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Spike Lee

Lee at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Personal information
Birth nameShelton Jackson Lee
Birth dateMarch 20, 1957(age 53)
Place of birthAtlanta, Georgia
United States
OccupationActor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1977 � present
SpouseTonya Lewis (1993-present)

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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983.

Lee's movies have examined race relations, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won an Emmy Award and was nominated for two Academy Awards.

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Pistons rookie Greg Monroe: Spike Lee's Hurricane Katrina film had 'truth' - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--Film director -Spike Lee's- documentary "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise" aired on HBO in two parts this week. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:56:42 GMT+00:00
TV Picks: Spike Lee Katrina reconstruction documentary on HBO - Seattle Times Tweet this news
Seattle Times--and Da Creek Don't Rise' Five years after Hurricane Katrina, -Spike Lee- returns to the Big Easy for this follow-up to his Emmy award-winning. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:26:49 GMT+00:00
Spike Lee Blasts President Obama on Oil Spill Response - FOXNews Tweet this news
FOXNews---Spike Lee- takes President Obama to task for mishandling the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. "I don't know why Obama ever trusted these BP guys! ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:48:28 GMT+00:00
Film review seemed unkind to New Orleans - Washington Post Tweet this news
Washington Post--I found Hank Stuever's review of -Spike Lee's- new production ["Katrina revisited: Once more into the breach," Arts & Style, Aug. 22] to be negative. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:17:28 GMT+00:00
J.Period and Spike Lee Team Up for 'Man or the Music (40 Acres Edition)' - HipHopDX Tweet this news
HipHopDX--J.Period has joined forces with director -Spike Lee- on a rerelease of his '09 tribute tape to Michael Jackson for this year's "Brooklyn Loves ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:53:33 GMT+00:00
2010 NBA free agents: New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee is happy, with or ... - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN---Spike Lee-, wearing his orange New York basketball warmup top, attended the Amare Stoudemire press conference Thursday afternoon, and he believes the ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:36:54 GMT+00:00
Spike Lee's "Absolut Brooklyn" Commercial (VIDEO) - Investing Contrarian Tweet this news
Investing Contrarian--By guestposter First, -Spike Lee- collaborated with Absolut Vodka to create Absolut Brooklyn vodka. Now, Lee's directed a commercial for the summertime ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:26:12 GMT+00:00
Spike Lee's Absolut Brooklyn: BK Only Gets Better - Curbed (blog) Tweet this news
Curbed (blog)--Last month, the world's most iconic vodka, in collaboration with famed filmmaker -Spike Lee-, officially kicked off a summer-long celebration in honor of the ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:08:37 GMT+00:00
Jay-Z vs. Spike Lee: Nets May Have the Edge - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times--The Knicks, whose presentation to James followed the one made by the Nets, have been linked for two decades to another cultural star, -Spike Lee-, ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:56:01 GMT+00:00
NY state is sitting on $10 billion in unclaimed funds - for Angelina Jolie ... - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--Both -Spike Lee- (l.) and Angenlina Jolie have unclaimed funds being held for them by the state of New York, ... - Date : Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:44:36 GMT+00:00

Recurring actors :
Actor Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
(1983)
She's Gotta Have It
(1986)
School Daze
(1988)
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Mo' Better Blues
(1990)
Jungle Fever
(1991)
Malcolm X
(1992)
Crooklyn
(1994)
Clockers
(1995)
Girl 6
(1995)
Get on the Bus
(1996)
4 Little Girls
(1997)
He Got Game
(1998)
Freak
(1998)
Summer of Sam
(1999)
The Original Kings of Comedy
(2000)
Bamboozled
(2000)
A Huey P. Newton Story
(2001)
25th Hour
(2002)
She Hate Me
(2004)
Inside Man
(2006)
When the Levees Broke
(2006)
Miracle at St. Anna
(2008)
Rick Aiello            
Michael Badalucco          
Thomas Jefferson Byrd              
Ossie Davis                  
Kim Director              
Giancarlo Esposito            
Michael Imperioli              
Samuel L. Jackson            
Joie Lee                    
John Leguizamo          
Delroy Lindo          
Lonette McKee            
Coati Mundi              
Charlie Murphy            
Bill Nunn            
Christopher Perez            
Wendell Pierce          
Dania Ramirez        
Theresa Randle          
Roger Guenveur Smith                  
Wesley Snipes        
Leonard L. Thomas                
John Turturro                      
Nicholas Turturro            
Denzel Washington            
Isaiah Washington            
Kerry Washington        
Steve White            

