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Spike Lee Biography
Birth Name:
Shelton Jackson Lee
Birth Place:
Atlanta, GA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
03/20/1957, Pisces
Profession:
Director; producer; screenwriter; actor
Spike Lee Fast Facts:
10-minute graduate school film was titled
The Answer
, about a black screenwriter hired to pen a remake of
Birth of a Nation
.
In addition to films, he has also directed numerous TV commercials for companies such as Nike, AT&T, Levi's; and music videos for Public Enemy, Miles Davis, Anita Baker, among others.
Due to the mounting production cost of 1992's
Malcolm X
, he solicited financial assistance from Bill Cosby, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and others so that the film could be completed.
Numerous honors include Sports Emmys for programs that aired on HBO, one on Mike Tyson, the other on former Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson.
1998's
He Got Game
was his first movie to reach number one at the box office.
Has published six books on filming techniques.
Won the 2006 George Polk Award for documentary journalism for his HBO series
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
.
Spike Lee Relationships:
Arnold Lee - Half Brother
Chris Lee - Brother
Cinque Lee - Brother
David Lee - Brother
Jackson Lewis Lee - Son
Jacquelyn Shelton Lee - Mother
Joie Lee - Sister
Malcolm D. Lee - Cousin
Satchel Lee - Daughter
Susan Kaplan - Stepmother
Tonya Linette Lewis - Wife
William James Edwards Lee III - Father
Spike Lee Awards:
1997 Oscar: Best Documentary (Feature) - Nominee
1989 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming - Winner
2007 Emmy: Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking - Winner
1990 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) - Nominee
College:
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA (BA in Communications, 1979); New York University, New York, NY (MFA in Filmmaking, 1982)
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