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John Waters

John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist.

As an actor, Waters has appeared in films such as Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Seed of Chucky (2004), Excision (2012), and Suburban Gothic (2014). More recently, he performs in his touring one-man show This Filthy World. In addition to filmmaking and acting, Waters also works as an artist and across different mediums such as installations, photography, and sculpture. He has published multiple collections of his journalistic exploits, screenplays, ruminations, and artwork which exhibits regularly in galleries and museums around the world. In 2015, Waters was nominated for a Grammy Award for the spoken word version of his book Carsick, and again in 2020 for his book Mr. Know-It-All. In 2018, the government of France made him a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.

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Born 22 April 1946

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  • Cover of: Memoirs

    Cover of edition memoirs0000will Cover of edition isbn_055302745x Cover of edition memoirs00will First published in 1975 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Crackpot, the obsessions of John Waters.

    Cover of edition crackpotobsessio00wate_1 Cover of edition crackpotobsessio00wate_2 First published in 1986 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Shock value: a tasteful book about bad taste

    First published in 1981 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Bloody winter

    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Lapsed Agnostic

    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Pink flamingos, and other filth: three screenplays

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Trash trio: three screenplays

    First published in 1988 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: John Waters: change of life

    First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Director's cut

    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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Born 22 April 1946

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Biography, Motion picture producers and directors, American Motion picture plays, Artistic Photography, General, Motion picture plays, Stills (Motion pictures), Waters, john, 1946-, 1955-, Agnostics, American Dramatists, American wit and humor, Biographies, Campaigns, Catholics, Christianity, Christianity - General, Dramatists, biography, Europe, European history: Second World War, Exhibitions, Faith, Female trouble, Fiction, general, Film & Video - General

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United States, Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore, Maryland

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John Waters (1946-), John Waters, John Waters (1955-), Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)

Time

20th century

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  • OLID: OL2640456A

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Alternative names

  • John Samuel Waters Jr.
  • Waters, John
  • JOHN WATERS

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