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Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. Lee came from artistic, education-grounded background; his father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a schoolteacher. He attended school in Morehouse College in Atlanta and developed his film making skills at Clark Atlanta University... See full bio »

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???? Inside Man 2 (announced)
 
2013 Oldboy (post-production)
 
2012 Bad 25 (documentary)
 
2012 Red Hook Summer
 
2011 Da Brick (TV movie)
 
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary)
– Episode #1.2 (2010)
 
2009 Kobe Doin' Work (TV documentary)
 
1998-2009 Great Performances (TV series)
– Passing Strange (2009)
– Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998)
 
2008 Miracle at St. Anna
 
2007 Lovers & Haters (short)
 
2007 M.O.N.Y. (TV movie)
 
2006 Shark (TV series)
– Pilot (2006)
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV series documentary)
– Part Two (2006)
– Part One (2006)
 
2006 Inside Man
 
2005 All the Invisible Children (segment "Jesus Children of America")
 
2005 Jesus Children of America (short)
 
2005 Miracle's Boys (TV mini-series)
– Bond of Brothers (2005)
– New Charlie (2005)
 
2004 Sucker Free City (TV movie)
 
2004 She Hate Me
 
2002 25th Hour
 
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (segment "We Wuz Robbed")
 
2002 Jim Brown: All American (TV documentary)
 
2001 Come Rain or Come Shine (documentary short)
 
2001 The Concert for New York City (TV special documentary) (segment "Come Rain or Come Shine")
 
2001 A Huey P. Newton Story (TV documentary)
 
2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary)
 
2000 Bamboozled
 
2000 The Original Kings of Comedy (documentary)
 
2000 And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 (video) (video "Fight the Power")
 
1999 Summer of Sam
 
1999 Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (TV documentary)
 
1998 Freak (TV movie)
 
1998 He Got Game
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary)
 
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (video documentary) (video "They Don't Care About Us")
 
1996 Get on the Bus
 
1996 Girl 6
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary)
 
1995 Clockers
 
1994 Crooklyn
 
1992 Malcolm X
 
1991 Jungle Fever
 
1990 Mo' Better Blues
 
1989 Do the Right Thing
 
1988 School Daze
 
1986 She's Gotta Have It
 
1986 Horn of Plenty (TV movie)
 
1983 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
 
1981 Sarah
 
1980 The Answer (short)
 
1977 Last Hustle in Brooklyn (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (52 titles)
???? Inside Man 2 (executive producer) (announced)
 
2014 Son of the South (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2014 Mania Days (producer) (filming)
 
2013 The Best Man Holiday (executive producer) (filming)
 
2013 Oldboy (producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Hollywood Renegade (documentary) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
???? Evolution of a Criminal (documentary) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (executive producer)
 
2012 Red Hook Summer (producer)
 
2012 The Girl Is in Trouble (executive producer)
 
2011 Doubles with Slight Pepper (short) (executive producer)
 
2011/I Pariah (executive producer)
 
2011 Da Brick (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.2 (2010) (producer)
 
2010 Dream Street (executive producer)
 
2009 Saint John of Las Vegas (executive producer)
 
2009 Kobe Doin' Work (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2009 Great Performances (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Passing Strange (2009) (producer)
 
2008 Miracle at St. Anna (producer)
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Part Two (2006) (producer)
– Part One (2006) (producer)
 
2005 All the Invisible Children (producer - segment "Jesus Children of America")
 
2005 Jesus Children of America (short) (producer)
 
2004 Sucker Free City (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2004 She Hate Me (producer)
 
2003 Good Fences (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 25th Hour (producer)
 
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (producer - segment "We Wuz Robbed")
 
2002 Jim Brown: All American (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2001 Home Invaders (executive producer)
 
2001 3 A.M. (co-executive producer, producer)
 
