Spike Lee
American filmmaker · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1957 · age 69
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American filmmaker and actor. Cited by various publications as one of the most important filmmakers of the late 20th century, his work explores issues including race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty.
Spike Lee is read about 3,087 times a day, in 63 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 2 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Mr. ScorseseSeries
Highest 2 LowestFilm, 2025Director, Producer2024American Society of Cinematographers AwardsAward2021
Son of the SouthFilm, Producer2019Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayAwardBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAward
See You YesterdayFilm, 2019Producer2018
Basketball: A Love StorySeries2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the WallFilm, Director2015Academy Honorary AwardAward
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries, 20152014“Here's the thing. I grew up in Fort Greene. I grew up here in New York. It's changed.”In their words26 February 2014New York Post2013
OldboyFilm, Director2011
PariahFilm, Producer2010
Who Do You Think You Are?Series2006George Polk AwardAward
All the Invisible ChildrenFilm, 2006Director, Producer2003Honorary CésarAwardNAACP Image Award - Hall of Fame AwardAward
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series, 20032000“I know that it's painful at times, but we're not making this up.”In their words20 October 2000The Crimson“My film is supposed to reflect that; it is an indictment of the people who write and accept those shows, because we know that they exist today.”In their words20 October 2000The Crimson
BamboozledFilm, 2000Director, Writer1998
He Got GameFilm, Director, Writer1997
The Chris Rock ShowSeries1996
Get on the BusFilm, Director, Producer1994
CrooklynFilm, Director, Writer1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries1991
Jungle FeverFilm, Director, Writer1990“I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night.”In their wordsMo' Better Blues (1990), character of Bleek Gilliam.“Everybody's a teacher. People can teach you two things, what to do and what not to do.”In their wordsMo' Better Blues (1990), character of Clarke Bentancourt.1989“Let me tell you the story of right hand-left hand. It's a tale of good and evil. Hate: it was with this hand that Cain iced his brother.”In their wordsDo the Right Thing (1989), character of Radio Raheem.
Do the Right ThingFilm, 1989Director, Writer1986
She's Gotta Have ItFilm, Director, Writer1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries, Mars Blackmon1957Born20 March 1957People around Spike
- Monty Ross Produced Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing
Denzel Washington Spike produced Malcolm X and He Got Game
Samuel L. Jackson Spike directed Do the Right Thing and Oldboy
John Turturro Spike directed Jungle Fever and He Got Game
Giancarlo Esposito Spike produced Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing
Michael Imperioli Spike directed Malcolm X and Jungle Fever
Delroy Lindo Spike directed Malcolm X and Da 5 Bloods
Isaiah Washington Spike produced Clockers and Girl 6
Ossie Davis Spike directed Do the Right Thing (1989)
Harry Lennix Spike produced Clockers and Love & Basketball
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Spike produced BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods
Bill Nunn Spike produced Do the Right Thing (1989)
Nicholas Turturro Spike directed Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing
Kim Director Spike directed Inside Man and Summer of Sam
Arthur J. Nascarella Spike directed BlacKkKlansman and He Got Game- Thomas Jefferson Byrd Spike directed Get on the Bus (1996)
Lonette McKee Spike directed Jungle Fever and He Got Game
Roger Guenveur Smith Spike directed Do the Right Thing (1989)
Wesley Snipes Spike produced Jungle Fever and Mo' Better Blues
David Patrick Kelly Spike produced Malcolm X, Chiraq and Crooklyn
Elvis Nolasco Spike directed Oldboy and She's Gotta Have It
Ilfenesh Hadera Spike directed Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
Monica Calhoun Spike produced Love & Basketball (2000)- Frances Foster Spike produced Malcolm X, Clockers and Crooklyn
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HIStory on Film, Volume II 1997
The Voice of Hind Rajab 2025
Do the Right Thing 1989
When We Were Kings 1996
Hoop Dreams 1994
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
Media & music
In their own words 2
, You always avoid direct eye contact, you know that? Are you afraid of something? Are you afraid that I might see the real you? Huh? Answer me. Come on, answer me.
With Bamboozled, Lee takes a look at one of film and television's rarest breeds-the black television executive.
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Lee has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Award, and three Peabody Awards, as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award.
