‘Hairspray' director John Waters receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star

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A star honoring John Waters was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, one day after the opening of an exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures dedicated to the contributions to cinema made by the filmmaker nicknamed “The Pope of Trash.”

"This star is at the perfect location," Waters confirmed during his remarks."I've been coming here for half a century. It's still my favorite spot on Hollywood Boulevard."

Lake appeared in five of the six films Waters directed between 1988 and 2004, including starring in"Hairspray."The star is the 2,763rd since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars. As a teenager, Waters began making 8 mm underground movies influenced by the likes of Jean-Luc Godard, Walt Disney, Andy Warhol, Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman and Herschell Gordon Lewis. His first was"Hag in a Black Leather Jacket," which ran for 17 minutes and cost $30 to make in 1964.His first feature was"Mondo Trasho," a black comedy released in 1969 with very little dialogue, with the story being told mostly through musical cues, and starred Divine.

Lake was also a cast member of Waters' next two films,"Cry-Baby," released in 1990, and"Serial Mom," released in 1994.

 

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