Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

1957-03-20

THE BIOGRAPHY

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American filmmaker and actor. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. His father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a school teacher. His mother dubbed him Spike, due to his tough nature. He attended school in Morehouse College in Atlanta and developed his film making skills at Clark Atlanta

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Lonely in America

Lonely in America

Crooklyn

Crooklyn

She's Gotta Have It

She's Gotta Have It

Street Fight

Street Fight

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

Girl 6

Girl 6

Brooklyn Boheme

Brooklyn Boheme

Bad 25

Bad 25

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

New York at the Movies

New York at the Movies

Seen It All

Seen It All

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

Be Truly Free

Be Truly Free

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks

Sidney

Sidney

Guest

Guest

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

School Daze

School Daze

The Last Party

The Last Party

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

Sous les marches du palais

Sous les marches du palais

Denzel Washington: A Model American

Denzel Washington: A Model American

Champs

Champs

Be A Part of It

Be A Part of It

Red Hook Summer

Red Hook Summer

Michael Jordan to the Max

Michael Jordan to the Max

French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

3 A.M.

3 A.M.

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

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

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

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Number 4

Number 4

Birth of a Movement

Birth of a Movement

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

Lisa Picard Is Famous

Lisa Picard Is Famous

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

Clockers

Clockers

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

Pixote In Memoriam

Pixote In Memoriam

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

A Man's Story

A Man's Story

First Works

First Works

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

PoliWood

PoliWood

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

The Making of 'Bamboozled'

The Making of 'Bamboozled'

Kobe Doin' Work

Kobe Doin' Work

Decade

Decade

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Farewell, Babylon!

Farewell, Babylon!

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

Below the Rim

Below the Rim

Director Spike Lee's New York City

Director Spike Lee's New York City

Through the Fire

Through the Fire

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

Lights, Action, Music

Lights, Action, Music

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Branford Marsalis: Steep

Branford Marsalis: Steep

The Universal Story

The Universal Story

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

Our Hollywood Education

Our Hollywood Education

Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

A Century of Cinema

A Century of Cinema

Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth

Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Four Days in October

Four Days in October

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Drop Squad

Drop Squad

Gold Blooded

Gold Blooded