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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:
Cousin of Malcolm D. Lee. more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 28 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Shelton J. Lee | Shelton Lee

Filmography

Spike Lee has 2 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Director:
  1. Untitled Inside Man Sequel (2010) (announced)
  2. Selling Time (2009) (pre-production) (in talks)
  3. Miracle at St. Anna (2008) (post-production)
  4. M.O.N.Y. (2008) (TV) (completed)

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

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

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

  45. Last Hustle in Brooklyn (1977)
Producer:
  1. LiveMansion: The Movie (2008) (pre-production) (executive producer)
  2. Miracle at St. Anna (2008) (post-production) (producer)
  3. Evolution of a Criminal (2008) (post-production) (executive producer)
  4. You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (2008) (post-production) (executive producer)

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

  20. The Best Man (1999/I) (producer)
  21. Summer of Sam (1999) (producer)
  22. He Got Game (1998) (producer)
  23. 4 Little Girls (1997) (producer)
  24. Get on the Bus (1996) (executive producer)
  25. Girl 6 (1996) (producer)
  26. Clockers (1995) (producer)
  27. Tales from the Hood (1995) (executive producer)
  28. New Jersey Drive (1995) (executive producer)
  29. Drop Squad (1994) (executive producer)
  30. Crooklyn (1994) (producer)
  31. Malcolm X (1992) (producer)
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  32. Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer (1991) (TV) (segment producer) (segment "Fishbone")
  33. Jungle Fever (1991) (producer)
  34. Mo' Better Blues (1990) (producer)

  35. Do the Right Thing (1989) (producer)
  36. School Daze (1988) (producer)
  37. She's Gotta Have It (1986) (producer) (as Shelton J. Lee)
  38. Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) (producer)
Writer:
  1. Selling Time (2009) (pre-production) (writer)

  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)
        - 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) (post-production) (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. 40 x 15 (2008) (completed) .... Himself

  3. Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)
  4. Lights! Action! Music! (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  5. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
  6. "Stars on Stars" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
        - The Best of Stars on Stars (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Spike Lee (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  7. The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  8. Ali's 65 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 14 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  10. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  11. "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
  12. "This Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 20 August 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "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
  14. "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) (mini) TV mini-series (voice) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka When the Levees Broke (USA: short title)
  15. "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
  16. 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  17. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  18. The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  19. "TV One on One" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 23 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  21. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "HARDtalk Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Spike Lee (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "That's What I'm Talking About" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Movers, Shakers and Playmakers (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  24. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  25. "CenterStage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Spike Lee (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  26. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  27. There Is No Direction (2005) .... Himself
  28. Street Fight (2005) .... Himself
  29. Through the Fire (2005) .... Himself
  30. How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005) .... Himself
  31. Making a Mark (2005) (V) .... Himself
  32. Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  33. College Daze (2005) (V) .... Himself
  34. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  35. The Difference (2004) (V) .... Himself
  36. "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
  37. No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat (2004) (V) .... Himself
  38. Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  39. "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
  40. "Film School" (2004) TV series .... Himself
  41. "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
  42. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 27 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  43. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Disciples of Jackie Robinson (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  44. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Himself
  45. "Breakfast" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 22 April 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  46. 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  47. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  48. "Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Listen Up! (USA: short title)
        - Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  49. A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (2002) (V) .... Himself (segment "Scenario")
  50. New York at the Movies (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  51. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  52. "Independent View" (2002) TV series .... Himself
  53. The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002) .... Himself
    ... aka We Are Family (USA: short title)
  54. The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001) (V)
  55. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Presenter
  56. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode #7.6 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  57. Famous (2000) .... Himself
    ... aka Lisa Picard Is Famous (USA)
  58. Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) .... Himself
  59. "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (2000) TV episode .... Himself

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

  89. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  90. First Works (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  91. 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  92. Decade (1989) .... Himself
  93. 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  94. The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. New Orleans Story (2008) .... Himself
  2. Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Rentadora, La"
        - Be Water My Friend (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "80s"
        - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mookie
  5. Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  6. 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 | 15 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 3 Magazine Cover Photos more
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