Mark Waters (director)

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Mark Waters
Born	June 30, 1964 (age 47) Wyandotte, Michigan

Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Mean Girls.

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 often directs light-hearted, family-friendly films. 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.

Filmography

• Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) – director
• 500 Days of Summer (2009) – producer
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) – director
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) – director
• Just Like Heaven (2005) – director
• Sorry, Haters (2005) – executive producer
• Mean Girls (2004) – director
• Freaky Friday (2003) – director
• Head Over Heels (2001) – director
• The House of Yes (1997) – writer (adaptation); director

External links

• Mark Waters at the Internet Movie Database