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Mark Waters
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Mark Waters

Born June 30, 1964 in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA

14 films

Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Just Like Heaven, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, and producing 500 Days of Summer. He is the brother of screenwriter Daniel Waters and has been married to actress Dina Spybey since 2000. He is a graduate of the American Film Institute and as of September 2006 has a development deal with Paramount pictures. He directed The Spiderwick Chronicles, filming in Montreal in the fall of 2006. In 2008 he shot "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" in Boston. He has a daughter named Zoe. Waters was one of the 120 invitees to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2006. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 14

La Dolce Villa (2025) movie poster
La Dolce Villa2025
Mother of the Bride (2024) movie poster
Mother of the Bride2024
He's All That (2021) movie poster
He's All That2021
Magic Camp (2020) movie poster
Magic Camp2020
Bad Santa 2 (2016) movie poster
Bad Santa 22016
Vampire Academy (2014) movie poster
Vampire Academy2014
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) movie poster
Mr. Popper's Penguins2011
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) movie poster
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past2009
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) movie poster
The Spiderwick Chronicles2008
Just Like Heaven (2005) movie poster
Just Like Heaven2005
Mean Girls (2004) movie poster
Mean Girls2004
Freaky Friday (2003) movie poster
Freaky Friday2003
Head Over Heels (2001) movie poster
Head Over Heels2001
The House of Yes (1997) movie poster
The House of Yes1997