thanks

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Associate Producer

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Original Story

2015

Kiddie Flamingos

as Writer

2015

Kiddie Flamingos

as Director

2010

Putty Hill

as Thanks

2007

An American Crime

as Thanks

2007

Hairspray

as Original Film Writer

2006

This Filthy World

as Screenplay

2004

A Dirty Shame

as Director

2004

A Dirty Shame

as Writer

2000

Cecil B. Demented

as Director

2000

Cecil B. Demented

as Writer

1998

Pecker

as Director

1998

Pecker

as Screenplay

1998

Whipped

as Thanks

1994

Serial Mom

as Director

1994

Serial Mom

as Writer

1991

Poison

as Thanks

1990

Cry-Baby

as Director

1990

Cry-Baby

as Writer

1988

Hairspray

as Director

1988

Hairspray

as Screenplay

1988

Hairspray

as Co-Producer

1981

Polyester

as Director

1981

Polyester

as Screenplay

1981

Polyester

as Producer

1977

Desperate Living

as Director

1977

Desperate Living

as Writer

1977

Desperate Living

as Additional Photography

1977

Desperate Living

as Producer

1974

Female Trouble

as Director

1974

Female Trouble

as Screenplay

1974

Female Trouble

as Editor

1974

Female Trouble

as Director of Photography

1974

Female Trouble

as Producer

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Editor

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Director

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Producer

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Director of Photography

1972

Pink Flamingos

as Writer

1970

The Diane Linkletter Story

as Producer

1970

The Diane Linkletter Story

as Writer

1970

The Diane Linkletter Story

as Editor

1970

The Diane Linkletter Story

as Director

1970

The Diane Linkletter Story

as Director of Photography

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Original Music Composer

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Writer

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Director

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Producer

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Editor

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Director of Photography

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Original Music Composer

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Writer

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Director

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Producer

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Editor

1969

Mondo Trasho

as Director of Photography

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Director

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Writer

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Producer

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Director of Photography

1968

Eat Your Makeup

as Editor

1968

Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head

as Writer

1968

Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head

as Director

1967

Roman Candles

as Director

1967

Roman Candles

as Writer

1967

Roman Candles

as Editor

1967

Roman Candles

as Director of Photography

1967

Roman Candles

as Producer

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

as Director

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

as Director of Photography

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

as Producer

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

as Writer

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

as Editor