Waters often worked with actor and drag queen Divine and his regular cast of the Dreamlanders. His films contain elements of post-modern comedy and surrealism. He has written and directed other films, including Polyester (1981), Cry-Baby (1990), Serial Mom (1994), Pecker (1998), and Cecil B. He wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical and a 2007 musical film. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist.

World's Most Beautiful Woman: Jokingly proclaimed this by John Waters.John Samuel Waters Jr.

Divine was interested in voicing Ursula in The Little Mermaid (1989), but passed away before his lines could be recorded.

with Children, but died of a heart attack the day of filming.

He was supposed to have played 'Uncle Otto' on an episode of Married.

Toilet Humor: Engages in much of it throughout her early filmography.

Singer Namedrop: 'Divine's Theme,' from Maid In England.

Sampling: 'Love Reaction' used elements from New Order's 'Blue Monday.'.

'The Reason You Suck' Speech: Or, rather, song: 'You Think You're a Man'.

Pun-Based Title: His third album was titled Maid In England.

Babs literally has a 'shit eating grin' at the end of Pink Flamingos.

When Earl Peterson tells Dawn Davenport to 'go fuck yourself', Dawn already did 'fuck herself' in Female Trouble.

It's the Best Whatever, Ever!: People Magazine declared Divine 'Drag Queen of the 20th Century.'.

Insistent Terminology: Milstead insisted he was not in drag in Hairspray because no drag queen would ever be portrayed as a frumpy housewife.

'I Am' Song: 'I'm So Beautiful', from Maid In England.

Fat Bitch: The book Videohound's Cult Flicks and Trash Pics described Divine's standard persona as 'a shrieking 300 lbs.

He was also tapped to voice Ursula, but passed away before he could record any lines. Expy: Ursula from the Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989) was modeled on him.with Children, but died before he could perform. He was looking forward to a gay male role, Uncle Otto, in Married. He only performed as Divine in Lust in the Dust because he wanted to co-star with Tab Hunter, and only did Hairspray because he had a dual role, one as a man (Arvin Hodgepile) and one as Divine (Edna Turnblad) - and Milstead joked that he was not in drag for that role because no drag queen would ever be that frumpy. By the mid-'80s, Milstead was getting tired of drag roles.Milstead regretted the entire 'eating dog shit' scene from Flamingos.Concert Film: Live at the Hacienda and Shoot Your Shot.drag performer to be restrained - though she was pretty low key as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Chewing the Scenery/ Large Ham: What, you expected a 300 lbs.The talk of associating with criminals didn't bother them, what did bother them was the line, 'I eat raw sugar!'

Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Once while performing for the San Francisco drag troupe The Cockettes, he went into a prototype of the Blasphemous Boasts Dawn Davenport recited in her nightclub act in Female Trouble.Alliterative Title: His first album was titled Jungle Jezebel.

Alliterative Name: As Dawn Davenport in Female Trouble and Francine Fishpaw in Polyester.That, of course, was Divine's own real name. Actor Allusion: In Pink Flamingos, Cookie reads in a tabloid about 'Harris Glenn Milstead' being released from jail, and Divine says she hasn't heard that name in years.As Party Guest and Man With Scarf in Roman Candles.As Edna Turnblad and Arvin Hodgepile in Hairspray.As Dawn Davenport and her rapist, Earl Peterson, in Female Trouble.Lust in the Dust (1985), directed by Paul Bartel.The Alternative Miss World (1980, filmed in 1978, also featuring Nell Campbell from The Rocky Horror Picture Show).He became The Muse of director John Waters in his 1960s and 1970s underground films. Harris Glenn Milstead (OctoMarch 7, 1988) was an American actor, singer and Drag Queen from Baltimore. 'Kill everyone now! Condone first-degree murder! Advocate cannibalism! Eat shit! Filth is my politics, filth is my life!'

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