Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. Lee c...read more
Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. Lee came from a proud and intelligent background. His father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a school teacher. His mother dubbed him Spike, due to his tough nature. He attended school in Morehouse College in Atlanta and developed his film making skil...read more
Department
Directing
Birthday
1957-03-20
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
[ "Спайк Ли", "سبايك لي", "스파이크 리", "スパイク・リー", "สไปค์ ลี", "史派克·李", "Σπάικ Λι" ]
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71st Cannes Film Festival
(2018)
70th Locarno Film Festival
(2018)
91st Academy Awards
(2019)
72nd British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(2019)
72nd British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(2019)
91st Academy Awards
(2019)
59th Emmy Awards
(2007)
73rd Emmy Awards
(2021)
70th Academy Awards
(1998)
50th Emmy Awards
(1998)
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