Mark Waters

American film director

For other people named Mark Waters, see Mark Waters (disambiguation).

Mark Waters

Born|

Mark Stephen Waters

(1964-06-30) June 30, 1964 (age 58)

Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.

Alma mater| AFI Conservatory
Occupation|

* Screenwriter
* film director
* producer

Years active| 1997–present
Notable work| Freaky Friday
Mean Girls
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Vampire Academy
Spouse|

Dina Spybey

(m. 2000)​

Children| 2
Relatives| Daniel Waters (brother)

Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American filmmaker who directed the comedy films Freaky Friday,[1] Mean Girls,[2] Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,[3] Mr. Popper's Penguins,[4] and Vampire Academy.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Filmography
* 1.1 Film
* 1.2 Television
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Executive
Producer  | Writer

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1997  | The House of Yes | Yes  | No  | Yes
2001  | Head over Heels | Yes  | No  | No
2003  | Freaky Friday | Yes  | No  | No
2004  | Mean Girls | Yes  | No  | No
2005  | Sorry, Haters | No  | Yes  | No
Just Like Heaven | Yes  | No  | No
2008  | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Yes  | No  | No
2009  | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Yes  | Yes  | No
2011  | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Yes  | Yes  | No
2014  | Vampire Academy | Yes  | No  | No
2016  | Bad Santa 2 | Yes  | Yes  | No
2020  | Magic Camp | Yes  | No  | No
2021  | He's All That | Yes  | No  | No

Producer

* 500 Days of Summer (2009)

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Executive
Producer

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2002  | Warning: Parental Advisory | Yes  | No
2012  | Made in Jersey | Yes  | Yes
2013  | Witches of East End | Yes  | Yes
2019  | Looking for Alaska | No  | Yes

## References[edit]

1. ^ GradeSaver. "Director's Influence on Mean Girls". GradeSaver. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
2. ^ Multiple sources:
* Lybarger, Dan (May 21, 2003). "Mean Girls - Interview with Mark Waters - Nitrate Online Feature". nitrateonline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
* "Mean Girls Director Mark Waters Spills 10 Juicy Stories, 10 Years Later". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
* Blair, Olivia (2019-04-30). "The director of Mean Girls explains what would be different if the movie was made now". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
3. ^ "Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past Mark Waters". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
4. ^ "Jim Carrey and Director Mark Waters Confirmed for Mr. Popper's Penguins". /Film. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
5. ^ Brissey, Breia. "'Vampire Academy': 5 movie photos with director Mark Waters' notes". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

## External links[edit]

* Mark Waters at IMDb

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Films directed by Mark Waters

* The House of Yes (1997)
* Head over Heels (2001)
* Warning: Parental Advisory (2002)
* Freaky Friday (2003)
* Mean Girls (2004)
* Just like Heaven (2005)
* The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
* Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
* Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
* Vampire Academy (2014)
* Bad Santa 2 (2016)
* Magic Camp (2020)
* He's All That (2021)

Authority control

General|

* ISNI
* 1
* VIAF
* 1
* WorldCat

National libraries|

* Spain
* France (data)
* Germany
* Israel
* United States
* Czech Republic
* Korea
* Netherlands
* Poland

Other|

* MusicBrainz artist
* SUDOC (France)
* 1
* Trove (Australia)
* 1

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