Filmmaker · United States
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson Lee was born in Atlanta in 1957, the son of a jazz double bass player and a teacher of literature and arts; he grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Morehouse College and then from the film school of New York University, where his graduation film received a student prize. He has taught there since 1993 and has been its artistic director since 2002, and produces his films through his own company. He has directed more than thirty films and has his offices in Brooklyn.
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- CinemaDo the Right ThingSpike Lee · 1989Cinema