2000 Bamboozled (producer)
 
2000 The Original Kings of Comedy (documentary) (producer)
 
2000 Love & Basketball (producer)
 
1999 The Best Man (producer)
 
1999 Summer of Sam (producer)
 
1998 He Got Game (producer)
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary) (producer)
 
1996 Get on the Bus (executive producer)
 
1996 Girl 6 (producer)
 
1995 Clockers (producer)
 
1995 Tales from the Hood (executive producer)
 
1995 New Jersey Drive (executive producer)
 
1994 Drop Squad (executive producer)
 
1994 Crooklyn (producer)
 
1992 Malcolm X (producer)
 
1991 Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer (TV special) (segment producer - segment "Fishbone")
 
1991 Jungle Fever (producer)
 
1990 Mo' Better Blues (producer)
 
1989 Do the Right Thing (producer)
 
1988 School Daze (producer)
 
1986 She's Gotta Have It (producer - as Shelton J. Lee)
 
1983 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
2012 Red Hook Summer (screenplay)
 
2004 She Hate Me (screenplay)
 
2000 Bamboozled (written by)
 
1999 Summer of Sam (written by)
 
1998 He Got Game (written by)
 
1995 Clockers (screenplay)
 
1994 Crooklyn
 
1992 Malcolm X (screenplay)
 
1991 Jungle Fever (written by)
 
1990 Mo' Better Blues (written by)
 
1989 Do the Right Thing (written by)
 
1988 School Daze (written by)
 
1986 She's Gotta Have It
 
1986 Horn of Plenty (TV movie)
 
1983 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (writer)
 
Show ShowActor (15 titles)
2012 Red Hook Summer
Mr. Mookie
 
2001 3 A.M.
Filmmaker
 
2000 Famous
Spike Lee
 
1999 Summer of Sam
John Jeffries
 
1996 Girl 6
Jimmy
 
1995 Clockers
Chucky
 
1994 Crooklyn
Snuffy
 
1992 Ghostwriter (TV series)
Special Agent Pete
– Into the Comics: Part 1 (1992) … Special Agent Pete
 
1992 Malcolm X
Shorty
 
1991 Jungle Fever
Cyrus
 
1990 Mo' Better Blues
Giant
 
1989 Do the Right Thing
Mookie
 
1988 School Daze
Half-Pint
 
1986 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Mars Blackmon
– Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC (1986) … Mars Blackmon
 
1986 She's Gotta Have It
Mars Blackmon
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary) (archive source - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.2 (2010) (archive source)
 
2004 C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (presenter)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary) (still photographer - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.2 (2010) (still photographer)
 
1983 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (assistant camera)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
2001 Come Rain or Come Shine (documentary short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1989 Do the Right Thing (music: "Don't Shoot Me" / lyrics: "Don't Shoot Me")
 
Show ShowThanks (23 titles)
2012 Mango Bajito (very special thanks)
 
2012 Laff Mobb Presents (TV series) (special thanks - 2 episodes)
– Mark Viera: Tales of a Nuyorican (2012) (special thanks)
– Roz G: Ain't Got Jokes, Got Problems (2012) (special thanks)
 
2012 Una noche (special thanks)
 
2011/I Pariah (extra special thanks)
 
2010 Window on Your Present (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2009 Streetballers (special thanks)
 
2009 I Bet You (special thanks for inspiration)
 
2009 Us: A Love Story (short) (very special thanks)
 
2006 Edge of Outside (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 Secuestro (TV short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Date (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 El Delivery (TV short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Living Silence (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Five Deep Breaths (short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Snapped (short) (special thanks - as Shelton J. Lee)
 
1999 Chutney Popcorn (special thanks)
 
1999 Dogma (humble thanks)
 
1997 Nowhere Fast (special thanks - as Shelton Lee)
 
1994 Clerks. (special thanks: for leading the way)
 
1992 Ax 'Em (special thanks)
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood (thanks)
 
1984 High Wire (documentary short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (148 titles)
2012 Hollywood Renegade (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2010 We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (documentary) (post-production)
 
2012 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.41 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 UnderGround (documentary)
 
2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.763 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 August 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 August 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Spike Lee/Todd English/Delta Rae (2012) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 August 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
1995-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 August 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 August 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 28 August 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 July 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 January 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest
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2012 ESPN Friday Night Fights (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 July 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 BET Awards 2012 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The BET Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011/I Lemon (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Brooklyn Boheme (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 A Man's Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf (TV series)
Himself
– Surprises (2010) … Himself
 
