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Spike Jonze

1969 - Today

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Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (, same pronunciation as "Jones"), is an American filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes films, commercials, music videos, skateboard videos and television. Jonze began his career as a teenager photographing BMX riders and skateboarders for Freestylin' Magazine and Transworld Skateboarding, and co-founding the youth culture magazine Dirt. Moving into filmmaking, he began shooting street skateboarding films, including the influential Video Days (1991). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2024). Spike Jonze is the 1,026th most popular film director (down from 963rd in 2024), the 7,218th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,166th in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Spike Jonze ranks 1,026 out of 2,041. Before him are Michel Boisrond, Danis Tanović, Álex de la Iglesia, Melville Shavelson, Shyam Benegal, and Jia Zhangke. After him are Christopher McQuarrie, Marleen Gorris, Michael Chapman, Deeyah Khan, Abderrahmane Sissako, and Chad Stahelski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Spike Jonze ranks 217. Before him are Cesar Millan, Massimo Busacca, Nate Dogg, Juan Carlos Villamayor, Kim Raver, and Danis Tanović. After him are Muriel Barbery, Stephen Hendry, Daniel Fonseca, Cosmin Olăroiu, Ben Mendelsohn, and Adam Riess.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spike Jonze ranks 7,220 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Murray Free (1923), Larry Brown (1940), Bitsie Tulloch (1981), Randy Johnson (1963), William Roth (1921), and Hoagy Carmichael (1899). After him are Eddie Cheever (1958), James Van Fleet (1892), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), James Dunn (1901), William B. Travis (1809), and William Higinbotham (1910).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Spike Jonze ranks 257. Before him are Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), John Berry (1917), and Melville Shavelson (1917). After him are Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Michael Chapman (1935), Chad Stahelski (1968), Tom DiCillo (1953), Jack Conway (1887), and Gary Ross (1956).

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