John Waters
- Nacimiento
- 22 de abril de 1946 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Actor
- Guionista
- Director(a)
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.
Series · 3
Filmografía · 65 créditos
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldComo sí mismo (Self - Filmmaker & Author)
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us AliveComo sí mismo (Self)
Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink NarcissusComo sí mismo (Self)
Tura!Como sí mismo (Self)
Little Richard: I Am EverythingActor (Self)
Lynch & OzActor (Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred'))
Viviendo con ChuckyActor (Self)
Jonas Mekas: Fragmentos del ParaisoComo sí mismo (Self)
The Book of HarthComo sí mismo (Self)
The Velvet UndergroundActor (Self)
Tirano. Cobarde. Víctima. La historia de Roy CohnActor (Self)
Sickies Making FilmsComo sí mismo (Self)
Wall WritersActor (Narrator)
Tab Hunter ConfidentialComo sí mismo (Self)
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes StoryComo sí mismo (Self)
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of the Process Church of the Final JudgmentComo sí mismo (Self)
Suburban GothicActor (Cornelius)
I Am DivineComo sí mismo (Self)
ExcisionActor (William)
Mansome ¡Qué bonito es ser un hombre!Como sí mismo (Self)
Of Dolls and MurderComo sí mismo (Self - Narrator)
These Amazing ShadowsActor (Self)
William S. Burroughs: A Man WithinActor (Self)
Beautiful DarlingComo sí mismo (Self)
Guest of Cindy ShermanComo sí mismo (Self)
The Wild World of Ted V. MikelsComo sí mismo (Self - Narrator)
Hairspray: Suéltate el peloActor (Flasher) · Guionista
Jackass 2Actor (Self)
Los censores de HollywoodActor (Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame')
This Filthy WorldComo sí mismo (Self) · Guionista
Dentro de Garganta profundaComo sí mismo (Self - Filmmaker)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the MainstreamComo sí mismo (Self)
That Man: Peter BerlinComo sí mismo (Self - Filmmaker)
El hijo de ChuckyActor (Pete Peters)
Adicta Al SexoDirector(a) · Guionista
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton SeaActor (Narrator)
A History of SexComo sí mismo (Self)
Blood Feast 2: All U Can EatActor (The Reverend)
Cecil B. DementedActor (Reporter) · Director(a) · Guionista
Acordes y desacuerdosActor (Mr. Haynes)
PeckerGuionista · Director(a)
Divine TrashComo sí mismo (Self)
Anarchy TVActor
AnthemComo sí mismo (Self)
Mamá es una asesinaGuionista · Director(a)
Llora nenaGuionista · Director(a)
Homer y EddieActor (Robber #1)
HairsprayDirector(a) · Guionista
Algo salvajeActor (Used Car Guy)
PolyesterDirector(a) · Productor(a) · Guionista
Vivir desesperadamenteDirector(a) de fotografía · Guionista · Productor(a) · Director(a)
Edith's Shopping BagComo sí mismo (Self)
Female TroubleGuionista · Editor(a) · Director(a) de fotografía · Productor(a) · Director(a)
Pink FlamingosDirector(a) de fotografía · Guionista · Productor(a) · Director(a) · Editor(a)
Multiple ManiacsGuionista · Editor(a) · Director(a) de fotografía · Productor(a) · Director(a)
Mondo TrashoGuionista · Editor(a) · Actor (Reporter (voice) (uncredited)) · Director(a) de fotografía · Director(a) · Productor(a)
Eat Your MakeupGuionista · Director(a) · Editor(a) · Director(a) de fotografía · Productor(a)
Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad RomanceGuionista · Director(a)
BaltigoreActor (The Broker)
The Brandon Novak StoryComo sí mismo (Self)
Cult Queen Mary Woronov from Warhol to CormanComo sí mismo (Self)
Otros créditos · 4
Proyectos sin póster todavía (próximos o muy pequeños).
- 2026New Line: Independent Legacies · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 2023Chucky Be Demented - John Waters on Seed of Chucky · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 1975Lady Divine · Como sí mismo (Self)
- —Mamie Van Doren: The Last Blonde Bombshell · Como sí mismo (Self)