John Waters (actor)

John Waters, English-Australian actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist

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Born: December 8, 1948
Age in 2026: 78
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1948

About John Waters (actor)

John Waters (born 8 December 1948) is an English-born Australian film, theatre and television actor, presenter, singer, songwriter, musician and playwright. He is the son of British actor Russell Waters. John Waters was part of the Australian children's television series Play School for 18 years. Since 1992 Waters has performed with a one-man show Looking Through a Glass Onion co-written with Stewart D'Arrietta, a tribute to John Lennon featuring Lennon's music, words and images.

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The world when John Waters (actor) was born

John Waters (actor) was born in 1948. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1948

#1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
Top movieHamlet
Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
Top headlineState of Israel declared
Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
Notable inventionVelcro
World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Waters (actor)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1948	2026
Gas	$0.26	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,300	$435,000
Average income	$5,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.40	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	146.6M	341 million

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