Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Director and producer. Born 20 March 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

12

Titles on Fi1m8 directing · 1 producing · 3 other

75

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

1

Oscar1 won · 4 nominated

Born

20 March 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Active

1986–present

Frequently works with

Delroy Lindo, Jon Kilik, Kevin Willmott

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Spike Lee — Spike LeeMontclair Film, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks by David Shankbone (2007) — 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks by David Shankbone (2007)David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

This is the flag in front of the 40 Acres & A Mule building in Brooklyn, NY. — This is the flag in front of the 40 Acres & A Mule building in Brooklyn, NY.Jondoyle at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lois Brown and Spike Lee speaking at the 2025 Delivering Democracy Lecture at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Lois Brown and Spike Lee speaking at the 2025 Delivering Democracy Lecture at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage SkidmoreGage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spike Lee — Spike LeeImage via TMDB

Spike Lee — Spike LeeImage via TMDB

Spike Lee — Spike LeeImage via TMDB

Lois Brown and Spike Lee speaking at the 2025 Delivering Democracy Lecture at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Lois Brown and Spike Lee speaking at the 2025 Delivering Democracy Lecture at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage SkidmoreGage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo By: Neil Grabowsky (2025) — Photo By: Neil Grabowsky (2025)Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spike Lee — Spike LeeImage via TMDB

Spike Lee — Spike LeeImage via TMDB

Spike Lee — Spike LeeImage via TMDB

Photographs: Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0 (licence); David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Jondoyle at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.