Vomit, hairspray, and the consumption of dog excrement are all to be expected when viewing the movies of writer-director John Waters. Raised by "normal" Catholic parents, at an early age Waters was inexplicably drawn to tacky, sleazy and trashy movies...

Director John Waters earned the title "King of Bad Taste" in 1972 for Pink Flamingos, a raunchy film that makes a laughing matter of most every type of perversion. The film ushered in a new era for popular culture, in which the shocking...

John Samuel Waters, Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, personality, visual artist and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. He is recognizable by his pencil-thin...

John Travolta didn't show up for the premiere of "Hairspray" in the city that inspired it. Neither did Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah or Christopher Walken.No matter. Most of the hundreds of screaming fans crammed behind barricades surrounding the red carpet Wednesday night weren't waiting for...

A former actor in the Tony-winning Broadway musical "Hairspray" has sued the show's producers for $1.5 million, claiming they wrongfully fired him after he had surgery on a knee he injured during a performance.Joel Vig, 54, who played the roles of the Principal, Mr. Spritzer,...

Today is Sunday, April 22, the 112th day of 2007. There are 253 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims.On this date:In 1509, Henry VIII became king of...

John Travolta says his thinking is in line with fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise, who has publicly defended the religion's stance against psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry.Cruise, during a famously heated debate on NBC's "Today" show in 2005, criticized Brooke Shields for taking anti-depression drugs and...