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Spike Lee

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age... more
Trivia:
Serves as a master teacher of film at the Tisch School of the Arts and... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 28 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(143 articles)
Stars Sing and Cheer For Barack's Big Night (From Popsugar. 29 August 2008, 7:45 AM, PDT)
Who is the Most Overrated Director? (From Rope Of Silicon. 28 August 2008, 1:48 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Shelton J. Lee | Shelton Lee

Filmography

Spike Lee has 4 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Director:
  1. Untitled Inside Man Sequel (2010) (announced)
  2. Untitled Michael Jordan Documentary (2009) (pre-production)
  3. Passing Strange (2009) (TV) (pre-production)
  4. Game Day with Kobe (2008) (TV) (pre-production)
  5. Miracle at St. Anna (2008) (completed)

  6. M.O.N.Y. (2008) (TV)
  7. Lovers & Haters (2007)
  8. "Shark" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Pilot (2006) TV episode
  9. "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series
    ... aka When the Levees Broke (USA: short title)
  10. Inside Man (2006)
  11. All the Invisible Children (2005) (segment "Jesus Children of America")
    ... aka Enfants invisibles, Les (France)
  12. Jesus Children of America (2005)
  13. "Miracle's Boys" (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Bond of Brothers (2005) TV episode
        - New Charlie (2005) TV episode
  14. Sucker Free City (2004) (TV)
  15. She Hate Me (2004)
  16. 25th Hour (2002)
  17. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (segment "We Wuz Robbed")
  18. Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV)
  19. Come Rain or Come Shine (2001)
  20. The Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) (segment "Come Rain or Come Shine")
  21. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV)
  22. The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001) (V)
  23. Bamboozled (2000)
  24. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
  25. And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 (2000) (V) (video "Fight the Power")

  26. Summer of Sam (1999)
  27. Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999) (TV)
  28. Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998) (TV)
  29. Freak (1998) (TV)
  30. He Got Game (1998)
  31. 4 Little Girls (1997)
  32. Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) (video "They Don't Care About Us")
  33. Get on the Bus (1996)
  34. Girl 6 (1996)
  35. Lumière et compagnie (1995)
    ... aka Lumière and Company (International: English title)
    ... aka Lumiere y compañía (Spain)
  36. Clockers (1995)
  37. Crooklyn (1994)
  38. Malcolm X (1992)
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  39. Jungle Fever (1991)
  40. Mo' Better Blues (1990)

  41. Do the Right Thing (1989)
  42. School Daze (1988)
  43. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
  44. Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
  45. Sarah (1981)
  46. The Answer (1980)

  47. Last Hustle in Brooklyn (1977)
Producer:
  1. Untitled Michael Jordan Documentary (2009) (pre-production) (producer)
  2. Game Day with Kobe (2008) (TV) (pre-production) (producer)
  3. LiveMansion: The Movie (2008) (pre-production) (executive producer)
  4. Saint John of Las Vegas (2009) (filming) (executive producer)
  5. The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009) (post-production) (executive producer)
  6. Evolution of a Criminal (2008) (post-production) (executive producer)
  7. You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (2008) (post-production) (executive producer)
  8. Miracle at St. Anna (2008) (completed) (producer)

  9. "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series (producer)
    ... aka When the Levees Broke (USA: short title)
  10. All the Invisible Children (2005) (producer) (segment "Jesus Children of America")
    ... aka Enfants invisibles, Les (France)
  11. Jesus Children of America (2005) (producer)
  12. Dream Street (2005) (executive producer)
  13. Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
  14. She Hate Me (2004) (producer)
  15. Good Fences (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
  16. 25th Hour (2002) (producer)
  17. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (producer) (segment "We Wuz Robbed")
  18. Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV) (producer)
  19. Home Invaders (2001) (executive producer)
  20. 3 A.M. (2001) (co-executive producer) (producer)
  21. Bamboozled (2000) (producer)
  22. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) (producer)
  23. Love & Basketball (2000) (producer)
    ... aka Love and Basketball (USA: closing credits title)

