SPIKE LEE

Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: March 20, 1957
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker and actor. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee received numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Peabody Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

2026·
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Self
2025·
Mr. Scorsese
Self
2025·
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2024·
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2023·
The Moviemakers: Spike Lee
Self
2023·
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
self
2022·
They Call Me Magic
Self
2022·
Gold Blooded
Self
2022·
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self
2022·
Sidney
Self
2022·
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
Self
2021·
Directors on Directors
Self
2021·
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021·
Pretend It's a City
Self
2021·
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Self
2021·
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
2020·
Dear...
Self
2019·
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019·
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2018·
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2018·
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Self
2018·
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Self
2017·
She's Gotta Have It
Drum Major
2017·
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017·
Birth of a Movement
Self
2017·
Be Truly Free
Narrator (voice)
2016·
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
2015·
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015·
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015·
NBA 2K16’s Livin’ Da Dream: A Spike Lee Joint
Reporter (voice)
2015·
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Greatest Catch Ever
self
2015·
Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth
2015·
Director Spike Lee's New York City
Self
2015·
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
2015·
Champs
Self
2014·
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest, Self
2014·
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014·
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
2014·
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014·
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
self
2012·
Red Hook Summer
Mr. Mookie
2012·
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012·
Bad 25
Self
2012·
Brooklyn Boheme
Self
2011·
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011·
A Man's Story
Self
2011·
Guest
Self
2010·
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010·
Four Days in October
Self (archive footage)
2010·
Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
Self
2009·
Kobe Doin' Work
Self
2009·
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Self
2009·
PoliWood
Self
2008·
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008·
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
Self
2007·
Lights, Action, Music
Self
2007·
Pixote In Memoriam
Self
2005·
It's the Shoes
Self
2005·
Through the Fire
2005·
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
2005·
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005·
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
2005·
Street Fight
Self
2004·
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
Self
2004·
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
2004·
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Self
2003·
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003·
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003·
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003·
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
2002·
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Self
2002·
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
2002·
It's Black Entertainment
Self
2002·
New York at the Movies
Self
2001·
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Self
2001·
3 A.M.
Filmmaker
2000·
Lisa Picard Is Famous
Spike Lee
2000·
Michael Jordan to the Max
Self
1999·
The Early Show
Self
1999·
Summer of Sam
John Jeffries
1997·
The Chris Rock Show
Self
1997·
The View
Self
1997·
4 Little Girls
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1996·
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996·
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
1996·
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
1996·
Girl 6
Jimmy
1996·
When We Were Kings
Self
1995·
Lumière & Company
Self (segment "Sarah Moon")
1995·
Below the Rim
1995·
Clockers
Chucky
1994·
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994·
Drop Squad
Himself
1994·
Hoop Dreams
Self
1994·
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994·
Crooklyn
Snuffy
1993·
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993·
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993·
Farewell, Babylon!
Self
1993·
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993·
The Last Party
Self
1992·
Ghostwriter
Special Agent Pete, Special Agent Pete (archive footage)
1992·
Our Hollywood Education
Self
1992·
Malcolm X
Shorty
1991·
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Self
1991·
Sous les marches du palais
Self
1991·
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Self
1991·
Jungle Fever
Cyrus
1990·
In Living Color
1990·
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990·
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Self
1990·
Mo' Better Blues
Giant
1990·
Lonely in America
Spike Lee (Newsstand Customer) (uncredited)
1989·
Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
1989·
Decade
Self
1989·
First Works
Self
1989·
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
1989·
Do the Right Thing
Mookie
1988·
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988·
School Daze
Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
1986·
She's Gotta Have It
Mars Blackmon
1975·
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited), Mars Blackmon
1973·
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1971·
Great Performances
Self
1953·
The Oscars
Self - Audience Member, Self

