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Spike Jonze made up one-third (along with Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman) of the triumvirate of genius minds behind Dirt Magazine, the brother publication of the much lamented ground-breaking Sassy Magazine. These three uncommon characters were all editors for Grand Royal Magazine as well, under... See full bio »

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Adam Spiegel
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Hide HideDirector (39 titles)
2013 Her (post-production)
 
2012 Pretty Sweet (documentary)
 
2011 Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (short)
 
2011 Mourir auprès de toi (short)
 
2011 Scenes from the Suburbs (short)
 
2010 The Vampire Attack (video short)
 
2010 I'm Here (short)
 
2009 Where the Wild Things Are
 
2009 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (TV documentary short)
 
2009 We Were Once a Fairytale (short)
 
2007 Fully Flared (video documentary)
 
2005 The Medúlla Videos (video short) (video "Triumph of a Heart")
 
2004 Corporate Ghost (video)
 
2004 Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (video documentary) (videos "Undone - The Sweater Song", "Buddy Holly", "Island in the Sun [2nd Version]")
 
2004 Hot Chocolate (video documentary)
 
2003 Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (video documentary) ("Wonderboy" video / as Spike Jones)
 
2003 The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (video documentary) (video "Electrolite")
 
2003 The Work of Director Spike Jonze (video documentary)
 
2003 What's Up, Fatlip? (video documentary short)
 
2003 The Chemical Brothers: Singles 93-03 (video)
 
2003 Yeah Right! (video)
 
2002 Adaptation.
 
2002 Björk: Volumen Plus (video short) (video "It's in Our Hands")
 
2002 Pavement: Slow Century (video documentary) (video "Shady Lane")
 
2002 Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde (video documentary) (videos "Drop" and "What's Up, Fatlip?")
 
2000 Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (video documentary) (videos "Sabotage", "Sure Shot", "Ricky's Theme", "Ciao L.A.")
 
2000 D.A.F.T. (video) (segment "Da Funk")
 
1999 Clip Cult Vol. 1: Exploding Cinema (video "Praise You")
 
1999 Being John Malkovich
 
1999 Björk: Volumen (video) (video "It's Oh So Quiet")
 
1999 An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube (video documentary short)
 
1999 Torrance Rises (short) (as Richard Coufey)
 
1998 Amarillo by Morning (documentary short)
 
1997 How They Get There (short)
 
1997 Mouse (video documentary short)
 
1995 R.E.M. Parallel (video) (video "Crush with Eyeliner")
 
1994 Beastie Boys: Sabotage (video short)
 
1994 Ciao L.A. (video short)
 
1991 Video Days (video short)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2013 Her (written by) (post-production)
 
2011 Scenes from the Suburbs (short) (written by)
 
2010 I'm Here (short) (written by)
 
2009 Where the Wild Things Are (screenplay)
 
2009 We Were Once a Fairytale (short) (written by)
 
2006 Jackass Number Two (documentary) (television series "Jackass")
 
2005 Jackass Presents: Murderball (TV movie)
 
2004 Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (video documentary) (treatment / segment "El Scorcho")
 
2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary) (concepts by)
 
2002 The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (TV special documentary short) (creator)
 
2000-2002 Jackass (TV series)
– Episode #3.9 (2002) (creator)
– Episode #3.8 (2002) (creator)
– Episode #3.7 (2002) (creator)
– Episode #3.6 (2002) (creator)
– Episode #3.5 (2001) (creator)
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1997 How They Get There (short)
 
1994 Beastie Boys: Sabotage (video short)
 
Show ShowProducer (24 titles)
2012 Pretty Sweet (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2011 Ryan Dunn Tribute Special (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2011 Unbeleafable (short) (executive producer)
 
2011 Jackass 3.5 (video documentary) (producer)
 
2010 Jackass 3D (documentary) (producer)
 
2010 The Lazarus Effect (documentary short) (executive producer)
 
2010 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (video short) (producer)
 
2008 Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel (video) (executive producer)
 
2008 Synecdoche, New York (producer)
 
2007 Jackass 2.5 (video documentary) (producer)
 
2007 Fully Flared (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2007 Heavy Metal in Baghdad (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
2006 Jackass Number Two (documentary) (producer)
 
2005 Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2005 Super Champion Funzone (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 Yeah Right! (video) (executive producer)
 
2002 Harsh Euro Barge (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2002 Beware of the Flare (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary) (producer)
 
2002 The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (TV special documentary short) (executive producer)
 
2000-2002 Jackass (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes)
– Episode #3.8 (2002) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.2 (2000) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.1 (2000) (executive producer)
 
2001 Human Nature (producer)
 
1997 Mouse (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowActor (16 titles)
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street (post-production)
Dwayne
 
