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Spike Lee
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1957-03-20,Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Spike Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker and actor. He was born Shelton Lee in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. His father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a school teacher. His mother dubbed him Spike, due to his tough nature. He attended school in Morehouse College in Atlanta and developed his film making skills at Clark Atlanta University. After graduating, he went to the Tisch School of Arts graduate film program. He made a controversial short, The Answer (1980), a reworking of D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) -- a ten-minute film. Lee went on to produce a 45-minute film Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), which won a student academy award. Lee's next film, "The Messenger," in 1984, was somewhat biographical. In 1986, Spike Lee made the film, She's Gotta Have It (1986), a comedy about sexual relationships. The movie was made for 175,000 dollars, and made seven million. Since then, Lee has become a well-known, intelligent, and talented film maker. His next movie was School Daze (1988), which was set in a historically black school and focused mostly on the conflict between the school and the Fraternities, of which he was a strong critic, portraying them as materialistic, irresponsible, and uncaring. Lee went on to do his landmark film, Do the Right Thing (1989), a movie specifically about his own town in Brooklyn, New York. The movie garnered an Oscar nomination, for Danny Aiello, for supporting actor. It also sparked a debate on racial relations. Lee went on to produce the jazz biopic Mo' Better Blues (1990) which showed his talent for directing and acting, and was the first of many Spike Lee films to feature Denzel Washington. His next film, Jungle Fever (1991), was about interracial dating. Lee's handling of the subject proved yet again highly controversial. Lee's next film was the self-titled biography of Malcolm X (1992), which had Denzel Washington portraying the civil rights leader. The movie was a success, and resulted in an Oscar nomination for Washington. His next films were the comparatively light, Crooklyn (1994), and the intense crime drama, Clockers (1995). In 1996, Lee directed two movies: the badly received comedy, Girl 6 (1996), and the politically pointed, Get on the Bus (1996), about a group of men going to the Million Man March. His next film, He Got Game (1998), proved to be another excursion into the collegiate world as he shows the darker side of recruiting college athletes. The movie, in limited release, yet again featured Denzel Washington. In 2000 came Bamboozled which made a mockery out of television and the way African-Americans are perceived by white America and the way African-Americans perceive themselves. The movie, however, was a resounding critical success. Lee also has produced films like New Jersey Drive (1995), Tales from the Hood (1995), and Drop Squad (1994). He also has produced and or directed movies about Huey P. Newton, Jim Brown, and has commented in many documentaries about varied subjects. Lee is an obsessive New York Knicks fan. He and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, have two children.

