John Waters

About

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...

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The SimpsonsSeries • 1989American Horror StorySeries • 2011The BlacklistSeries • 2013FrasierSeries • 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993My Name Is EarlSeries • 2005ClarenceSeries • 2014Helluva BossSeries • 202021 Jump StreetSeries • 1987ChuckySeries • 2021EurotrashSeries • 1993Fish HooksSeries • 2010ExplainedSeries • 2018Monster HighSeries • 2022FEUDSeries • 2017HBO First LookSeries • 1992Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road ChipMovie • 2015Seed of ChuckyMovie • 2004Digman!Series • 2023HairsprayMovie • 2007Search PartySeries • 2016Pink FlamingosMovie • 1972KevinSeries • 2026