Spike Lee
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA — Mar 20 1957
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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker and actor. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee received numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Peabody Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award. Lee studied filmmaking at both Morehouse College and the New York Un…
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Spike Lee's Credits
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Great Performances
Self
Shark
Directing
The Oscars
Self
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Production
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
In Living Color
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Ghostwriter
Special Agent Pete (archive footage)
Mr. Scorsese
Self
Oldboy
Directing
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
Highest 2 Lowest
Directing
Inside Man
Directing
The Chris Rock Show
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
BlacKkKlansman
Writing
Malcolm X
Shorty
Dear...
Self
She's Gotta Have It
Drum Major
Do the Right Thing
Mookie
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Directing
Pretend It's a City
Self
25th Hour
Production
She Hate Me
Directing
Da 5 Bloods
Writing
Summer of Sam
John Jeffries
Lisa Picard Is Famous
Spike Lee
Clockers
Chucky
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Production
Bamboozled
Directing
Bad 25
Self
They Call Me Magic
Self
Love & Basketball
Production
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
It's the Shoes
Self
He Got Game
Writing
Crooklyn
Snuffy
When We Were Kings
Self
Megadoc
Crew
The Best Man
Production
Chi-Raq
Directing
Jungle Fever
Cyrus
Lumière & Company
Self (segment "Sarah Moon")
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Pariah
Production
The Concert for New York City
Directing
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Production
Mo' Better Blues
Giant
Get on the Bus
Directing
The Original Kings of Comedy
Directing
The Captain
Production
It's Black Entertainment
Self
Tales from the Hood
Production
Girl 6
Jimmy
Sidney
Self
3 A.M.
Filmmaker
A Man's Story
Self
Hoop Dreams
Self
A Century of Cinema
Self
See You Yesterday
Production
Red Hook Summer
Mr. Mookie
PoliWood
Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Miracle at St. Anna
Directing
HIStory on Film, Volume II
Directing
Miracle's Boys
Directing
All the Invisible Children
Directing
David Byrne's American Utopia
Directing
First Works
Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
Below the Rim
Champs
Self
Drop Squad
Himself
Tales from the Hood 2
Production
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self
Sucker Free City
Directing
She's Gotta Have It
Mars Blackmon
School Daze
Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
PUNTER
Production
Tales from the Hood 3
Production
Decade
Self
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Home Invaders
Production
The Last Party
Self
NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½
Production
The Truck
Production
Son of the South
Production
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
self
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Self
4 Little Girls
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
Directing
New York at the Movies
Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Writing
Amazing Grace
Production
The Girl Is in Trouble
Production
Michael Jordan to the Max
Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
Brooklyn Boheme
Self
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Directing
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
New Jersey Drive
Production
Nigerian Prince
Production
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Self
F*ck That Guy
Production
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Directing
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
Self
Good Fences
Production
In Between Storms
Production
Touched with Fire
Production
Lights, Action, Music
Self
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
Dirty Hands
Production
Jim Brown: All-American
Directing
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
Stop
Crew
Street Fight
Self
Kobe Doin' Work
Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Self
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
Production
Off-Time
Production
Talk Me
Production
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
Pass Over
Production
You Resemble Me
Production
Sous les marches du palais
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
Self
Passing Strange
Directing
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
A Huey P. Newton Story
Directing
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Self
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Directing
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Self
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Self
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
Four Days in October
Self (archive footage)
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
One Morning All Over the World
Directing
The Answer
Directing
Guest
Self
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection
Directing
Nervous Energy
Production
Birth of a Movement
Self
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Self
Lonely in America
Spike Lee (Newsstand Customer) (uncredited)
Cherish
Production
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Self
John Leguizamo: Freak
Directing
In Freedom
Production
Brownies
Production
One Night
Crew
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
Crew
Gold Blooded
Self
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
Self
Sarah
Directing
Through the Fire
Jesus Children of America
Directing
Cronies
Production
Rodney King
Directing
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Directing
Boner
Writing
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Directing
Pixote In Memoriam
Self
Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store
Directing
2 Fists Up
Directing
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
Camera
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Be Truly Free
Narrator (voice)
Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulhu
Production
Evolution of a Criminal
Production
Spike Lee Presents Mike Tyson
Directing
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
Directing
I Can't Breathe
Directing
Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
Self
Suspect
Crew
Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth
Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
From Sidney, with Love
Production
Horn of Plenty
Writing
Farewell, Babylon!
Self
Throw Like A Girl
Directing
Land of the Free
Directing
Time 2 Surrender
Production
Our Hollywood Education
Self
Doubles with Slight Pepper
Production
Liberty
Production
New York New York
Directing
Come Rain or Come Shine
Camera
How I Learned to Die
Production
Director Spike Lee's New York City
Self
Bernie Mac: Live from Charlotte
Directing
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
Directing
The Black 14
Production
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
self
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Italian Imports
Directing
NBA 2K16’s Livin’ Da Dream: A Spike Lee Joint
Directing
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Greatest Catch Ever
self
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: $15 Kicks
Production
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Ice Breaker
Production
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Of the Father and of the Son
Production
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Redemption Song
Production