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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).
John Waters. Actor: Pecker. Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, John Waters was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real and on the screen.
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Learn about the life and career of John Waters, a controversial and influential filmmaker who made transgressive movies with his Dreamland repertory company. Find out his birth date, nicknames, trademarks, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- April 22, 1946
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- Pink Flamingos (1972) An outrageous and scandalous cult phenomenon.
- Female Trouble (1974) A campy and subversive celebrity satire. Female Trouble stars many of John Waters' recurring actors and revolves around the turbulent life of another one of Divine's personas, Dawn Davenport.
- Multiple Maniacs (1970) A circus sideshow filled with terrible people. Multiple Maniacs expands the spectrum of Divine's character acting to perhaps his most stand-out role, traveling sideshow leader Lady Divine.
- Desperate Living (1977) The third film in Waters' "Trash Trilogy" Mink Stole plays distraught housewife Peggy in Desperate Living who kills her husband and runs away with her nurse Grizelda to a shantytown overruled by Queen Carlotta.
Jun 8, 2023 · As the iconic film is re-released in UK cinemas, John Waters tells Christina Newland how Hairspray broke taboos – and changed his career.
- Christina Newland
4 days ago · John Waters has made audiences laugh, shriek, and think for about six decades. With uber-successful (and sometimes controversial) films like Hairspray and Pink Flamingos, which made the late drag ...
Sep 17, 2023 · John Waters Is Ready for His Hollywood Closeup. The director reflects on getting a star on the Walk of Fame and a museum retrospective about his career as a cinematic provocateur. By Michael...
