Director

John Waters

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).

Notable work

8
The Simpsons (1989)
as John (voice)
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Pornmonger Man
7.8
Chucky (2021)
as Wendell Wilkins
7.6
The Blacklist (2013)
as John Waters
6.7
Hairspray (2007)
as Flasher
6
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
as First Class Passenger
5.5
Seed of Chucky (2004)
as Pete Peters
6.5
Cry-Baby (1990)
Director and Writer
6.6
Jackass Number Two (2006)
as Self
7.6
My Name Is Earl (2005)
as Walter Hamerick
7.7
Frasier (1993)
as Roger (voice)
6.7
Serial Mom (1994)
as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited) and Director and Writer

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