Spike Lee

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Date of Birth:: March 20, 1957
Height:: 5' 6"
Hometown:: Atlanta

Bio:
Spike Lee (born Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American director. Spike is an Oscar-nominate director and has won both an Emmy Award and an Academy Honorary Award. His 1989 film Do The Right Thing was nominated for Best Original Screenplay in the 1989 Academy Awards. Spike’s film 4 Little Girls about the children killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham granted him his second Academy Award nom, this time for Best Feature Documentary. Spike’s production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. His films have an ever-present theme of race relations, colorism, crime and poverty and political issues.

Best Known For:
Spike is best known for his films, as well as his controversial remarks on race and politics.

Personal Life:
Spike is the son of William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician and composer. He is also the cousin of director Malcolm D. Lee. Spike married Tonya Lewis in 1993. The two had their first child, Satchel, in December 1994. They also have a son, Jackson, born in 1997. He currently lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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Spike Lee Leads Tributes To Kobe Bryant At 2020 Oscars In Custom Purple Suit

Kobe Bryant, who won an Oscar in 2018, was celebrated at the show once again two years later, just two weeks after his tragic death. This year, there were various tributes to Kobe throughout the night.

February 9, 2020

Oscar Contenders

‘BlacKkKlansman’ Hair & Make-Up Dept. Heads On Setting A ‘Genuine Tone’ With 1970s-Inspired Looks

‘BlacKkKlansman’ hair department head LaWanda Pierre-Weston and make-up department head Martha Melendez talk to HL about how they recreated a ’70s look for the Spike Lee Joint.

January 17, 2019

Rock The Vote

Spike Lee: ‘The People Who Are In The White House Now, Are Why You Need To Vote’

Ahead of the release of his game-changing new film ‘BlackKklansman,’ Spike Lee is urging all Americans to hit the polls this fall to vote in the midterm elections.

August 9, 2018

Celebrities Gun Safety

Julianne Moore & More Wear Orange To Promote Gun Safety After UCLA Shooting

Careless gun use has become far too common in the United States, and June 2 has officially become National Gun Violence Awareness Day. To support the cause, celebrities like Julianne Moore, Amy Schumer and more are urging fans to wear orange — and, of course, they’re also taking part themselves.

The second annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day just so happens to fall one day after another scary incident with guns took place at UCLA on June 1. As the campus recovers from the shocking murder-suicide, celebs are uniting on June to promote safety regarding these weapons by rockin’ orange shirts. See the pics here!

June 2, 2016

Ferguson: Spike Lee & Thousands Mourn Michael Brown At Funeral

It was a somber going home celebration for Michael as thousand of mourners attend the 18-year-old’s funeral on Aug. 25. With a St. Louis Cardinals hat laid on top his coffin, family, friends, and members of the community came together to say their final goodbyes.

Thousands of mourners came in solidarity to pay their respects to the late Michael Brown, the 18-year-old unarmed young black man who was shot and killed at the hands of a white police officer in Ferguson, MO. on Aug. 9. Spike Lee and Rev. Al Sharpton were just two of the many who supported the Brown family at the emotional ceremony.

August 25, 2014

Spike Lee Django Unchained

Spike Lee Attacks Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’

Spike Lee is disgusted with fellow director Quentin Tarantino’s depiction of slavery in his latest flick ‘Django Unchained,’ and he’s blasting the ‘disrespectful’ movie on Twitter! Whose side are you on?

Spike Lee has criticized Quentin Tarantino’s work in the past, and now, the director says he’d be disrespecting his ancestors if he were to see the slavery revenge flick Django Unchained. He’s boycotting the movie because he finds it insulting.

December 26, 2012

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