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Spike Jonze

Jonze holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in October 2004
Personal information
Birth nameAdam Spiegel
Birth dateOctober 22, 1969(age 41)
Place of birthRockville, Maryland, U.S.
SpouseSofia Coppola (1999-2003) (divorced)

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Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel; October 22, 1969) is an American director and producer, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman, which include the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., and for his work as director of the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are. He was also a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass. He is currently the creative director of VBS.tv. He is also part owner of skateboard company Girl Skateboards with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll.

He also co-founded Directors Label with Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry.

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Freedom or Death “Lost in Dances” (Freedom or Death X Spike Jonze) (Video) - Exclaim! Tweet this news
Exclaim!--As the band explain, “We have been fans of film director -Spike Jonze- ever since he shot the video for the Breeders 'Cannonball. ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:19:29 GMT+00:00
The February Fantasy - Indian Express Tweet this news
Indian Express--It became a critical success (and was optioned by -Spike Jonze-, director of Where the Wild Things Are), and Penguin picked it up, and gave it a wider release ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:00:54 GMT+00:00
'Zeitoun' Dave Eggers chosen as shared read - Day Press News Tweet this news
Day Press News--Eggers co-wrote the screenplay for the 2009 movie “Where the Wild Things Are” along with the director of the film, -Spike Jonze-. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:39:07 GMT+00:00
Podcast: Rudy and Two White Guys - COS The Campus Tweet this news
COS The Campus--Gracie Nunez joins also joins Rudy and Jonathan to discuss "Inception" and the new -Spike Jonze- film "I'm Here". Be the first to comment on this article! ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:34:24 GMT+00:00
Celebrities Spellers Take Part In 'A Spelling Bee For Cheaters' - Ecorazzi Tweet this news
Ecorazzi--Glee's Dianna Agron, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, director -Spike Jonze- and author David Eggers have one thing in common: they can all spell their faces off. ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:01:08 GMT+00:00
Soundtrack to SPIKE JONZE'S “I'M HERE” Gets Official Release - MOG (blog) Tweet this news
MOG (blog)--Animal Collective, Sleigh Bells, Girls & More) Back in March, we posted a review about the -Spike Jonze--created short film, "I'm Here". ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:27:08 GMT+00:00
Arcade Fire confirms YouTube performance - Consequence of Sound Tweet this news
Consequence of Sound--Still no word on who will be directing the YouTube stream, but it's looking like -Spike Jonze- might not be as safe of an assumption as originally thought.--- - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:35:13 GMT+00:00
Spike Jonze and others showcase "Creators Project". - CDInsight Tweet this news
CDInsight--Where the Wild Things Are filmmaker -Spike Jonze- and whole gang of cronies including Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Animal Collective, Neon Indian, Sleigh Bells and MIA ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:17:34 GMT+00:00
Cacky Poarch Steps Down After Eight Years Directing deadCenter - NewsOK.com (blog) Tweet this news
NewsOK.com (blog)--Mat Hoffman, Cacky Poarch and -Spike Jonze- at the June 9 opening of the deadCenter Film Festival. Cacky Poarch, the deadCenter Film Festival executive ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:52:11 GMT+00:00
Director Spike Jonze coming to deadCENTER - California Chronicle Tweet this news
California Chronicle--8--Oscar-nominated director -Spike Jonze- will attend the 10th annual deadCENTER Film Festival kickoff party Wednesday in downtown Oklahoma City. ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:00:06 GMT+00:00

Being John Malkovich
(1999)		 Adaptation
(2002)		 Where the Wild Things Are
(2009)
Casey Storm      
Lance Acord      
Carter Burwell      
Chris Cooper      
Charlie Kaufman    
Catherine Keener    (cameo)  
Eric Zumbrunnen      

Director : Feature films
Year Film Budget US Gross Awards
1999 Being John Malkovich $13 million $22,863,596 3 Oscar nominations; 4 GG nominations
2002 Adaptation. $19 million $22,498,520 1 Oscar win, 3 nominations; 2 GG wins
2009 Where the Wild Things Are $100 million $100,086,793 1 GG nomination

: Short films
Year Film Role
1997 How They Get There Writer, Director
1998 Amarillo by Morning Director
1999 Torrance Rises Director, Choreographer, Actor
2009 We Were Once a Fairytale Director
2010 I'm Here Writer, Director

: Music videos
Year Song Artist Notes
1992 "High in High School" Chainsaw Kittens
"100%" Sonic Youth
1993 "Cannonball" The Breeders Co-directed by Kim Gordon
Produced by Steve Reiss
"Country at War" X
"Daughters of the Kaos" Luscious Jackson
"Hang On" Teenage Fanclub
"Time for Livin'" Beastie Boys
1994 "All About Eve" Marxman
"Buddy Holly" Weezer
"Ditch Digger" Rocket from the Crypt
"Divine Hammer" The Breeders
"Feel the Pain" Dinosaur Jr.
"I Can't Stop Smiling" Velocity Girl
"If I Only Had a Brain" MC 900 Ft. Jesus
"Old Timer" that dog.
"Ricky's Theme" Beastie Boys
"Sabotage" Also writer
"Sure Shot"
"Undone - The Sweater Song" Weezer
1995 "California" Wax
"Car Song" Elastica
"Crush with Eyeliner" R.E.M.
"Freedom of '76" Ween
"It's Oh So Quiet" Björk
"The Diamond Sea" Sonic Youth
"Who Is Next?" Wax
1996 "Drop" The Pharcyde
1997 "Da Funk" Daft Punk
"Electrolite" R.E.M.
"Elektrobank" The Chemical Brothers
"It's All About the Benjamins" (Rock Remix) Puff Daddy
"Liberty Calls" Mike Watt
"Shady Lane" Pavement
"Sky's the Limit" The Notorious B.I.G.
1998 "Home" Sean Lennon
"Praise You" Fatboy Slim A Torrance Public Film Production
"Root Down" version 2 Beastie Boys
2000 "Weapon of Choice" Fatboy Slim
"What's Up, Fatlip?" Fatlip
"Wonderboy" Tenacious D As Marcus Von Bueler
2002 "Island in the Sun" (version 2) Weezer
"Guess I'm Doing Fine" Beck
"It's in Our Hands" Björk
2003 "Big Brat" Phantom Planet
2004 "Get Back" Ludacris
"Y Control" Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Ride" The Vines
2005 "Triumph of a Heart" Björk
2008 "Flashing Lights" Kanye West Co-directed with West
2009 "Heaven" UNKLE Co-directed with Ty Evans
"25" AsDSSka Co-directed with Crysal Moselle
2010 "Drunk Girls" LCD Soundsystem

Other filmography : Skateboard videos
Year Film Role
1993 Mi Vida Loca Actor
1996 Pig
1997 The Game
Free Tibet Cinematographer
Three Kings Actor
2001 Human Nature Producer
Jackass: The Movie Producer, Featured
Keep Your Eyes Open Actor
2005 "Blessed Evening" - Foetus Cinematographer
2006 Jackass: Number Two Producer, Featured
2008 Synecdoche, New York Producer
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
2009 The 1 Second Film Producer, Appearing
2010 Jackass 3D Producer

Television :
Year Title Position
2000 Jackass Creator, Executive Producer
2004 Sonic Youth Video Dose Actor

Films directed by Spike Jonze

FilmsBeing John Malkovich (1999) * Adaptation. (2002) * Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
DocumentariesAmarillo by Morning (1998)
Short filmsHow They Get There (1997) * Torrance Rises (1999) * We Were Once a Fairytale (2009) * I'm Here (2010)
Skateboarding filmsRubbish Heap (1989) * Video Days (1991) * Mouse (1997) * The Chocolate Tour (1999) * Yeah Right! (2003) * Hot Chocolate (2004) * Krooked Chronicles (2006) * Fully Flared (2007) * Final Flare (2008)

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Main CastJohnny Knoxville|Bam Margera|Steve-O|Chris Pontius|Ryan Dunn|Jason "Wee Man" Acuña|Preston Lacy|Dave England|Ehren McGhehey
Supporting CastBrandon DiCamillo|Ted "Rake Yohn" Webb|Chris "Raab Himself" Raab|Phil Margera|April Margera|Manny Puig|Stephanie Hodge|Loomis Fall
CrewJeff Tremaine|Spike Jonze|Dimitry Elyashkevich|Rick Kosick|Lance Bangs
Television showsJackass|Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover|Wildboyz|Viva La Bam|Homewrecker|Blastazoid|Bam's Unholy Union|Dr. Steve-O
FilmsJackass: The Movie|Jackass Number Two|Jackass 3D
MiscellaneousBig Brother|"Corona"|Jackass 2.5|Jackass: The Game|CKY Crew|CKY Videos|Haggard: The Movie|Don't Try This At Home: The Steve-O Video



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