Mark Waters

Mark Waters

Director · Producer · Writer

Wyandotte, Michigan, USA
June 30, 1964

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Waters (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Mean Girls
Mean Girls
7.2
/ English
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday
6.6
/ English
Just Like Heaven
Just Like Heaven
7.0
/ English
He's All That
He's All That
6.5
/ English
Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy
6.3
/ English
Magic Camp
Magic Camp
6.9
/ English
Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2
5.4
/ English
La Dolce Villa
La Dolce Villa
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Mean Girls
2004Nominee

Best Director

Mean Girls

Freaky Friday
2003Nominee

Best Director

Freaky Friday

(500) Days of Summer
2009Nominee

Best Picture

(500) Days of Summer

Career Highlights

Just Like Heaven
2005Highlight

Best Director

Just Like Heaven

The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008Highlight

Best Director

The Spiderwick Chronicles

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