Films directed by Spike Lee

1980sShe's Gotta Have It (1986) * School Daze (1988) * Do the Right Thing (1989)
1990sMo' Better Blues (1990) * Jungle Fever (1991) * Malcolm X (1992) * Crooklyn (1994) * Clockers (1995) * Girl 6 (1996) * Get on the Bus (1996) * He Got Game (1998) * Summer of Sam (1999)
2000sBamboozled (2000) * 25th Hour (2002) * She Hate Me (2004) * Inside Man (2006) * Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Documentaries4 Little Girls (1997) * Freak (1998) * Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998) * Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999) * The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) * A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) * The Concert for New York City (2001) * Jim Brown: All-American (2002) * When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) * Kobe Doin' Work (2009)
Short filmsJoe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) * Lumière and Company (1995) * Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) * All the Invisible Children (2005)
TelevisionSucker Free City (2004) * Miracle's Boys (2005) * "Shark" {Pilot} (2006)

New York Knicks

The FranchiseFranchise * All-Time roster * Head coaches * Seasons * Current season
ArenasMadison Square Garden III * 69th Regiment Armory * Madison Square Garden IV
Head CoachesCohalan * Lapchick * Boryla * Levane * Braun * Donovan * Gallatin * McGuire * Holzman * Reed * Holzman * H. Brown * Hill * Pitino * Jackson * MacLeod * Riley * Nelson * Van Gundy * Chaney * Williams * Wilkens * Williams * L. Brown * Thomas * D'Antoni
General ManagersPodesta * Boryla * Donovan * Holzman * Donovan * DeBusschere * Stirling * Bianchi * Checketts * Grunfeld * Layden * Thomas * Walsh
D-League AffiliateSpringfield Armor
AdministrationMadison Square Garden, Inc. (Owner) * James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) * Donnie Walsh (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) * Mike D'Antoni (Head Coach)
Notable FiguresDick Barnett * Walt Bellamy * Bill Bradley * Carl Braun * Marcus Camby * Bill Cartwright * Dave Checketts * Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton * Dave DeBusschere * Patrick Ewing * Walt Frazier * Harry Gallatin * Marty Glickman * Ernie Grunfeld * Richie Guerin * Red Holzman * Allan Houston * Ned Irish * Mark Jackson * Phil Jackson * Larry Johnson * Bernard King * David Lee * Jerry Lucas * Anthony Mason * Stephon Marbury * Dick McGuire * Earl Monroe * Charles Oakley * Cal Ramsey * Willis Reed * Micheal Ray Richardson * Pat Riley * Nate Robinson * Latrell Sprewell * John Starks * Kurt Thomas * Trent Tucker * Kiki Vandeweghe * Jeff Van Gundy * Gerald Wilkins * Max Zaslofsky
Retired Numbers10 * 12 * 15 * 15 * 19 * 22 * 24 * 33 * 613
NBA Championships (2)1970 * 1973
RivalsPhiladelphia 76ers * Boston Celtics * Los Angeles Lakers * Chicago Bulls * Indiana Pacers * Miami Heat * New Jersey Nets * Toronto Raptors
Culture and LoreWillis Reed limping onto the court * Eddie * Spike Lee * Disputed Foul Against Scottie Pippen * 1994 NBA Finals * New York Rangers win Game 7 of 1994 Stanley Cup Finals * 1999 NBA Finals * Scott Layden * Isiah Thomas * Knickerbocker * Knicks �Nuggets brawl * Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? * Mike Walczewski * George Kalinsky
MediaTV: MSG Network * Radio: WEPN-AM * Current announcers: Mike Breen * Walt Frazier * Gus Johnson * John Andariese * Kelly Tripucka * Former announcers: Marv Albert * Bob Wolff



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