Mark Waters (director)

This article is about the American film director. For other people named "Mark Waters", please see Mark Waters.

Mark Waters
Born	Mark Stephen Waters (1964-06-30) June 30, 1964 Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Alma mater	American Film Institute
Occupation	Screenwriter, film director, producer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Dina Spybey (m. 2000)
Children	2
Relatives	Daniel Waters (brother)

Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, and film producer. He is best known for directing comedy films such as Freaky Friday (2003), Mean Girls (2004), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), and Vampire Academy (2014).

Filmography

Year	Title	Writer	Director	Producer	Notes
1997	House of Yes, TheThe House of Yes	Yes	Yes		Writer of film adaptation.
2001	Head over Heels		Yes
2002	Warning: Parental Advisory		Yes
2003	Freaky Friday		Yes
2004	Mean Girls		Yes
2005	Sorry, Haters			Yes	Executive producer
	Just Like Heaven		Yes
2008	Spiderwick Chronicles, TheThe Spiderwick Chronicles		Yes
2009	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past		Yes	Yes	Executive producer
	500 Days of Summer			Yes
2011	Mr. Popper's Penguins		Yes	Yes	Executive producer
2014	Vampire Academy		Yes
2016	Bad Santa 2		Yes	Yes	Executive producer
2018	Magic Camp		Yes
TBA	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch		Yes		Announced

External links

• Mark Waters on IMDb