Spike Jonze

Adam Spiegel, known as Spike Jonze, was born in 1969 in Rockville, Maryland, and grew up in Bethesda, near Washington. Passionate about BMX freestyle riding, he worked at sixteen in a bicycle shop in his home town, photographed the demonstrations, and got himself hired by the magazine that covered them. He left for California in 1987, filmed skateboarders, then shot music videos and commercials. In 2000 he co-created a stunt show for television and acts in other people's films.

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• CinemaBeing John MalkovichSpike Jonze · 1999Cinema