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      Mark Waters

      Mark Waters

      Highest Rated: 88% Freaky Friday (2003)

      Lowest Rated: 10% Head Over Heels (2001)

      Birthday: Jun 30, 1964

      Birthplace: Wyandotte, Michigan, USA

      Though he earned his place atop the Hollywood food chain directing mainstream comedies with teenybopper Lindsay Lohan in the leads, director Mark S. Waters started his career with "House of Yes" (1997), a dark comedy about incest and obsession. While a movie that pokes fun at incest might not be the surest path to fame and glory, "House of Yes" did earn Waters plenty of critical kudos and recognition at film festivals, particularly Sundance, where star Parker Posey won the 1997 Best Acting Award. Waters soon learned, however, that art and commerce stand in stark opposition, existing outside and sometimes despite each other, a realization that led him to make standard Hollywood fare before dipping his t back into darker waters.

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      Mark Waters, Dina Spybey at arrivals for Warren Beatty Receives the AFI Life Achievement Award, The Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, June 12, 2008. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Freddie Highmore and Mark Waters on the set of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" JUST LIKE HEAVEN, Mark Ruffalo, director Mark Waters on set, 2005, (c) DreamWorks GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, director Mark Waters, on set, 2009. Photo: Ron Batzdorff/ ©New Line Cinema/ JUST LIKE HEAVEN, director Mark Waters on set, 2005, (c) DreamWorks GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, from left: Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, director Mark Waters, on set, 2009. Photo: Ron Batzdorff/ ©New Line Cinema/ MEAN GIRLS, Mark Waters, Lorne Michaels, 2004, (c) Paramount HEAD OVER HEELS, producer Robert Simonds, director Mark Waters, on set, 2001. ©Universal MEAN GIRLS, Lizzy Caplan, director Mark Waters, Lindsay Lohan on set, 2004, (c) Paramount MEAN GIRLS, director Mark Waters, Lindsay Lohan on set, 2004, (c) Paramount MEAN GIRLS, Mark Waters, 2004, (c) Paramount MEAN GIRLS, Mark Waters, Lindsay Lohan, 2004, (c) Paramount
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      14% 14% Mother of the Bride Director - 2024
      28% 22% He's All That Director - 2021
      38% 45% Magic Camp Director - 2020
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed Unknown (Character) - 2017
      23% 34% Bad Santa 2 Director,
      Executive Producer       		$17.7M 2016
      17% 56% Vampire Academy Director,
      Executive Producer       		$7.8M 2014
      47% 53% Mr. Popper's Penguins Director,
      Executive Producer       		$68.2M 2011
      85% 84% (500) Days of Summer Producer $32.4M 2009
      28% 40% Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Director,
      Executive Producer       		$52.2M 2009
      81% 63% The Spiderwick Chronicles Director $71.1M 2008
      38% 47% Sorry, Haters Executive Producer $6.4K 2005
      54% 75% Just Like Heaven Director $48.3M 2005
      84% 66% Mean Girls Director $86.1M 2004
      88% 58% Freaky Friday Director $110.2M 2003
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Warning: Parental Advisory Director - 2002
      10% 56% Head Over Heels Director $10.4M 2001
      62% 76% The House of Yes Director $636.2K 1997

      TV

      Credit
      92% 91% Looking for Alaska Executive Producer 2019
      33% No Score Yet Made in Jersey Executive Producer,
      Director       		2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet On the Lot Judge 2007