  24. The Best Man (1999/I) (producer)
  25. Summer of Sam (1999) (producer)
  26. He Got Game (1998) (producer)
  27. 4 Little Girls (1997) (producer)
  28. Get on the Bus (1996) (executive producer)
  29. Girl 6 (1996) (producer)
  30. Clockers (1995) (producer)
  31. Tales from the Hood (1995) (executive producer)
  32. New Jersey Drive (1995) (executive producer)
  33. Drop Squad (1994) (executive producer)
  34. Crooklyn (1994) (producer)
  35. Malcolm X (1992) (producer)
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  36. Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer (1991) (TV) (segment producer) (segment "Fishbone")
  37. Jungle Fever (1991) (producer)
  38. Mo' Better Blues (1990) (producer)

  39. Do the Right Thing (1989) (producer)
  40. School Daze (1988) (producer)
  41. She's Gotta Have It (1986) (producer) (as Shelton J. Lee)
  42. Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) (producer)
Writer:
  1. Untitled Michael Jordan Documentary (2009) (pre-production) (written by)

  2. She Hate Me (2004) (screenplay)
  3. Bamboozled (2000) (written by)

  4. Summer of Sam (1999) (written by)
  5. He Got Game (1998) (written by)
  6. Clockers (1995) (screenplay)
  7. Crooklyn (1994) (writer)
  8. Malcolm X (1992) (screenplay)
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  9. Jungle Fever (1991) (writer)
  10. Mo' Better Blues (1990) (writer)

  11. Do the Right Thing (1989) (written by)
  12. School Daze (1988) (written by)
  13. She's Gotta Have It (1986) (writer)
  14. Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) (writer)
Actor:
  1. 3 A.M. (2001) .... Filmmaker

  2. Summer of Sam (1999) .... John Jeffries
  3. Girl 6 (1996) .... Jimmy
  4. Clockers (1995) .... Chucky
  5. Crooklyn (1994) .... Snuffy
  6. "Ghostwriter" .... Special Agent Pete (1 episode, 1992)
        - Into the Comics: Part 1 (1992) TV episode .... Special Agent Pete
  7. Malcolm X (1992) .... Shorty
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  8. Jungle Fever (1991) .... Cyrus
  9. Mo' Better Blues (1990) .... Giant

  10. Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Mookie
  11. School Daze (1988) .... Half-Pint
  12. "Saturday Night Live" .... Mars Blackmon (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC (1986) TV episode .... Mars Blackmon
  13. She's Gotta Have It (1986) .... Mars Blackmon
Soundtrack:
  1. Do the Right Thing (1989) (music: "Don't Shoot Me") (lyrics: "Don't Shoot Me")
Thanks:
  1. Streetballers (2008) (special thanks)
  2. Edge of Outside (2006) (special thanks)
  3. Secuestro (2005) (TV) (special thanks)
  4. Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) (special thanks)
  5. Date (2004) (special thanks)
  6. El Delivery (2004) (TV) (special thanks)
  7. The Living Silence (2003) (special thanks)
    ... aka Solace (USA: alternative title)
  8. Five Deep Breaths (2003) (special thanks)
  9. Ax 'Em (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  10. Snapped (2001) (special thanks) (as Shelton J. Lee)

  11. Chutney Popcorn (1999) (special thanks)
  12. Dogma (1999) (special thanks)
  13. Nowhere Fast (1997) (special thanks) (as Shelton Lee)
  14. Clerks. (1994) (special thanks)
    ... aka Clerks X: Tenth Anniversary Edition (USA: DVD title)
    ... aka cLeRKs (USA: poster title)
  15. Boyz n the Hood (1991) (thanks)
    ... aka Boys in the Hood

