Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Directing

Birthday

1957/03/20 (67 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Also know as

Спайк Ли, سبايك لي, 스파이크 리, スパイク・リー, สไปค์ ลี, 史派克·李, Σπάικ Λι

Biography

Spike Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker and actor. He was born Shelton Lee in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 University. After graduating, he went to the Tisch School of Arts graduate fi...Read more

Acting
Do the Right Thing
7.7

(1989) Do the Right Thing

as Mookie

Jungle Fever
6.4

(1991) Jungle Fever

as Cyrus

When We Were Kings
7.7

(1996) When We Were Kings

as Self

Malcolm X
7.5

(1992) Malcolm X

as Shorty

Lonely in America
4.6

(1990) Lonely in America

as Spike Lee

Crooklyn
6.7

(1994) Crooklyn

as Snuffy

She's Gotta Have It
6.6

(1986) She's Gotta Have It

as Mars Blackmon

Street Fight
7.1

(2005) Street Fight

as Self

Mo' Better Blues
6.5

(1990) Mo' Better Blues

as Giant

Girl 6
5.0

(1996) Girl 6

as Jimmy

Brooklyn Boheme
6.8

(2012) Brooklyn Boheme

as Self

Bad 25
7.3

(2012) Bad 25

as Self

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
7.3

(2003) The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

as Self

10.0

(2002) New York at the Movies

as Self

Seen It All
0.0

(2022) Seen It All

as Mars Blackmon

Hommage d’une fille à son père
0.0

(2022) A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

as Self

Be Truly Free
0.0

(2017) Be Truly Free

as Narrator (voice)

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
7.7

(2010) Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks

as Self

Sidney
7.5

(2022) Sidney

as Self

Guest
6.0

(2011) Guest

as Self

Axé: Canto do Povo de um Lugar
7.9

(2017) Axé: Music of a People

as Self (archive footage)

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
5.0

(2005) By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

as Self

School Daze
5.9

(1988) School Daze

as Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap

The Last Party
4.2

(1993) The Last Party

as Self

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
0.0

(1991) MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

as Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2.0

(2012) Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
0.0

(2008) 40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

as Self

0.0

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

as Spike Lee

Sous les marches du palais
0.0

(1991) Sous les marches du palais

as Self

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain
7.6

(2022) Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain

as Self

Продавцы планктона
0.0

(2017) Plankton Salesmen

as Self (archive footage)

Champs
6.5

(2015) Champs

as Self

Be A Part of It
0.0

Be A Part of It

as Self

Red Hook Summer
5.5

(2012) Red Hook Summer

as Mr. Mookie

Michael Jordan to the Max
7.3

(2000) Michael Jordan to the Max

as Self

French Cinema Mon Amour
0.5

(2015) French Cinema Mon Amour

as Self

3 A.M.
5.5

(2001) 3 A.M.

as Filmmaker

4 Little Girls
7.2

(1997) 4 Little Girls

as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
6.0

(2005) How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

as ---

6.7

(1989) Making 'Do the Right Thing'

as Self

0.0

Number 4

as Self

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
6.4

(2020) Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

as Self (archive footage)

Birth of a Movement
6.4

(2017) Birth of a Movement

as Self

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
0.0

(2005) Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

as Self

Lisa Picard Is Famous
5.7

(2000) Lisa Picard Is Famous

as Spike Lee

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
5.7

(1996) The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

as Self

Clockers
6.7

(1995) Clockers

as Chucky

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
5.8

(2004) Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

as Self

Pixote In Memoriam
7.0

(2007) Pixote In Memoriam

as Self

Seven Songs for Malcolm X
0.0

(1993) Seven Songs for Malcolm X

as ---

A Man's Story
6.9

(2011) A Man's Story

as Self

First Works
0.0

(1989) First Works

as Self

Summer of Sam
6.5

(1999) Summer of Sam

as John Jeffries

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
7.2

(2018) Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

as Self

PoliWood
6.5

(2009) PoliWood

as Self

It's Black Entertainment
8.0

(2002) It's Black Entertainment

as Self

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
7.0

(2009) Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

as Self

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
5.0

(2004) No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

as Self

The Making of 'Bamboozled'
1.0

(2001) The Making of 'Bamboozled'

as Self

Kobe Doin' Work
6.5

(2009) Kobe Doin' Work

as Self

Decade
7.0

(1989) Decade

as Self

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
10.0

(1990) Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

as Self

Adieu, Babylone!
0.0

(1993) Farewell, Babylon!

as Self

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
6.8

(2018) Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

as Self

Below the Rim
8.0

(1995) Below the Rim

as ---

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
0.0

(2014) We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

as ---

0.0

(2015) Director Spike Lee's New York City

as Self

Through the Fire
6.9

(2005) Through the Fire

as ---

Lights, Action, Music
7.0

(2007) Lights, Action, Music

as Self

7.0

(2008) Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

as ---

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5

(2014) Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

On the Shoulders of Giants
6.3

(2011) On the Shoulders of Giants

as ---

A Century of Cinema
8.0

(1994) A Century of Cinema

as Self

Branford Marsalis: Steep
0.0

(1991) Branford Marsalis: Steep

as Self

The Universal Story
7.7

(1996) The Universal Story

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1992) Our Hollywood Education

as Self

Hoop Dreams
7.6

(1994) Hoop Dreams

as Self

Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth
0.0

(2015) Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth

as ---

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
10.0

(2002) The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

as Self

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
8.3

(2021) Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

as Self

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
6.8

(2021) A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

as Self

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
0.0

(1989) Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

as ---

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
10.0

(2004) Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

as Self

Four Days in October
6.5

(2010) Four Days in October

as Self (archive footage)

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
9.0

(2023) Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

as self

0.0

Megadoc

as Self

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
7.0

(2016) Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

as Self

Inside the Actors Studio
7.4

(1994) Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Pretend It's a City
7.4

(2021) Pretend It's a City

as Self

The View
4.4

(1997) The View

as Self

Ghostwriter
6.8

(1992) Ghostwriter

as Special Agent Pete (archive footage)

Tamron Hall
5.1

(2019) Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Ghostwriter
6.8

(1992) Ghostwriter

as Special Agent Pete

The Early Show
5.7

(1999) The Early Show

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0

(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

In Living Color
7.5

(1990) In Living Color

as ---

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.5

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Dear...
5.0

(2020) Dear...

as Self

5.0

(2002) Johnny Vaughan Tonight

as Self

Basketball: A Love Story
7.0

(2018) Basketball: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

Who Do You Think You Are?
6.6

(2010) Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

This Is Pop
5.7

(2021) This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Mars Blackmon

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

The Chris Rock Show
4.4

(1997) The Chris Rock Show

as ---

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

They Call Me Magic
7.1

(2022) They Call Me Magic

as Self

Yo! MTV Raps
7.5

(1988) Yo! MTV Raps

as Self

0.0

(2005) It's the Shoes

as Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
5.7

(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Desus & Mero
5.1

(2019) Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

She's Gotta Have It
6.4

(2017) She's Gotta Have It

as Drum Major

The Oscars
7.0

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

Great Performances
5.2

(1971) Great Performances

as Self

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
0.0

(2021) Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

as Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self