Mark Waters
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 30 June 1964 · Wyandotte, Michigan, USA
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.
Known for
Directing 21
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- 2026Return to You · director
- 2026Harvest Moon · director
- 2025La Dolce Villa · director
- 2024Mother of the Bride · director
- 2021He's All That · director
- 2020Magic Camp · director
- 2016Bad Santa 2 · director
- 2015Salem Rogers · director
- 2015Cheerleader Death Squad · director
- 2014Vampire Academy · director
- 2011Mr. Popper's Penguins · director
- 2009Ghosts of Girlfriends Past · director
- 2008The Spiderwick Chronicles · director
- 2005Just Like Heaven · director
- 2004Mean Girls · director
- 2003Freaky Friday · director
- 2002Warning: Parental Advisory · director
- 2001Head Over Heels · director
- 1997The House of Yes · director
Production 7
- 2026Harvest Moon · producer
- 2016Bad Santa 2 · executive producer
- 2014Vampire Academy · executive producer
- 2011Mr. Popper's Penguins · executive producer
- 2009(500) Days of Summer · producer
- 2009Ghosts of Girlfriends Past · executive producer
- 2005Sorry, Haters · executive producer
Writing 1
- 1997The House of Yes · writer