Spike Lee

Also Credited As:

Shelton Jackson Lee
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Biography

Perhaps one of the most controversial filmmakers to emerge during the explosion of independent directors in the 1980s, Spike Lee single-handedly changed the way African-Americans were perceived in Hollywood films. Starting with "She's Gotta Have It" (1986), a stylish, ultra-low budget comedy that became an unexpected commercial success and planted him firmly on the map. Right out of the gate, Lee directed a series of films that dealt with the …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Camera, Film & Tape, Editor, Music, Other

Born

Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

LATEST CREDITS

The Labor Day Show

Actor

Making "Do the Right Thing"

Himself

That's What I'm Talking About

Panelist

Spike & Co: Do It A Cappella

Host

Brooklyn Boheme

Actor

Farewell Babylon

Actor

The R.A.C.E.

Actor

Delroy Lindo on Spike Lee

Interviewee

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Himself

Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (09/10/96)

Interviewer

Edge of Outside

Interviewee

Mo' Better Blues

Giant

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

Actor

The Faltering Dream

Actor

Jungle Fever

Cyrus

Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema

Actor

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

Himself

Dialogue With Black Filmmakers

Guest

Girl 6

Jimmy

Reflections From Ground Zero

Host

40X15: Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

Himself

Movies in Time Special: Summer of Sam

Interviewee

The 20th Annual NAACP Image Awards

Actor

She's Gotta Have It

Mars Blackmon

A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan

Actor