Mark waters was born in wyandotte, michigan, usa on tuesday, june 30, 1964 baby boomers generation. He is the brother of screenwriter daniel waters and has been married to actress dina spybey since 2000. Apr 30, 2019 the director of mean girls, mark waters talks to cosmopolitan uk about what would be different if the 15yearold film was made now, in 2019. He has been married to dina spybeywaters since november 10, 2000. Mark stephen waters born june 30, 1964 is an american screenwriter, director and producer. Over the past 10 years he has travelled to around 50 countries to explore life as it naturally appears to be. His curiosity and love for life has inspired him to find ways to frame these. Lionsgate hopes the film will be the first installment of a franchise based on the rachel renee russell ya bestsellers. June 30, 1964 the brother of writer director daniel waters, mark waters was born in south bend, indiana. His curiosity and love for life has inspired him to find ways to frame these insights to share a fresh perspective. He worked as an actor and theater director in san francisco after graduating from the university of pennsylvania in 1986. Mark stephen waters born june 30, 1964 is an american film director and producer.
Please write the details of mark waters s obit here. He first became widely known in hollywood for his 1997 fi. June 30, 1964 the brother of writerdirector daniel waters, mark waters was born in south bend, indiana. He is the brother of screenwriter daniel waters and has been married to. Director and producer who was known for tina fey s 2004 comingofage comedy mean girls and 2003s freaky friday before fame. Mark may have died on may 19th, 2020 and his death was possibly because of an backyard barbecue accident. American film institute filmography as director bad. We only recently got our first look at mark waters latest film, the jim carreystarring mr. He is best known for directing comedy films such as freaky friday 2003, mean girls 2004, ghosts of girlfriends past 2009, mr. Initially, waters was unenthusiastic about the project, to say the least, and went into meetings with a fatalistic attitude. He has the ability to be both creative and respectful of a directors vision and works well with everyone.
Poppers penguins, and already the director is negotiating a deal for his followup project. Waters experience at disney working with younger actors and recent success generating a big boxoffice turnout helped make him a natural choice for paramount pictures to direct tina feys script about doubledealing high schoolers. Mark stephen waters in an american film director, producer, and screenwriter. Waters is perhaps best known for directing the comedies freaky. Mark waters filmography mark waters movies till date. Mean girls director mark waters has signed on to direct a disney liveaction family comedy called magic camp with comedian steve martin in talks to star in the film read more.
A director with a talent for satire and a knack for remaining true to the written word of a wellpenned screenplay, mark s. Mark waters biography and filmography mark waters movies. Composerconductor mark watters to lead beal institute at. Mark waters is a popular hollywood directorproducer, who is famous in movies like mr. Sep 16, 2015 lionsgate hopes the film will be the first installment of a franchise based on the rachel renee russell ya bestsellers. Waters first came to the attention of film lovers with his biting 1997. Emmy awardwinning composer and conductor mark watters, whose vast resume includes music for motion pictures, television, dvd, video games, and special events such as the olympics, has been named the inaugural director of the beal institute for film music and contemporary media at the university of rochesters eastman school of music. In 2003, mark waters directed the wildly successful freaky friday a 2003 remake of a previous disney film, also starring lindsay lohan. Mean girls director mark waters on what would be different. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. Mean girls director mark waters tackling dork diaries.
Get complete information on latest upcoming movies, latest releases, old movies, hit films, awards, etc on filmibeat. Film profile for mark waters, director, born 30 june 1964. He is a director and producer, known for 500 days of summer 2009, vampire academy 2014. Bad santa 2 is also lacking a director with an original voice. Mark waters is a director, cinematographer and editor experienced in a variety of fields including travel documentary, action sport, wildlife documentary. Actor mark ruffalo blends film and faithfueled activism in. Mark waters is an award winning filmmaker specialised in adventure, travel, action sport and lifestyle films. Mark waters is a popular hollywood director producer, who is famous in movies like mr. He is a director and producer, known for 500 days of summer 2009, vampire academy 2014 and ghosts of girlfriends past 2009. Mark waters director a director with a talent for satire and a knack for remaining true to the written word of a wellpenned screenplay, mark s. He is best known for directing comedy films such as freaky friday, mean girls, ghosts of girlfriends past, mr. He graduated from the university of virginia in 1984, which he attended on an athletic scholarship played attack on the lacrosse team. Nov 09, 2010 spiderwick chronicles creators, tony diterlizzi and holly black, chat about the film adaptation of their bestselling series by director, mark waters, 2007.
