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Mark Waters (III)

Director | Producer | Writer

Known for 500 Days of Summer (2009), Vampire Academy (2014), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Details

Jun 30, 1964 (age 56) | 6' 2¼" (1.88m)

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Images (23)

Still of Mark Waters in The House of Yes

Still of Mark Waters in The Spiderwick Chronicles

Still of Mark Waters and Freddie Highmore in The Spiderwick Chronicles

Still of Mark Waters and Lorne Michaels in Mean Girls

Still of Mark Waters and Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls

Still of Mark Waters in Mean Girls

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Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

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Filmography

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38 titles

Projects in Development (3 titles)	Budget	Status
Inversion Director Director See fewer		Pre-Prod
S.O.S. Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer		Development Unknown
Untitled Houdini Project Director Director See fewer		Development Unknown

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
He's All That Director Director See fewer		Filming

Past Film & Video (18 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Magic Camp (2020) Director Director See fewer
Bad Santa 2: Deleted Scenes (2017) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Bad Santa 2: Outtakes (2017) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Bad Santa 2 (2016) Director (directed by), Executive Producer Director (directed by), Executive Producer See fewer	$26MM	$6.2MM	$18MM	$24MM
Vampire Academy (2014) Director Director See fewer	$30MM	$3.9MM	$7.8MM	$16MM
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer	$55MM	$18MM	$68MM	$187MM
500 Days of Summer (2009) Producer Producer See fewer	$7.5MM	$835K	$32MM	$61MM
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer	$38MM	$15MM	$55MM	$102MM
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Director Director See fewer	$90MM	$19MM	$71MM	$164MM
Sorry, Haters (2005) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$200K	$2K	$7K	$7K
Just Like Heaven (2005) Director Director See fewer	$58MM	$16MM	$48MM	$103MM
Mean Girls (2004) Director Director See fewer	$17MM	$24MM	$86MM	$130MM
Freaky Friday (2003) Director Director See fewer	$20MM	$22MM	$110MM	$161MM
Head Over Heels (2001) Director Director See fewer	$14MM	$4.8MM	$10MM	$13MM
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$4.5MM	$65K	$3.6MM	$7.4MM
The House of Yes (1997) Director, Writer (adaptation) Director, Writer (adaptation) See fewer	$1.5MM	$63K	$626K	$626K
Airheads (1994) Set Production Assistant Set Production Assistant See fewer		$1.9MM	$5.8MM	$5.8MM
No Time (1994) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer

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Past Television (9 titles)	Episodes
Looking for Alaska (2019) (TV Mini-series) - Executive Producer (8 episodes, 2019) Executive Producer (8 episodes, 2019) See fewer It's Very Beautiful Over There (Oct 18, 2019) Season 1, Episode 8 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Orchard House: Home of Little Women (2018) (TV Short) - Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
#Fashionvictim (2018) (TV Movie) - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer
Salem Rogers (2015) (TV Short) - Director Director See fewer
Cheerleader Death Squad (2015) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Witches of East End (2013) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2013), Executive Producer (1 episode, 2013) Director (1 episode, 2013), Executive Producer (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Pilot (Oct 6, 2013) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer	1
Made in Jersey (2012) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (4 episodes, 2012), Director (2 episodes, 2012) Executive Producer (4 episodes, 2012), Director (2 episodes, 2012) See fewer Wingman (Dec 22, 2012) Season 1, Episode 5 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Eva Adams (2009) (TV Movie) - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer
Warning: Parental Advisory (2002) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer

Self (7 titles)
The Real Housewives of Orange County (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Finale Part I: Let Them Eat Cake (Jun 19, 2012) Season 7, Episode 19 - Self Self See fewer
Made in Hollywood (2011) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2011) Self (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Episode #6.29 (Jun 18, 2011) Season 6, Episode 29 - Self Self See fewer
On the Lot (2007) (TV Series) - Self - Judge (1 episode, 2007) Self - Judge (1 episode, 2007) See fewer 13 Cut to 12 & 12 Directors Compete (Jun 26, 2007) Season 1, Episode 8 - Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer
E! True Hollywood Story (2005–2007) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2005) Self (2 episodes, 2005) See fewer Mean Girls (Mar 16, 2007) Season 10, Episode 58 - Self Self See fewer Lindsay Lohan (Jun 12, 2005) Season 10, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
HBO First Look (2005) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2005) Self (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Just Like Heaven (Sep 1, 2005) Season 12, Episode 19 - Self Self See fewer
'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer

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