Spike Lee

RECENT CREDITS
Pariah (FILM)  Dec. 25, 2011
Saint John of Las Vegas (FILM)  Jan. 29, 2010
Passing Strange (FILM)  Jan. 16, 2009
Miracle at St. Anna (FILM)  Sep. 26, 2008
American Morning (TV)  Feb. 9, 2007


HIGHLIGHTS
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.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Director, Executive Producer
Film


Director
Film


Director
Film


Pariah  2011
Executive Producer
Film


Director, Producer
Film


Inside Man  2006
Director
Film


She Hate Me  2004
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Film


25th Hour  2002
Director, Producer
Film


Actor
Film


Bamboozled  2000
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Film


Director, Producer
Film


Producer
Film


The Best Man  1999
Producer
Film


Malcolm X  1992 -Shorty
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Jungle Fever  1991 -Cyrus
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Mo' Better Blues  1990 -Giant
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter
Film


Do the Right Thing  1989 -Mookie
Director, Actor, Co-Producer, Screenwriter
Film


School Daze  1988 -HalfPint
Director, Actor, Co-Producer, Screenwriter
Film


She's Gotta Have It  1986 -Mars Blackman
Director, Producer, Actor, Editor, Screenwriter
Film


Oldboy  
Director
Film


Executive Producer
Film


Director
TV


Director
TV
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Actor
TV
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Shark  
Director
TV
Expand


Director
TV


Director, Producer
Film


Director, Producer
Film


Director, Producer
Film


Summer of Sam  1999 -John Jeffries
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


He Got Game  1998
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Film


Director, Producer
Film


Director, Executive Producer
Film


Girl 6  1996 -Jimmy
Director, Producer, Actor
Film


Clockers  1995 -Chucky
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Producer
Film


Executive Producer
Film


Hoop Dreams  1994 -Himself (Film director)
Actor
Film


Crooklyn  1994 -Snuffy
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Backbeat  1994
Actor
Film


Lonely in America  1991 -Himself
Actor
Film


Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Screenwriter
Film


Executive Producer
Film


Director, Producer
Film


Actor
Film


Director, Actor
Film


D.R.O.P. Squad   -Himself
Producer, Actor
Film


Executive Producer
Film


Director
Film


3 A.M.  
Producer, Actor
Film


Director
Film


Director, Producer
Film


Director, Executive Producer
Film


Director
Film


Executive Producer
Film




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Highlights

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.


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Pariah
Released: Dec. 25, 2011

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BCFA 8th Annual Awards
Miracle at St. Anna
Released: Sep. 26, 2008

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Shark
Aired: Sep. 21, 2006

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