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Overview
Mini Biography:
Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 30 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(421 articles)
Culture Warrior: Digital Cinematography in Hollywood (From FilmSchoolRejects. 6 July 2009, 10:07 AM, PDT)
Do The Right Thing 20th Anniversary Blu-Ray Review
(From Atomic Popcorn. 5 July 2009, 6:20 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Shelton J. Lee | Shelton LeeUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 11 | 8:00 PM | BET | Inside Man | more |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Miscellaneous Crew, Cinematographer, Soundtrack, Camera and Electrical Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- Time Traveler (details only on IMDbPro)
- Untitled James Brown Biopic (details only on IMDbPro)
- L.A. Riots (details only on IMDbPro)
- Now the Hell Will Start (details only on IMDbPro)
- Time Traveler (details only on IMDbPro)
Director:
- Untitled Michael Jordan Documentary (2009) (in production)
- Inside Man 2 (2010) (pre-production)
- Kobe Doin' Work (2009) (TV)
- Passing Strange (2009) (TV)
- "30 for 30" (2009) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
... aka Miracolo a Sant'Anna (Italy) - M.O.N.Y. (2008) (TV)
- Lovers & Haters (2007)
- "Shark" (1 episode, 2006)
- Pilot (2006) TV episode - "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2 episodes, 2006)
... aka "When the Levees Broke" (USA: short title)
- Part Two (2006) TV episode
- Part One (2006) TV episode - Inside Man (2006)
- All the Invisible Children (2005) (segment "Jesus Children of America")
... aka Les enfants invisibles (France) - Jesus Children of America (2005)
- "Miracle's Boys" (2 episodes, 2005)
- Bond of Brothers (2005) TV episode
- New Charlie (2005) TV episode - Sucker Free City (2004) (TV)
- She Hate Me (2004)
- 25th Hour (2002)
- Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (segment "We Wuz Robbed")
- Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV)
- Come Rain or Come Shine (2001)
- The Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) (segment "Come Rain or Come Shine")
- A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV)
- The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001) (V)
- Bamboozled (2000)
- The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
- And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 (2000) (V) (video "Fight the Power")
- Summer of Sam (1999)
- Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999) (TV)
- Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998) (TV)
- Freak (1998) (TV)
- He Got Game (1998)
- 4 Little Girls (1997)
- Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) (video "They Don't Care About Us")
- Get on the Bus (1996)
- Girl 6 (1996)
- Lumière et compagnie (1995)
... aka Lumière and Company (International: English title)
... aka Lumiere y compañía (Spain) - Clockers (1995)
- Crooklyn (1994)
- Malcolm X (1992)
... aka X (USA: poster title) - Jungle Fever (1991)
- Mo' Better Blues (1990)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- School Daze (1988)
- She's Gotta Have It (1986)
- Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
- Sarah (1981)
- The Answer (1980)
- Last Hustle in Brooklyn (1977)
Producer:
- Untitled Michael Jordan Documentary (2009) (in production) (producer)
- Inside Man 2 (2010) (pre-production) (executive producer)
- Evolution of a Criminal (2009) (post-production) (executive producer)
- You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (2009) (post-production) (executive producer)
- Dream Street (2010) (executive producer)
- Saint John of Las Vegas (2009) (executive producer)
- Kobe Doin' Work (2009) (TV) (producer)
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008) (producer)
... aka Miracolo a Sant'Anna (Italy) - "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (producer) (2 episodes, 2006)
... aka "When the Levees Broke" (USA: short title)
- Part Two (2006) TV episode (producer)
- Part One (2006) TV episode (producer) - All the Invisible Children (2005) (producer) (segment "Jesus Children of America")
... aka Les enfants invisibles (France) - Jesus Children of America (2005) (producer)
- Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
- She Hate Me (2004) (producer)
- Good Fences (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
- 25th Hour (2002) (producer)
- Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (producer) (segment "We Wuz Robbed")
- Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV) (producer)
- Home Invaders (2001) (executive producer)
- 3 A.M. (2001) (co-executive producer) (producer)
- Bamboozled (2000) (producer)
- The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) (producer)
- Love & Basketball (2000) (producer)
... aka Love and Basketball (USA: closing credits title) - The Best Man (1999/I) (producer)
- Summer of Sam (1999) (producer)
- He Got Game (1998) (producer)
- 4 Little Girls (1997) (producer)
- Get on the Bus (1996) (executive producer)
- Girl 6 (1996) (producer)
- Clockers (1995) (producer)
- Tales from the Hood (1995) (executive producer)
- New Jersey Drive (1995) (executive producer)
- Drop Squad (1994) (executive producer)
- Crooklyn (1994) (producer)
- Malcolm X (1992) (producer)
... aka X (USA: poster title) - Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer (1991) (TV) (segment producer) (segment "Fishbone")
- Jungle Fever (1991) (producer)
- Mo' Better Blues (1990) (producer)
- Do the Right Thing (1989) (producer)
- School Daze (1988) (producer)
- She's Gotta Have It (1986) (producer) (as Shelton J. Lee)
- Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) (producer)
Writer:
- Untitled Michael Jordan Documentary (2009) (in production) (written by)
- Selling Time (2011) (pre-production) (screenplay)
- She Hate Me (2004) (screenplay)
- Bamboozled (2000) (written by)
- Summer of Sam (1999) (written by)
- He Got Game (1998) (written by)
- Clockers (1995) (screenplay)
- Crooklyn (1994) (writer)
- Malcolm X (1992) (screenplay)
... aka X (USA: poster title) - Jungle Fever (1991) (writer)
- Mo' Better Blues (1990) (writer)
- Do the Right Thing (1989) (written by)
- School Daze (1988) (written by)
- She's Gotta Have It (1986) (writer)
- Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) (writer)
Actor:
- 3 A.M. (2001) .... Filmmaker
- Summer of Sam (1999) .... John Jeffries
- Girl 6 (1996) .... Jimmy
- Clockers (1995) .... Chucky
- Crooklyn (1994) .... Snuffy
- "Ghostwriter" .... Special Agent Pete (1 episode, 1992)
- Into the Comics: Part 1 (1992) TV episode .... Special Agent Pete - Malcolm X (1992) .... Shorty
... aka X (USA: poster title) - Jungle Fever (1991) .... Cyrus
- Mo' Better Blues (1990) .... Giant
- American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia (1990) (TV)
- Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Mookie
- School Daze (1988) .... Half-Pint
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Mars Blackmon (1 episode, 1986)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC (1986) TV episode .... Mars Blackmon - She's Gotta Have It (1986) .... Mars Blackmon
Miscellaneous Crew:
- C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004) (presenter)
Soundtrack:
- Do the Right Thing (1989) (music: "Don't Shoot Me") (lyrics: "Don't Shoot Me")
Camera and Electrical Department:
- Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) (assistant camera)
Thanks:
- Streetballers (2008) (special thanks)
- Edge of Outside (2006) (special thanks)
- Secuestro (2005) (TV) (special thanks)
- Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) (special thanks)
- Date (2004) (special thanks)
- El Delivery (2004) (TV) (special thanks)
- The Living Silence (2003) (special thanks)
... aka Solace (USA: alternative title) - Five Deep Breaths (2003) (special thanks)
- Ax 'Em (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- Snapped (2001) (special thanks) (as Shelton J. Lee)
- Chutney Popcorn (1999) (special thanks)
- Dogma (1999) (humble thanks)
- Nowhere Fast (1997) (special thanks) (as Shelton Lee)
- Clerks. (1994) (special thanks: for leading the way)
... aka Clerks X: Tenth Anniversary Edition (USA: DVD title)
... aka cLeRKs (USA: poster title) - Boyz n the Hood (1991) (thanks)
... aka Boys in the Hood - High Wire (1984) (thanks)
Self:
- Hollywood Renegade (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- Bring Your 'A' Game (2009) (post-production) .... Interviewee
- I Believe in Miracles (2009) (V) (completed) .... Himself
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 5 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 22 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Showbiz Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 9 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - 40 x 15 (2008) .... Himself
- Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- Lights! Action! Music! (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
- "Stars on Stars" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
- The Best of Stars on Stars (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Spike Lee (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Ali's 65 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Pixote, in memorian (2007) .... Himself
- "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 14 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
... aka "Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08" (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #4.13 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.21 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "This Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 20 August 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka "When the Levees Broke" (USA: short title) - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Episode dated 16 August 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Chappelle's Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes" (USA: third season title)
- Episode #3.1 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "TV One on One" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 23 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "HARDtalk Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Spike Lee (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "That's What I'm Talking About" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Movers, Shakers and Playmakers (2006) TV episode .... Himself - An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "CenterStage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Spike Lee (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Movies That Shook the World" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Do the Right Thing (2005) TV episode .... Himself - 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- There Is No Direction (2005) .... Himself
- Street Fight (2005) .... Himself
- Through the Fire (2005) .... Himself
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005) .... Himself
- Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Making a Mark (2005) (V) .... Himself
- College Daze (2005) (V) .... Himself
- By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The Difference (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "Comme au cinéma" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "Comme au cinéma: l'émission" (France: long new title)
... aka "Comme au cinéma: le magazine" (France: long new title)
- Episode dated 23 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004) (V) .... Himself
- No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "Film '73" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '74" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '75" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '76" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '77" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '78" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '79" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '80" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '81" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '82" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '83" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '84" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '85" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '86" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '87" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '88" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '89" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '90" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '91" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '92" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '93" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '94" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '95" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '96" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '97" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '98" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '99" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2000" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2001" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2002" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2003" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2004" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2005" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2006" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2007" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2008" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2009" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film of the Year" (UK: teaser title)
... aka "The Film Programme" (UK: informal alternative title)
- Episode dated 20 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Film School" (2004) TV series .... Himself
- "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "A Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
... aka "Jon Stewart" (Australia)
... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition" (International: English title: cut version)
... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 3 August 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 27 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Disciples of Jackie Robinson (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Himself
- "Breakfast" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 22 April 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Listen Up!" (USA: short title)
- Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (2002) (V) .... Himself (segment "Scenario")
- New York at the Movies (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "Independent View" (2002) TV series .... Himself
- The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002) .... Himself
... aka We Are Family (USA: short title) - The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001) (V)
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
... aka "Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film" (USA: first season title)
- Episode #7.6 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Famous (2000) .... Himself
... aka Lisa Picard Is Famous (USA) - Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) .... Himself
- "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "The Chris Rock Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode #3.1 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Magacine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 1 May 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "I'll Make Me a World" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka "A Century of African-American Art" (USA: subtitle) - Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes (1999) (V) .... Himself
- "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
- The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Himself - Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998) (TV)
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
- Episode dated 9 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Wie man die Leute von ihrem Geld trennt (1998) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (USA) - 4 Little Girls (1997) (voice) (uncredited) .... Interviewer
- When We Were Kings (1996) .... Himself
- Lumière et compagnie (1995) .... Himself (segment "Sarah Moon")
... aka Lumière and Company (International: English title)
... aka Lumiere y compañía (Spain) - "American Cinema" .... Himself (1 episode)
- The Edge of Hollywood (????) TV episode .... Himself - Drop Squad (1994) .... Himself
- A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself
- Hoop Dreams (1994) .... Himself (Film director)
- Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)
- The Last Party (1993) .... Himself
- Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
- Episode dated 17 November 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
- Oliver Stone: Inside Out (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- Our Hollywood Education (1992) .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Michael Jordan/Public Enemy (1991) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Lonely in America (1990) .... Himself
- "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
- Spike & Co.: Do It Acapella (1990) TV episode .... Himself - The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
- The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- First Works (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- Decade (1989) .... Himself
- "The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
... aka "The Last Resort" (UK: new title)
- Episode #3.10 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Untitled Clean Flicks Documentary (2009) .... Himself
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"Filmania: Eiga no tatsujin"
- N.Y. Film School (2009) TV episode .... Himself - New Orleans Story (2008) .... Himself
-
"The O'Reilly Factor"
- Episode dated 27 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - (segment "Pinheads & Patriots")
- Episode dated 22 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
(2 more) - Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
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"La rentadora"
- Be Water My Friend (2007) TV episode .... Himself -
"80s"
- Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mookie - Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Miles Davis Story (2001) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Profiles of John Thompson (1995) and Albert Belle (1996) morePublicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography | 16 Interviews | 20 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 3 Magazine Cover Photos moreMessage Boards
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