Production

2026·
APART
Writer
2026·
Talk Me
Executive Producer
2025·
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Director, Executive Producer
2025·
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Executive Producer
2025·
Megadoc
Thanks
2025·
From Sidney, with Love
Executive Producer
2025·
How I Learned to Die
Executive Producer
2025·
In Between Storms
Executive Producer
2025·
Highest 2 Lowest
Director, Executive Producer
2024·
The Truck
Executive Producer
2024·
Brownies
Executive Producer
2024·
PUNTER
Executive Producer
2024·
F*ck That Guy
Executive Producer
2023·
In Freedom
Executive Producer
2022·
Off-Time
Associate Producer
2022·
You Resemble Me
Executive Producer
2021·
NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½
Director, Producer
2020·
New York New York
Director
2020·
David Byrne's American Utopia
Executive Producer, Director
2020·
Da 5 Bloods
Director, Producer, Writer
2019·
See You Yesterday
Producer
2019·
Land of the Free
Director
2018·
Nigerian Prince
Executive Producer
2018·
Cherish
Executive Producer
2018·
Time 2 Surrender
Executive Producer
2018·
Amazing Grace
Producer
2018·
The Black 14
Executive Producer
2018·
Tales from the Hood 2
Executive Producer
2018·
BlacKkKlansman
Producer, Director, Writer
2018·
Pass Over
Director, Producer
2017·
She's Gotta Have It
Creator, Creator, Director
2017·
Rodney King
Producer, Director
2016·
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Redemption Song
Executive Producer
2016·
Touched with Fire
Executive Producer
2016·
2 Fists Up
Producer, Director
2016·
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Director
2015·
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Ice Breaker
Executive Producer
2015·
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Greatest Catch Ever
Director, Executive Producer
2015·
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Italian Imports
Assistant Director, Executive Producer
2015·
NBA 2K16’s Livin’ Da Dream: A Spike Lee Joint
Director, Executive Producer
2015·
Cronies
Executive Producer
2015·
Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth
Director
2015·
Chi-Raq
Producer, Director, Writer
2015·
Stop
Thanks
2015·
The Girl Is in Trouble
Executive Producer
2015·
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Producer, Director, Screenplay
2014·
Evolution of a Criminal
Executive Producer
2014·
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
Director
2014·
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Producer, Director
2014·
I Can't Breathe
Writer, Director
2014·
Throw Like A Girl
Director
2014·
Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store
Director
2014·
Dirty Hands
Executive Producer
2013·
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Executive Producer, Director
2012·
Red Hook Summer
Producer, Screenplay, Director
2012·
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
Executive Producer
2012·
Bad 25
Director
2011·
Doubles with Slight Pepper
Executive Producer
2011·
Pariah
Executive Producer
2010·
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
Producer, Creator, Director
2010·
Saint John of Las Vegas
Executive Producer
2009·
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Director
2008·
Miracle at St. Anna
Producer, Director
2006·
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Director, Producer, Creator
2006·
All the Invisible Children
Producer, Director
2005·
Jesus Children of America
Director
2004·
She Hate Me
Producer, Screenplay, Director
2003·
Good Fences
Executive Producer
2002·
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Producer, Director
2001·
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Director
2001·
Come Rain or Come Shine
Director, Director of Photography
2001·
The Concert for New York City
Director, Director of Photography
2001·
3 A.M.
Co-Executive Producer, Producer
2000·
The Original Kings of Comedy
Producer, Director
2000·
Bernie Mac: Live from Charlotte
Director
2000·
One Morning All Over the World
Director
2000·
Bamboozled
Producer, Screenplay, Director
2000·
Love & Basketball
Producer
1999·
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Director
1999·
Summer of Sam
Producer, Writer, Director
1998·
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Director
1997·
4 Little Girls
Writer, Producer, Director
1996·
Girl 6
Producer, Director
1995·
Clockers
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1995·
Tales from the Hood
Executive Producer
1994·
Crooklyn
Screenplay, Producer, Director
1994·
Drop Squad
Executive Producer
1992·
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection
Director
1992·
Malcolm X
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1991·
Suspect
Thanks
1990·
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Director
TBA·
Liberty
Producer
2025·
Nervous Energy
Executive Producer
2022·
The Captain
Executive Producer
TBA·
Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulhu
Producer
2021·
Son of the South
Executive Producer
2020·
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
Director
2020·
Tales from the Hood 3
Executive Producer
2016·
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: $15 Kicks
Executive Producer
2015·
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Of the Father and of the Son
Executive Producer
2014·
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
Director
2012·
One Night
Presenter
2006·
Shark
Director
2005·
Miracle's Boys
Director
2005·
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
Presenter
2001·
Home Invaders
Executive Producer
1999·
The Best Man
Producer
1996·
Get on the Bus
Executive Producer, Director
1995·
New Jersey Drive
Executive Producer
1991·
Jungle Fever
Writer, Director, Producer
1990·
Spike Lee Presents Mike Tyson
Director
1990·
Mo' Better Blues
Producer, Director, Writer
1989·
Do the Right Thing
Director, Producer, Screenplay
1988·
School Daze
Producer, Director, Writer
1986·
Horn of Plenty
Writer, Director
1986·
She's Gotta Have It
Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
1983·
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Producer, Editor, Writer, Director
1981·
Sarah
Director
TBA·
Boner
Producer, Director, Writer
2009·
Passing Strange
Director
2009·
Kobe Doin' Work
Director, Producer
2017·
Be Truly Free
Director
2013·
Oldboy
Director
2008·
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
Camera Operator
2006·
Inside Man
Director
2004·
Sucker Free City
Director
2002·
Jim Brown: All-American
Producer, Director
2002·
25th Hour
Director, Producer
2001·
A Huey P. Newton Story
Director
1998·
John Leguizamo: Freak
Director
1998·
He Got Game
Director, Producer, Screenplay
1997·
HIStory on Film, Volume II
Director
1995·
Lumière & Company
Director
1980·
The Answer
Director