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- LEXIS/NEXIS, May 15, 1997: Cont. theatre, film, tv, 1992:v. 10 (John Waters; b. Apr. 22, 1946, in Baltimore, MD; producer, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, actor, journalist)
- Wikipedia, April 24, 2013(John Waters; John Samuel Waters, Jr.; American film director, screenwriter, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist, and art collector. Since the early 1990s, Waters has been making photo-based artwork and installations)
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- LEXIS/NEXIS, May 15, 1997: Cont. theatre, film, tv, 1992:v. 10 (John Waters; b. Apr. 22, 1946, in Baltimore, MD; producer, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, actor & journalist)
- Wikpedia, April 24, 2013(John Waters (director); John Samuel Waters, Jr.; born April 22, 1946 in Baltimore; American film director, screenwriter, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. Waters' 1970s and early '80s trash films feature his regular troupe of actors known as the Dreamlanders, among them Divine, Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Edith Massey. Since the early 1990s, Waters has been making photo-based artwork and installations that have been internationally exhibited in galleries and museums.)
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John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, 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. His other films include Desperate Living (1977), Polyester (1981), Cry-Baby (1990), Serial Mom (1994), Pecker (1998), and Cecil B. Demented (2000), each containing elements of post-modern comedy and surrealism. As an actor, Waters has appeared in the films Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Mangus! (2011), Excision (2012), and Suburban Gothic (2014), as well as the Child's Play franchise with the film Seed of Chucky (2004) and the third season of the television series Chucky (2024). He hosted and produced the television series John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You (2006). Waters also works as a visual artist and across different media, such as installations, photography, and sculpture. He was twice nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, narrating his audiobooks Carsick (2015) and Mr. Know-It-All (2020). Waters was named an officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2018. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.
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