  16. High Wire (1984) (thanks)
Self:
  1. Hollywood Renegade (2008) (post-production) .... Himself

  2. "Showbiz Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 9 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. 40 x 15 (2008) .... Himself
  4. Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)
  5. Lights! Action! Music! (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  6. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
  7. "Stars on Stars" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
        - The Best of Stars on Stars (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Spike Lee (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  8. The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  9. Ali's 65 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 14 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  11. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
    ... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #4.13 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.21 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "This Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 20 August 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
        - Episode dated 16 August 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series (voice) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka When the Levees Broke (USA: short title)
  16. "Chappelle's Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes (USA: third season title)
        - Episode #3.1 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  17. 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  18. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  19. The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "TV One on One" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 23 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  22. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "HARDtalk Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Spike Lee (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "That's What I'm Talking About" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Movers, Shakers and Playmakers (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  25. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  26. "CenterStage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Spike Lee (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Movies That Shook the World" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Do the Right Thing (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  28. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  29. There Is No Direction (2005) .... Himself
  30. Street Fight (2005) .... Himself
  31. Through the Fire (2005) .... Himself
  32. How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005) .... Himself
  33. Making a Mark (2005) (V) .... Himself
  34. Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  35. College Daze (2005) (V) .... Himself
  36. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  37. The Difference (2004) (V) .... Himself
  38. "Comme au cinéma" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Comme au cinéma: l'émission (France: long new title)
    ... aka Comme au cinéma: le magazine (France: long new title)
        - Episode dated 23 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  39. Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004) (V) .... Himself
  40. No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat (2004) (V) .... Himself
  41. Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  42. "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 20 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  43. "Film School" (2004) TV series .... Himself
  44. "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
        - Episode dated 3 August 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  45. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 27 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  46. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Disciples of Jackie Robinson (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  47. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Himself
  48. "Breakfast" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 22 April 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  49. 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  50. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  51. "Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Listen Up! (USA: short title)
        - Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  52. A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (2002) (V) .... Himself (segment "Scenario")
  53. New York at the Movies (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  54. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  55. "Independent View" (2002) TV series .... Himself
  56. The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002) .... Himself
    ... aka We Are Family (USA: short title)
  57. The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001) (V)
  58. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Presenter
  59. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode #7.6 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  60. Famous (2000) .... Himself
    ... aka Lisa Picard Is Famous (USA)
  61. Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) .... Himself
  62. "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (2000) TV episode .... Himself

  63. "The Chris Rock Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode #3.1 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  64. "I'll Make Me a World" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself
    ... aka A Century of African-American Art (USA: subtitle)
  65. Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes (1999) (V) .... Himself
  66. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Himself
  67. Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998) (TV)
  68. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 9 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  69. Wie man die Leute von ihrem Geld trennt (1998) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (USA)
  70. 4 Little Girls (1997) (voice) (uncredited) .... Interviewer
  71. When We Were Kings (1996) .... Himself
  72. Lumière et compagnie (1995) .... Himself (segment "Sarah Moon")
    ... aka Lumière and Company (International: English title)
    ... aka Lumiere y compañía (Spain)
  73. "American Cinema" (1995) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  74. Drop Squad (1994) .... Himself
  75. Hoop Dreams (1994) .... Himself (Film director)
  76. A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself
  77. Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)
  78. The Last Party (1993) .... Himself
  79. Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  80. "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
        - Episode dated 17 November 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  81. The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
  82. Oliver Stone: Inside Out (1992) .... Himself
  83. Our Hollywood Education (1992) .... Himself
  84. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Michael Jordan/Public Enemy (1991) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  85. MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  86. Lonely in America (1991) .... Himself
  87. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
        - Spike & Co.: Do It Acapella (1990) TV episode .... Himself
  88. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
  89. The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
  90. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
  91. Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood (1990) (TV) .... Himself

  92. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  93. First Works (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  94. 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  95. Decade (1989) .... Himself
  96. "The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka The Last Resort (UK: new title)
        - Episode #3.10 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
  97. 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  98. The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. New Orleans Story (2008) .... Himself
  2. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 20 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Rentadora, La"
        - Be Water My Friend (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "80s"
        - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mookie
  6. Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Profiles of John Thompson (1995) and Albert Belle (1996) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography | 15 Interviews | 20 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 3 Magazine Cover Photos more
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