Sep 16, 2015 lionsgate has tapped mean girls director mark waters to handle the movie version of middle school comedy dork diaries. He often chose to direct and produce familyoriented comedies, including the spiderwick chronicles and mr. Spiderwick creators discuss film director, mark waters. The director of mean girls, mark waters talks to cosmopolitan uk about what would be different if the 15yearold film was made now, in 2019. Waters first came to the attention of film lovers with his biting 1997 black comedy the house of yes. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Spiderwick chronicles creators, tony diterlizzi and holly black, chat about the film adaptation of their bestselling series by director, mark waters, 2007. Mark waters s previous film to hit the theatres was mr. After a number of years on stage, he decided to return to school and work towards his m. Daniel waters brother mark stephen waters born june 30, 1964 is an american screenwriter, director, and film producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing just like heaven, freaky. Mark stephen waters is an american screenwriter, director, and film producer. Mark waters director and stagetofilm adaptation see more.
Mark waters was born on june 30, 1964 in wyandotte, michigan, usa as mark stephen waters. Mark waters film is less an angsty metaphor for relationships, for the bond between sisters, for female empowerment as it is an industrial point, the opening of a misplaced cheque book to simply lull impressionable teenagers into the adaptation of a story that may well develop nicely on paper, perhaps full of magic mixed with inbetweener angst. Obituary of filmdirector mark waters wiki obits for. Mark stephen waters born on june 30, 1964 was a film director who was best known for being talented. He worked as an actor and theater director in san francisco. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He is best known for directing comedy films such as freaky friday, mean girls. In 1994 he accomplished this from the american film institute, and three years later. Founded by clara altimas and anna hopkins, and mark waters serving as inhouse producer, the same page is a film collective with a desire to write, laugh and create content it believes in. 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. Mark stephen waters born june 30, 1964 is an american screenwriter, director, and film producer. Please also tell us as much as you can in the biography wiki below. He is probably best known for directing the 2004 teenage comedy mean girls.
The film is directed by academy award nominee todd haynes. The brother of writer director daniel waters, mark waters was born in south bend, indiana. Mark waters is an extremely skilled and creative director of photography. Mark waters is an actor and assistant director, known for the give and take 2018, jeremy and margot make a baby 2016 and hannibal 20. Terry zwigoff ghost world is replaced by mark waters, who is more sentimental and more up for broad, panicky comedy. Spiderwick creators discuss film director, mark waters youtube. He worked at mtv from 19841990 winning awards as promo producer and. The directors fortunes turned for the better with his next film, freaky friday 2003, a remake of the 1976 film about a mother and daughter who mysteriously switch bodies, forcing each to walk a mile in the others sh s. He also directed as well as executiveproduced other films such as head over heels, just like heaven, the spiderwick chronicles, ghosts of girlfriends past, mr. Mark waters, who directed the high school classic mean girls, is going back.
Mean girls director mark waters boards dork diaries. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover marks connections. He has been married to dina spybey waters since november 10, 2000. Mark is a film director, cinematographer, editor, colourist and photographer driven by his love for the natural world. Mark ruffalo stars as robert bilott in director todd haynes dark waters, a focus features release. Lionsgate has tapped mean girls director mark waters to handle the movie version of middle school comedy dork diaries. Mark waters is a cancer and was born in the year of the dragon life. Vampire academy film vampire academy also known as vampire academy. View mark waters profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. About the film dark waters movie synopsis focus features. Waters is perhaps best known for directing just like heaven, freaky friday, and mean girls, and producing 500. Mark waters is an american film producer, director, and writer, from wyandotte, michigan. Mark waters owner director, director of photography. Actor mark ruffalo blends film and faithfueled activism.
Mark pellington born march 17, 1962 is an american film director, writer, and producer. The director s fortunes turned for the better with his next film, freaky friday 2003, a remake of the 1976 film about a mother and daughter who mysteriously switch bodies, forcing each to walk a mile in the others sh s. Dark waters, inspired by the true story of robert bilott and stars mark ruffalo as the attorney who took on the dupont company in an environmental suit exposing a decadeslong history of chemical pollution in drinking water. Mark waters news, breaking stories, videos and commentary. Blood sisters is a 2014 fantasy comedy horror film directed by mark waters and scripted by daniel waters, based on. Mark stephen waters is the husband of dina spybey waters and an american film director, producer, and screenwriter. Mark stephen waters born on june 30, 1964 was a filmdirector who was best known for being talented. Mark stephen waters is the husband of dina spybeywaters and an american film director, producer, and screenwriter. Mark waterss previous film to hit the theatres was mr. Obituary of filmdirector mark waters wiki obits for everyone. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by. The brother of writerdirector daniel waters, mark waters was born in. Waters is perhaps best known for directing just like heaven, freaky friday, and mean girls, and producing 500 days of summer.