John Samuel Waters Jr., known as John Waters, was born on April 22, 1946, in
Baltimore, Maryland. He is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer. At
age 16, his grandmother gifted him a camera, sparking his interest in
filmmaking. John Waters dropped out of New York University due to boredom with
his studies and began creating films in the 1960s. Waters' breakthrough came
with controversial films like Pink Flamingos (1972), which earned him an
obscenity fine. He continued to push boundaries with films such as Female
Trouble (1974) and Desperate Living (1977). In the 1980...