Spike Lee

AKA:
Shelton Jackson Lee
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
03/20/1957
Birthplace:
Atlanta, Georgia
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biography
Perhaps one of the most controversial filmmakers to emerge during the explosion of independent directors in the 1980s, Spike Lee single-handedly changed the way African-Americans were perceived in Hollywood films. Starting with “She’s Gotta Have It” (1986), a stylish, ultra-low budget comedy that became an unexpected commercial success and planted him firmly on the map. Right out of the gate, Lee directed a series of films that dealt with the uneasy topic of race in his often brash, unapologetic style. His most widely known production, “Do the Right Thing” (1989), proclaimed with no Continued
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1996
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Jimmy
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Mars Blackmon
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milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Grew up in Brooklyn, New York
 
Made first student films at NYU (in collaboration with cinematographer Ernest Dickerson), "The Answer" (a ten-minute film about a black screenwriter hired to write and direct a remake of "Birth of a Nation") and "Sarah"
1980 
Wrote, produced and directed first medium-length student film (60-minute thesis for NYU) "Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads"
 
Founded Forty Acres and a Mule production company
1986 
First feature film as director, screenwriter, producer and actor "She's Gotta Have It" (made for approximately $175,000; shot in 12 days)
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