Young actor and screenwriter whose most visible cinematic activity, prior to co-scripting Spike Lee's "Crooklyn" (1994), was as the helpful bellboy of Screamin' Jay Hawkin's fly-swatting hotel owner in Jim Jarmusch's "Mystery Train" (1989). "Crooklyn", which Lee wrote with sister Joie and brother Spike, was a family affair: the story featured an African-American family in Brooklyn during the 1970s that was loosely based on Lee's own family.
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in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Job Titles:
Actor, Screenwriter, Production assistant
Family
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Brother: Chris Lee. born c. 1958
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Brother: David Lee. born c. 1960; served as still photographer for She s Gotta Have It and three other Spike Lee directed films
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Brother: Spike Lee. born 3/20/56; directed She s Gotta Have It (1986), Do The Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), among others
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Father: Bill Lee. born c. 1928; has scored several Spike Lee s films
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Mother: Jacquelyn Lee. died 1977; taught black literature at St. Anne s, a private school in Brooklyn
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Sister: Joie Lee. born c. 1963; appeared in Spike Lee s She s Gotta Have It , School Daze , Do the Right Thing , and Mo Better Blues , co-wrote Crooklyn , co-runs Child Hoods Productions with Cinque
Milestones
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1988 Feature acting debut School Daze
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1989 Appeared in Mysetry Train , first film unrelated to Spike Lee
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1989 Videotaped documentary on the making of Do The Right Thing (date approximate)
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1992 Started Child Hoods Productions with Joie Lee (date approximate)
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1994 First produced screenplay (co-written with Joie and Spike Lee), Crooklyn
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1996 Directed Nowhere Fast , featuring sister Joie