2010-2012 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (TV series)
Doug Whitney / Todd's Boss
– Conclusion (2012) … Doug Whitney (uncredited)
– The Crime Scene, the Storyteller and the Sanctimonious Tower of Morality (2012) … Doug Whitney (uncredited)
– In Which Todd Accidentally Learns a Secret and Brent and Doug Get Closer to Further from the Truth (2012) … Doug Whitney (uncredited)
– How the Liver and the Salad Conspired to Ruin Todd's Good Deed (2012) … Doug Whitney (uncredited)
– Todd and his Valet Arrive in Leeds and What They Saw There (2012) … Doug Whitney (uncredited)
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2011 Moneyball
Alán (uncredited)
 
2011 Mourir auprès de toi (short)
Macbeth
 
2010 The Vice Guide to Everything (TV series)
Spike Jonze
 
2010 The Vampire Attack (video short)
Vampire
 
2010 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (video short)
Plant (voice)
 
2009 Comedy Showcase (TV series)
Todd's boss
– The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2009) … Todd's boss (uncredited)
 
2009 Where the Wild Things Are
Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
 
2004 Corporate Ghost (video)
 
1999 Three Kings
Conrad Vig
 
1999 Being John Malkovich
Derek Mantini's Assistant for Emily Dickinson Puppet (uncredited)
 
1999 Torrance Rises (short)
Richard Coufey (as Richard Coufey)
 
1997 The Game
Airbag EMT Beltran
 
1996 Pig! (short)
 
1993 Mi vida loca
Teenage Drug Customer
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (5 titles)
2012 Shut Up and Play the Hits (documentary) (additional photography, camera operator)
 
2010 N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo (documentary) (camera operator: Los Angeles)
 
2009 Family Portrait (documentary short) (camera operator)
 
2009 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (TV documentary short) (camera operator)
 
2004 Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' (video documentary short) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (4 titles)
2010 The Vice Guide to Everything (TV series)
– Yemen/Strip Club/Neomelodics/Fantasy Coffins (2010)
 
2004 Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (video)
 
1998 Free Tibet (documentary)
 
1996 Bed, Bath and Beyond (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2006 The Fall (presenter)
 
2005 I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance (video documentary short) (on-set footage)
 
1999 Torrance Rises (short) (choreographer - as Richard Koufey)
 
1995 Double Rush (TV series) (director: opening titles)
 
Show ShowThanks (11 titles)
2011 Love, Lots of It (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 The Future (special thanks)
 
2010 Beginners (thanks)
 
2008 Boomin' Granny (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (thanks)
 
2005 Thumbsucker (special thanks: for support)
 
2003 David Cross: Let America Laugh (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2003 Lost in Translation (thanks - as Spike)
 
2002 The Good Girl (special thanks)
 
2001 CQ (special thanks)
 
1999 The Virgin Suicides (thanks - as Spike)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
2010 Lakai Limited Footwear: 2010 Video Compilation (documentary short)
Himself (segment "Spike's Twizzler")
 
2010 Jackass 3D (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 30 for 30 (TV series)
Filmmaker / Himself - Photographer
– The Birth of Big Air (2010) … Himself - Photographer/Filmmaker
 
2009 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Collaborators (documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Where the Wild Things Are (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Jackass 2.5 (video documentary)
Himself/Old Woman
 
2006 The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Vice Guide to Travel (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Jackass Number Two (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance (video documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2004 Sonic Youth Video Dose (TV documentary)
 
2004 Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Jackass: Volume Two (video)
 
2003 Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (video documentary)
Himself (segment "The Making of Wonderboy")
 
2003 The Work of Director Spike Jonze (video documentary)
Richard Coufey (segment "Praise You")
 
2003 What's Up, Fatlip? (video documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2002 Adaptation.
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (TV special documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Keep Your Eyes Open (documentary)
Officer Jonze
 
2000-2002 Jackass (TV series)
Himself / Spike
– Episode #3.9 (2002) … Spike
– Episode #2.1 (2000) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2000) … Himself
 
2001 MTV Video Music Awards 2001 (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 2000 MTV Movie Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
2000 The 52nd Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Conrad Vig'
 
2000 An Interview with Director Spike Jonze (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Mirrorball (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spike Jonze (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Amarillo by Morning (documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video: Directed The Chemical Brothers video "Elektrobank" See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard Coufey | Richard Couffe | Spike Jones | Richard Koufey | Spike

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

As a feature film director you got to be a guarding dog of the whole production. You got to be able to hold 100 script pages in the head at the same time. If you miss a detail it's wasted. I don't know how the music video generation can affect the movie business, but I'm curious what feature films the English Chris Cunningham and the Swedish guy Jonas Åkerlund are going to make. See more »

Trivia:

Jonze was an avid BMX freestyle rider in his youth. See more »

Trademark:

Frequent collaborators: cinematographer Lance Acord, writer Charlie Kaufman, actor Chris Cooper. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra