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Mark Waters

Wyandotte, Michigan, USABorn June 30, 1964

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.

Filmography17

Hershey

Hershey

2026
La Dolce Villa

La Dolce Villa

2025
Mother of the Bride

Mother of the Bride

2024
He's All That

He's All That

2021
Magic Camp

Magic Camp

2020
Bad Santa 2

Bad Santa 2

2016
Salem Rogers

Salem Rogers

2015
Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy

2014
Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins

2011
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

2009
The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008
Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

2005
Mean Girls
B+

Mean Girls

2004·4 grades
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2003
Warning: Parental Advisory

Warning: Parental Advisory

2002
Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels

2001
The House of Yes

The House of Yes

1997