The audiobooks he narrated for his books Carsick and Mr. Waters also works as a visual artist and across different media, such as installations, photography, and sculpture. More recently, he performs in his touring one-man show This Filthy World. Throughout his career, Waters has often collaborated with actor and drag queen Divine and his regular cast of the Dreamlanders. He hosted and produced the television series John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You (2006). His films contain elements of post-modern comedy and surrealism.Īs an actor, Waters has appeared in Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Seed of Chucky (2004), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2007), Mangus! (2011), Excision (2012), and Suburban Gothic (2014). Other films he has written and directed include Desperate Living (1977), Polyester (1981), Cry-Baby (1990), Serial Mom (1994), Pecker (1998), and Cecil B. Waters wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical and a 2007 musical film. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist.
