About
Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Just Like Heaven, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, and producing 500 Days of Summer. He is the brother of screenwriter Daniel Waters and has been married to actress Dina Spybey since 2000. He is a graduate of the American Film Institute and as of September 2006 has a development deal with Paramount pictures. He directed The Spiderwick Chronicles, filming in Montreal in the fall of 2006. In 2008 he shot "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" in Boston. He has a daughter named Zoe. Waters was one of the 120 invitees to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Waters (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
TorchwoodSeries • 2006
Mean GirlsMovie • 2004
Freaky FridayMovie • 2003
(500) Days of SummerMovie • 2009
Witches of East EndSeries • 2013
The Spiderwick ChroniclesMovie • 2008
Just Like HeavenMovie • 2005
Mr. Popper's PenguinsMovie • 2011
He's All ThatMovie • 2021
Ghosts of Girlfriends PastMovie • 2009
Bad Santa 2Movie • 2016
Vampire AcademyMovie • 2014
Magic CampMovie • 2020
Mother of the BrideMovie • 2024
La Dolce VillaMovie • 2025
Head Over HeelsMovie • 2001
The House of YesMovie • 1997