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Name: Spike Lee
Full/Alt. name: Shelton Jackson Lee
Date of Birth: Wednesday March 20 1957
Born: Atlanta, Georgia (United States)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: Perhaps one of the most controversial filmmakers to emerge during the explosion of independent directors in the 1980s, Spike Lee single-handedly changed the way African-Americans were perceived in Hollywood…Full Spike Lee Biography…

Saint John of Las Vegas (2009) (for language and some nudity)Executive Producer
Miracle at St. Anna (2008) (for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity)Director, Producer
Inside Man (2006) 15 (for language and some violent images)Director
She Hate Me (2004) 15 (Contains strong language and sex)Director, Producer, Screenplay
25th Hour (2003) 15 (Contains strong language and one scene of strong violence)Director, Producer
Jim Brown: All-American (2002) Director
Bamboozled (2001) 15 (for strong language and some violence)Director, Producer, screenplay
3 A.M. (2001) Producer
Huey P. Newton Story (2001) Director
The Original Kings Of Comedy (2000) 15 (for sexual humor and language)Director, Producer

Emmy Award (2007) Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming - "When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts"
MTV Movie Award (2006) Silver Bucket of Excellence
Venice Film Festival Award (2006) Human Rights - "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"
MTV Movie Award (2006) Silver Bucket of Excellence - "Do the Right Thing"
Honorary César Award (2003)