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Spike Lee

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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Peabody Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award. Lee studied filmmaking at both Morehouse College and New York University Tisch School of the Arts where he directed his student film Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) which won a Student Academy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Spike Lee is the 175th most popular film director (up from 286th in 2019), the 1,434th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,841st in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Film Director.

Spike Lee is most famous for his films "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Spike Lee ranks 175 out of 2,041. Before him are Ettore Scola, Tom Holland, Max Ophüls, István Szabó, Roland Emmerich, and Sergio Corbucci. After him are Alice Guy-Blaché, Robert Rodriguez, Andrei Konchalovsky, Jacques Demy, Robert Wise, and Victor Sjöström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Spike Lee ranks 36. Before him are Falco, Carole Bouquet, Ofra Haza, Qasem Soleimani, Dr. Alban, and Richard E. Grant. After him are Dani Rodrik, Peter North, Stefan Löfven, Kelly McGillis, Rumiko Takahashi, and Bruce Beutler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spike Lee ranks 1,434 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat Carroll (1927), Alonzo Church (1903), Robin Wright (1966), Gina Haspel (1956), Charles G. Dawes (1865), and Eleanor H. Porter (1868). After him are Tom Morello (1964), Vincent Price (1911), Bill Russell (1934), Betty White (1922), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), and Walter Gilbert (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Spike Lee ranks 48. Before him are Terrence Malick (1943), Jonathan Demme (1944), Jim Jarmusch (1953), Robert Benton (1932), Don Siegel (1912), and Tom Holland (1943). After him are Robert Rodriguez (1968), Robert Wise (1914), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Ed Wood (1924), and Sean Baker (1971).

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