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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Trivia:
Contrary to popular belief is not an heir to the Spiegel catalog fortune... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
17 wins
&
14 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(977 articles)
Where The Wild Things Are Review
(From Twitch. 7 January 2010, 3:49 AM, PST)
Hollywood’s 10 Biggest Social Media Success Stories of 2009
(From Screen Rant. 5 January 2010, 8:00 PM, PST)
(From Twitch. 7 January 2010, 3:49 AM, PST)
Hollywood’s 10 Biggest Social Media Success Stories of 2009
(From Screen Rant. 5 January 2010, 8:00 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Richard Coufey | Richard Couffe | Spike Jones | Richard Koufey | Spike
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Camera and Electrical Department, Cinematographer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- Light Boxes (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (screenplay)
... aka Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Jackass Number Two (2006) (television series "Jackass")
- Jackass Presents: Murderball (2005) (TV) (writer)
- Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004) (V) (treatment) (segment "El Scorcho")
- Jackass: The Movie (2002) (concepts by)
... aka Jackass (USA: alternative title) - The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (2002) (TV) (creator)
... aka MTV's 'Making of Jackass the Movie' (USA: DVD box title) - "Jackass" (25 episodes, 2000-2002)
- Episode #3.9 (2002) TV episode (creator)
- Episode #3.8 (2002) TV episode (creator)
- Episode #3.7 (2002) TV episode (creator)
- Episode #3.6 (2002) TV episode (creator)
- Episode #3.5 (2001) TV episode (creator)
(20 more) - How They Get There (1997) (writer)
- Beastie Boys: Sabotage (1994) (V) (writer)
Director:
- I'm Here (2010) (post-production)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
... aka Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) (TV)
- We Were Once a Fairytale (2009)
- Fully Flared (2007) (V)
- The Medúlla Videos (2005) (V) (video "Triumph of a Heart")
- Corporate Ghost (2004) (V)
... aka Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (USA: DVD title) - Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004) (V) (videos "Undone - The Sweater Song", "Buddy Holly", "Island in the Sun [2nd Version]")
- Hot Chocolate (2004) (V)
- Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (2003) (V) ("Wonderboy" video) (as Spike Jones)
- The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (2003) (V) (video "Electrolite")
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) (V)
- What's Up, Fatlip? (2003) (V)
- The Chemical Brothers: Singles 93-03 (2003) (V)
- Yeah Right! (2003) (V)
- Adaptation. (2002)
- Björk: Volumen Plus (2002) (V) (video "It's in Our Hands")
- Pavement: Slow Century (2002) (V) (video "Shady Lane")
- Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde (2002) (V) (videos "Drop" and "What's Up, Fatlip?")
- Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) (V) (videos "Sabotage", "Sure Shot", "Ricky's Theme", "Ciao L.A.")
- Clip Cult Vol. 1: Exploding Cinema (1999) (video "Praise You")
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Björk: Volumen (1999) (V) (video "It's Oh So Quiet")
... aka Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003 (USA: reissue title) - An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube (1999) (V)
- D.A.F.T. (1999) (V) (segment "Da Funk")
... aka D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes (France: complete title) - Torrance Rises (1999) (as Richard Coufey)
- Amarillo by Morning (1998)
- How They Get There (1997)
- Mouse (1997) (V)
- R.E.M. Parallel (1995) (V) (video "Crush with Eyeliner")
- Beastie Boys: Sabotage (1994) (V)
- Ciao L.A. (1994) (V)
- Video Days (1991) (V)
Producer:
- Jackass 3-D (2010) (pre-production) (producer)
- Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel (2008) (V) (executive producer)
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) (producer)
- Jackass 2.5 (2007) (V) (producer)
- Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2007) (executive producer)
- Fully Flared (2007) (V) (executive producer)
- The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (2006) (V) (executive producer)
- Jackass Number Two (2006) (producer)
- Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
- Super Champion Funzone (2005) (V) (executive producer)
- Yeah Right! (2003) (V) (executive producer)
- Beware of the Flare (2002) (V) (executive producer)
- Harsh Euro Barge (2002) (V) (executive producer)
- Jackass: The Movie (2002) (producer)
... aka Jackass (USA: alternative title) - The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka MTV's 'Making of Jackass the Movie' (USA: DVD box title) - "Jackass" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
- Episode #3.8 (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.2 (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.1 (2000) TV episode (executive producer) - Human Nature (2001) (producer)
... aka Human Nature (France) (USA) - Mouse (1997) (V) (executive producer)
Actor:
- Corporate Ghost (2004) (V)
... aka Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (USA: DVD title) - Sonic Youth Video Dose (2004) (TV)
- Three Kings (1999) .... Conrad Vig
- Being John Malkovich (1999) (uncredited) .... Derek Mantini's Assistant for Emily Dickinson Puppet
- Torrance Rises (1999) (as Richard Coufey) .... Richard Coufey
- The Game (1997) .... Airbag EMT Beltran
- Pig! (1996)
- Mi vida loca (1993) .... Teenage Drug Customer
... aka My Crazy Life
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Fall (2006) (presenter)
- I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance (2005) (V) (on-set footage)
- Torrance Rises (1999) (choreographer) (as Richard Koufey)
- "Double Rush" (1995) TV series (director: opening titles) (unknown episodes)
... aka Lickety Split
Camera and Electrical Department:
- Family Portrait (2009) (camera operator)
- Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) (TV) (camera operator)
- Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' (2004) (V) (camera operator)
... aka Lost on Location (USA: alternative title)
Cinematographer:
- Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (2004) (V)
- Free Tibet (1998)
- Bed, Bath and Beyond (1996)
Thanks:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (thanks)
- Thumbsucker (2005) (special thanks: for support)
- David Cross: Let America Laugh (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- Lost in Translation (2003) (thanks) (as Spike)
- The Good Girl (2002) (special thanks)
- CQ (2001) (special thanks)
... aka CQ (France) - The Virgin Suicides (1999) (thanks) (as Spike)
... aka Sofia Coppola's the Virgin Suicides (USA: complete title)
Self:
- "Le grand journal de Canal+" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 1 December 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Collaborators (2009) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- Jackass 2.5 (2007) (V) .... Himself/Old Woman
- The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Vice Guide to Travel (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Jackass Number Two (2006) .... Himself
- I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance (2005) (V) (voice) .... Himself
- Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' (2004) (V) .... Himself
... aka Lost on Location (USA: alternative title) - Jackass: Volume Two (2004) (V)
- Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (2003) (V) .... Himself (segment "The Making of Wonderboy")
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) (V) .... Richard Coufey (segment "Praise You")
- What's Up, Fatlip? (2003) (V) (voice) .... Himself
- Adaptation. (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Jackass: The Movie (2002) .... Himself
... aka Jackass (USA: alternative title) - The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka MTV's 'Making of Jackass the Movie' (USA: DVD box title) - Keep Your Eyes Open (2002) .... Officer Jonze
- "Jackass" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
- Episode #3.9 (2002) TV episode .... Spike
- Episode #2.1 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.3 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - MTV Video Music Awards 2001 (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Director
- An Interview with Director Spike Jonze (2000) (V) .... Himself
- Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (2000) (V) .... Himself - 'Conrad Vig'
- David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal (2000) (V) .... Himself
- "Mirrorball" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Spike Jonze (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Amarillo by Morning (1998) (voice) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Irak-Afganistán, la guerra llega al cine (2008) (TV) .... Pfc. Conrad Vig
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V) .... Himself
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"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.3 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
He directed the following music videos:
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Publicity Listings:
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