Spike Lee
About
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with She's Gotta Have It (1986). He has since written and directed such films as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), Chi-Raq (2015), BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Da 5 Bloods (2020). Lee also acted in eleven of his feature films. A host of A-list actors, Black and non-Black, had breakthrough performances or received critical acclaim from appearances in his films including actors Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Annabella Sciorri, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosie Perez, and John David Washington.
