During the 1980s, Spike Lee began creating feature films that have gone on to separate him from other filmmakers. In 1986, Lee directed his independently produced comedy She’s Gotta Have It. This film garnered him the Prix de Jeunesse Award at the Cannes Film festival. Mr. Lee’s...
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Like many of Spike’s feature films, his critically acclaimed documentaries focus on subject areas that other filmmakers may choose to ignore or shy away from. In 1997, the Academy of Motion Pictures Art & Science n...
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Besides directing his films and music videos, Spike has also ventured into the television market. Lee directed the HBO special Freak, John Leguizamo A One Man Broadway Show, which profiles actor John Leguizamo and seeks to exemplify his creative genius on stage when he is without any suppor...
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In true Spike fashion, his short film Jesus Children of America tells the story of a Brooklyn teenager with drug-addicted parents who discovers that she is HIV-Positive. Much like his other film successes, Lee’s short films We Wuz Robbed: 10 Minutes Older, HBO's "Real Sp...
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Spike’s music video career began with a promo video for “White Lines,” a cut by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. He directed the promo in hopes of breaking into the budding music video market, in which he saw much potential. Since then, he has directed upwards of thirty musi...
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Spike attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts graduate program, where he began his writing, directing and producing career with The Answer, a film about a Black screenwriter who is hired to write the remake of Birth of a Nation. During his time at Tisch, Spike...
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Spike has authored seven books on the making of his films. The fifth book, Five for Five, served as a pictorial reflection of his first five features. Spike, with the late Ralph Wiley, then followed up with Best Seat in the House: A Basketball Memoir. Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis ...
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As James Brown used to say "let's give the Drummer some," I would like to say "let's give the Actors some." From my first feature film She's Gotta Have It to my latest Miracle at St.Anna I have worked with great, great Actors. In fact, I have cast over the years 65 Actors who have appeared in at least 2 of my Joints. My main man John Turturro has been in 8 himself. Please keep reading and see this stellar list of the Actors/my friends. They do all the hard work and I appreciate each and every one of them.
Spike Lee
Filmmaker
Brooklyn, NY
3/17/10
List of Recurring Actors in Alphabetical Order
Rick Aiello – DTRT, JF, CLO, SOS, SHM
Lemon Anderson - SHM, SFC, IM, MASA