Spike Jonze

Also Credited As:

Richard Koufay, Adam Spiegel
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Biography

Jonze started off as a music video director credited with popular takes on the Beastie Boy's "Sabotage" (1994) and Weezer's "Buddy Holly" (1994), which deftly incorporated a "Happy Days" theme and actual show footage. While keeping his feet firmly planted in the music video world, he ventured into feature films; first as an actor in "The Game" (1997) and "Three Kings" (1999), then as a director with the strikingly original "Being John …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Camera, Film & Tape

Born

Adam Spiegel on October 22, 1969 in Rockville, Maryland, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Keep Your Eyes Open

Actor

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Actor

Three Kings

Private Conrad Vig

The Vice Guide to Everything

Actor

Jackass 3D

Himself, Producer

Jackass: Number Two

Himself, Producer

Jackass: The Movie

Himself

Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute

Actor

The Game

Airbag EMT Beltran

Where the Wild Things Are

Director

Being John Malkovich

Director

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

Director

Adaptation

Director

Her

Director

The Lazarus Effect

Executive Producer

Light Boxes

Producer

Untitled (Columbia Pictures/Spike Jonze/Horror Project)

Producer

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Executive Producer

Jackass

Executive Producer

Ryan Dunn Tribute Special

Executive Producer

Human Nature

Producer

The Fall

Producer

Synecdoche, New York

Producer