2010/II Guest (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spike Lee (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Brian McKnight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 30 for 30 (TV series)
Himself
– Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks (2010) … Himself
 
2009 With All Due Respect (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Newsnight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 I Believe in Miracles (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Visits the NBA Finals
– Episode #16.155 (2009) … Himself - Visits the NBA Finals
 
2009 PoliWood (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Bring Your 'A' Game (documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Showbiz Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 June 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 40 x 15 (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2007 Lights! Action! Music! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 That's the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90 (TV documentary)
 
2007 Stars on Stars (TV series)
Himself
– The Best of Stars on Stars (2007) … Himself
– Spike Lee (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The 100 Best Black Movies (Ever) (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2007 Ali's 65 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Pixote, in Memoriam (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The 2006 Black Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2005-2006 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.13 (2006) … Himself
– Episode #3.21 (2005) … Himself
 
2006 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 August 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2006 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 August 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2006 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 2006 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 Legends Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 TV One on One (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (TV short)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Himself
– Spike Lee (2006) … Himself
 
2006 That's What I'm Talking About (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Movers, Shakers and Playmakers (2006) … Himself
 
2006 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 CenterStage (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spike Lee (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (TV series)
Himself
– Mike Tyson for Losing to Buster Douglas (2005) … Himself
– Wilt Chamberlain for Losing to Bill Russell (2005) … Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Movies That Shook the World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Do the Right Thing (2005) … Himself
 
2005 There Is No Direction (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Street Fight (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Through the Fire (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Making a Mark (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 College Daze (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Difference (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Film School (TV series)
Himself
 
2004 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Spike Lee (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Disciples of Jackie Robinson (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 April 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 34th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 2003 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (video)
Himself (segment "Scenario")
 
2002 New York at the Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 It's Black Entertainment (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Independent View (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary)
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter (uncredited)
 
2000 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.6 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Michael Jordan to the Max (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (2000) … Himself
 
2000 2000 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Spike Lee (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 I'll Make Me a World (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990-1998 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998) … Himself
– Spike & Co.: Do It Acapella (1990) … Himself
 
1998 The Chris Rock Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1993-1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - From New York
– Episode dated 28 April 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode #3.84 (1994) … Himself - From New York
– Episode #2.4 (1993) … Himself
 
1998 The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary)
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1997 10th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 When We Were Kings (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary)
Himself (segment "Sarah Moon")
 
1995 World AIDS Day Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Edge of Hollywood … Himself
 
1994 Drop Squad
Himself
 
1994 The Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Hoop Dreams (documentary)
Himself - Film Director
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Cronkite Report: The Faltering Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Seven Songs for Malcolm X (documentary)
 
1993 The Last Party (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Rock the Vote (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989-1992 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 June 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1988-1992 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 November 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 September 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 Farewell, Babylon!
Himself - Cineaste
 
1992 Comic Relief V (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 Oliver Stone: Inside Out (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Our Hollywood Education (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
– Michael Jordan/Public Enemy (1991) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1991 MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Lonely in America
Himself
 
1990 America This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 August 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
 
1990 American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director & Best Screenplay
 
1990 The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 22nd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.5 (1989) … Himself
– Episode #4.10 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Making 'Do the Right Thing' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 First Works (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Debbie Allen Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 21st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Decade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.10 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 20th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 New York Framed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (17 titles)
2012 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
 
2010 Comedy Lab (TV series)
 
2009 Cleanflix (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2009 Filmania: Eiga no tatsujin (TV series)
 
2008 New Orleans Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2008 Reinventando Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 La rentadora (TV series)
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Who Is Alan Smithee? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The Miles Davis Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The Universal Story (TV documentary)
Himself (archive sound)
 
1993 Ghostwriter (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1996) Music video: Directed video for Michael Jackson (filmed in Brazil) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 18 Interviews  | 23 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Shelton J. Lee | Shelton Lee

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Wim Wenders had better watch out 'cause I'm waiting for his ass. Somewhere deep in my closet I have a Louisville Slugger bat with Wenders' name on it. See more »

Trivia:

Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1982. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently casts Michael Imperioli See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces