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Full Name
John Samuel Waters Jr
Born
April 22nd, 1946
Height
6ft 2in
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Net Worth
Estimated $50 million
Family
John Waters was born to John Samuel Waters Sr, a fire protection equipment manufacturer, and Patricia Ann Whitaker in Baltimore, Maryland. He has three siblings and has remained closely associated with his hometown throughout his career. Waters has never married and has no children, instead devoting much of his life to filmmaking, writing and art.
Top Movies
'Pink Flamingos', 'Hairspray', 'Female Trouble', 'Cry-Baby', 'Serial Mom'
Top Shows
'Til Death Do Us Part', 'Feud: Capote vs The Swans'
Awards
Filmmaker on the Edge Award, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Writers Guild of America East Evelyn F Burkey Award
Fun Facts
John Waters earned the nickname "Pope of Trash" because of his celebration of bad taste, camp and underground culture. ### His 1972 film 'Pink Flamingos' became one of the most infamous cult films ever made thanks to its deliberately shocking content. ### The original 1988 film 'Hairspray' inspired the hit Broadway musical and the successful 2007 film adaptation, introducing Waters' work to a much wider audience.
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Divine, Ricki Lake, Johnny Depp, Kathleen Turner, Mink Stole

John Waters is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, author and visual artist renowned for his provocative, subversive and darkly comic films.

Emerging from Baltimore’s underground film scene in the early 1970s, Waters became known as the “Pope of Trash” through cult classics including ‘Pink Flamingos’, ‘Female Trouble’ and ‘Desperate Living’, many of which starred his longtime collaborator Divine. He later achieved mainstream success with films including ‘Hairspray’, ‘Cry-Baby’, ‘Serial Mom’ and ‘Pecker’, while retaining his distinctive satirical voice.

Celebrated for challenging social norms through camp, transgressive humour and outsider characters, Waters remains one of the most influential independent filmmakers in American cinema.

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John Waters is an American filmmaker, writer and artist best known for cult classics including 'Pink Flamingos', 'Female Trouble', 'Hairspray' and 'Cry-Baby'.
John Waters earned the nickname because his films celebrate camp, bad taste and transgressive humour, helping redefine cult cinema.
'Pink Flamingos' is widely regarded as John Waters' most iconic film, although 'Hairspray', 'Female Trouble', 'Cry-Baby' and 'Serial Mom' are also among his best-known works.
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