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Mark Waters

Born 1964-06-30

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

500 Days of Summer 2009 · 7.6 Mean Girls 2004 · 7.1 He's All That 2021 · 2.8 Freaky Friday 2003 · 6.4 Just Like Heaven 2005 · 6.7 Mr. Popper's Penguins 2011 · 6.0 The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 · 6.5 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009 · 5.8 Mother of the Bride 2024 · 3.7 Vampire Academy 2014 · 5.4 Bad Santa 2 2016 · 5.3 La Dolce Villa 2025 · 5.1 Head Over Heels 2001 · 5.4 Magic Camp 2020 · 5.8