Spike Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor, known for films that deal with controversial social and political issues. Each of Lee's films is typically referred to as "A Spike Lee Joint" and the closing credits always end with the phrases "By Any Means Necessary," "Ya Dig," and "Sho Nuff."[1]
Lee received a Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, which culminated in his thesis film Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads, the first student film to be showcased in Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films Festival.[2] Lee's first feature-film She's Gotta Have It was released three years later in 1986. Lee directed, produced, wrote, and acted in his first three feature-films: She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, and Do the Right Thing. Lee has starred or acted in many of his own films, including the role of Mars Blackmon, which he reprised for a series of Nike commercials that also starred Michael Jordan.[3]
In addition to his feature-film credits, Lee has directed music videos by artists such as Prince, Michael Jackson, Anita Baker and Eminem. He has also directed music videos for songs featured in films he has directed, including "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy, which was featured heavily in the 1989 film Do the Right Thing.[4]
Filmography
Feature films
Executive producer
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Producer
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Short films
Year |
Title |
Credited as |
Notes |
Director |
Writer |
Producer |
1979 |
Last Hustle in Brooklyn |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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1980 |
The Answer |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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1981 |
Sarah |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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1995 |
Lumière and Company |
Yes |
No |
No |
Segment |
2001 |
Come Rain or Come Shine |
Yes |
No |
No |
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2002 |
"We Wuz Robbed" |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Segment of Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet |
2005 |
"Jesus Children of America" |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Segment of All the Invisible Children |
2017 |
Brave: Visions for Moncler |
Yes |
No |
No |
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2020 |
"New York, New York" |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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"3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd" |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Documentary
Acting roles
Television
Year |
Title |
Credited as |
Notes |
Director |
Producer |
Writer |
2004 |
Sucker Free City |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Television film |
2005 |
Miracle's Boys |
Yes |
No |
No |
Episodes: "New Charlie" and "Bond of Brothers" |
2006 |
Shark |
Yes |
No |
No |
Pilot |
2007 |
M.O.N.Y. |
Yes |
No |
No |
Unaired pilot |
2011 |
Da Brick |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Unaired pilot |
2014 |
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife |
Yes |
Executive |
No |
Stand-up special |
Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store |
Yes |
No |
No |
2017–2019 |
She's Gotta Have It |
Yes |
Executive |
Yes |
Creator |
Documentary
Stage show
Acting roles
Music videos
Video games
Year |
Title |
Credited as |
Director |
Executive
Producer |
Writer |
2015 |
NBA 2K16 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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