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Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze, born as Adam Spiegel, is a multi-talented American filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. He kicked off his career as a teenager, photographing BMX riders and skateboarders for magazines like Freestylin' Magazine and Transworld Skateboarding. He then moved to video production, and his work attracted several musicians throughout the 1990s, leading to collaborations with several famous bands and artists. Jonze’s big break in feature film directing came with 'Being John Malkovich' (1999) and 'Adaptation' (2002), both collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for the former. Jonze was a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass franchise as well. His later directorial ventures include 'Where the Wild Things Are' (2009) and 'Her' (2013), the latter winning him multiple awards, including an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Over time, he has sporadically worked as an actor, taking on roles in movies and series across various genres. Currently, he serves as the creative director of Vice Media, Inc. and its multinational television channel Vice on TV.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Adam Spiegel
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: October 22, 1969
Occupations: Film director, film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, film editor, actor, musician, photographer
Years Active: 1985-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Sofia Coppola
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Awards and Nominations Received by Spike Jonze
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Movies Featuring Spike Jonze
Adaptation.
Beastie Boys Story
Being John Malkovich
Her
Where the Wild Things Are
The Birth of Big Air
Scenes from the Suburbs
Jackass 3.5
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Choose You
I’m Here
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
To Die By Your Side
Jackass: The Beginning
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
Untitled Al Gore Documentary
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
Lakai - Fully Flared
Jackass 2.5
Chocolate - Hot Chocolate
Girl - Yeah Right!
What’s Up, Fatlip?
Video Days
The Making of ‘Jackass Number Two’
Don’t Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’
World Industries - Rubbish Heap
Wax: California
Chocolate - Las Nueve Vidas De Paco
Torrance Rises
We Were Once a Fairytale
Pig!
Mouse
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Goldfish
Amarillo By Morning
Ciao L.A.
Mark’s Brain
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
How They Get There
Marc by Sofia
Chocolate - The Chocolate Tour
Career Timeline
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2011
Scenes from the Suburbs
Jackass 3.5
Self
To Die By Your Side
Macbeth
Jackass: The Beginning
Self
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
Self
2009
Where the Wild Things Are
We Were Once a Fairytale
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Himself
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