Filmography

Do the Right Thing

7.7

Do the Right Thing
1989-06-14

6.4

Jungle Fever
1991-06-07

When We Were Kings

7.7

When We Were Kings
1996-10-25

7.5

Malcolm X
1992-11-18

Lonely in America

4.6

Lonely in America
1990-09-30

6.812

Crooklyn
1994-05-13

She's Gotta Have It

6.657

She's Gotta Have It
1986-08-08

7.1

Street Fight
2005-04-23

Mo' Better Blues

6.452

Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03

5

Girl 6
1996-03-22

Brooklyn Boheme

6.8

Brooklyn Boheme
2012-02-27

7.3

Bad 25
2012-11-22

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

8

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003-05-20

New York at the Movies

0

New York at the Movies
2002-07-07

0

Seen It All
2022-05-16

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

0

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
2022-05-17

0

Be Truly Free
2017-03-01

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks

7.6

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
2010-03-14

7.7

Sidney
2022-09-10

6

Guest
2011-03-25

Axé: Music of a People

7.9

Axé: Music of a People
2017-01-19

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

5

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005-02-08

5.9

School Daze
1988-02-12

4.2

The Last Party
1993-08-27

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

0

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991-06-06

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012-06-07

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

0

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
2008-05-18

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

0

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

Sous les marches du palais

0

Sous les marches du palais
1991-09-14

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain

7.6

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain
2022-10-15

Plankton Salesmen

0

Plankton Salesmen
2017-10-29

6.5

Champs
2015-03-13

Be A Part of It

0

Be A Part of It

Red Hook Summer

5.7

Red Hook Summer
2012-08-10

Michael Jordan to the Max

7.3

Michael Jordan to the Max
2000-05-05

French Cinema Mon Amour

0.5

French Cinema Mon Amour
2015-07-06

5.5

3 A.M.
2001-07-01

7.2

4 Little Girls
1997-07-09

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

6

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005-04-07

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

6.7

Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989-11-03

0

Number 4

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

6.4

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
2020-08-12

Birth of a Movement

6.4

Birth of a Movement
2017-02-06

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

0

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005-06-07

Lisa Picard Is Famous

5.7

Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000-05-14

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

5.7

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996-11-17

6.7

Clockers
1995-09-15

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

5.8

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
2004-10-28

Pixote In Memoriam

7

Pixote In Memoriam
2007-10-30

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

0

Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993-10-01

6.9

A Man's Story
2011-10-08

0

First Works
1989-10-10

6.46

Summer of Sam
1999-06-28

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

6.9

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018-11-15

6.5

PoliWood
2009-07-03

It's Black Entertainment

8

It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

7

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009-06-30

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

5

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
2004-10-28

The Making of 'Bamboozled'

1

The Making of 'Bamboozled'
2001-04-17

Kobe Doin' Work

6.5

Kobe Doin' Work
2009-05-16

7

Decade
1989-12-09

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

10

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
1990-01-01

Farewell, Babylon!

0

Farewell, Babylon!
1993-08-28

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

6.8

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
2018-04-22

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

0

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014-02-11

8

Below the Rim
1995-01-01

Director Spike Lee's New York City

0

Director Spike Lee's New York City
2015-04-10

Through the Fire

6.9

Through the Fire
2005-01-01

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

7

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008-01-20

Lights, Action, Music

7

Lights, Action, Music
2007-08-06

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

1.5

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014-06-22

Branford Marsalis: Steep

0

Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991-01-04

The Universal Story

7.7

The Universal Story
1996-04-21

On the Shoulders of Giants

6.3

On the Shoulders of Giants
2011-02-11

Our Hollywood Education

0

Our Hollywood Education
1992-05-28

7.617

Hoop Dreams
1994-09-12

A Century of Cinema

8

A Century of Cinema
1994-01-01

Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth

0

Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth
2015-02-06

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

10

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002-01-09

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

8.2

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021-04-17

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

6.9

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021-06-18

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

0

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
1989-01-01

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

10

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
2004-08-01

Four Days in October

6.5

Four Days in October
2010-10-05

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

9

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
2023-07-08

0

Megadoc

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

6.9

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016-02-06

Inside the Actors Studio

7.3

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

Pretend It's a City

7.417

Pretend It's a City
2021-01-08

4.5

The View
1997-08-11

6.8

Ghostwriter
1992-10-03

5.1

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

6.8

Ghostwriter
1992-10-03

5.7

The Early Show
1999-11-01

Real Time with Bill Maher

6

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

In Living Color

7.5

In Living Color
1990-04-15

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.6

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

5

Dear...
2020-06-05

Johnny Vaughan Tonight

5

Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002-01-07

Basketball: A Love Story

6

Basketball: A Love Story
2018-09-18

Who Do You Think You Are?

6.6

Who Do You Think You Are?
2010-03-05

5.6

This Is Pop
2021-03-06

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

The Chris Rock Show

4.4

The Chris Rock Show
1997-02-07

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

They Call Me Magic

7.1

They Call Me Magic
2022-04-22

7.5

Yo! MTV Raps
1988-09-21

0

It's the Shoes
2005-06-21

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

5.7

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

5.1

Desus & Mero
2019-02-21

She's Gotta Have It

6.5

She's Gotta Have It
2017-11-23

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Great Performances

4.9

Great Performances
1971-01-28