Mark Waters

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, Mean Girls, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and Vampire Academy.

For other people named Mark Waters, see Mark Waters (disambiguation).

Mark Waters
Born	Mark Stephen Waters (1964-06-30) June 30, 1964 Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	AFI Conservatory
Occupation	Screenwriter, film director, producer
Years active	1997–present
Notable work	Freaky Friday Mean Girls Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Mr. Popper's Penguins Vampire Academy
Spouse(s)	Dina Spybey ( m. 2000)
Children	2
Relatives	Daniel Waters (brother)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
1997	The House of Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2001	Head over Heels	Yes	No	No
2003	Freaky Friday	Yes	No	No
2004	Mean Girls	Yes	No	No
2005	Sorry, Haters	No	executive	No
	Just Like Heaven	Yes	No	No
2008	The Spiderwick Chronicles	Yes	No	No
2009	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	Yes	executive	No
	500 Days of Summer	No	Yes	No
2011	Mr. Popper's Penguins	Yes	executive	No
2014	Vampire Academy	Yes	No	No
2016	Bad Santa 2	Yes	executive	No
2020	Magic Camp	Yes	No	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
2002	Warning: Parental Advisory	Yes	No	No
2012	Made in Jersey	Yes	Executive	No
2013	Witches of East End	Yes	Executive	No
2019	Looking for Alaska	No	Executive	No

External links

• Mark Waters on IMDb