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Spike Jonze

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Spike Jonze at an event for Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
Here's a look at some of our favorite moments from director Spike Jonze's work in film, television, and multiple music videos.
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Spike Jonze | Career Retrospective
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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 the direction of Mike D and Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch before the sad demise of Grand Royal Records. Jonze was also responsible for directing the famous Beastie Boys: Sabotage (1994) short film as well as numerous other music videos for various artists.
BornOctober 22, 1969
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BornOctober 22, 1969
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Spike Jonze and Beastie Boys in The Goat's Always for Sale (2020)
Joaquin Phoenix and Spike Jonze in Her (2013)
Spike Jonze in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Spike Jonze in Jackass 3D (2010)
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze in Three Kings (1999)
Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze in Three Kings (1999)
George Clooney, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze in Three Kings (1999)
Spike Jonze and Max Records in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Spike Jonze, Paul Dano, and Maurice Sendak in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
James Gandolfini, Spike Jonze, and Vincent Crowley in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Spike Jonze, Paul Dano, and Sonny Gerasimowicz in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Spike Jonze and Max Records in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Known for

Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)
Her
8.0
  • Producer
  • 2013
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube in Three Kings (1999)
Three Kings
7.1
  • Conrad Vig
  • 1999
James Gandolfini and Max Records in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are
6.7
  • Writer
  • 2009
John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich
7.8
  • Director
  • 1999

Credits

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Producer

  • Zach Holmes in Jackass 4.5 (2022)
    Jackass 4.5
  • Johnny Knoxville in Jackass Forever (2022)
    Jackass Forever
  • You Resemble Me (2021)
    You Resemble Me
  • Action Bronson in Fuck, That's Delicious (2016)
    Fuck, That's Delicious
  • Beastie Boys Story (2020)
    Beastie Boys Story
  • Nine Days (2020)
    Nine Days
  • Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
    Dark Side of the Ring
  • Karley Sciortino in Slutever (2018)
    Slutever
  • Vice Guide to Film (2016)
    Vice Guide to Film
  • Kanye West & Lil Pump Feat. Adele Givens: I Love It (2018)
    Kanye West & Lil Pump Feat. Adele Givens: I Love It
  • Tattoo Age (2017)
    Tattoo Age
  • Mister Tachyon (2018)
    Mister Tachyon
  • Axel Cruysberghs in King of the Road (2016)
    King of the Road
  • Post Radical (2018)
    Post Radical
  • Hollywood Love Story (2018)
    Hollywood Love Story

Writer

  • Rone X (La)horde: Ghosts
  • Beastie Boys Story (2020)
    Beastie Boys Story
  • MedMen: The New Normal (2019)
    MedMen: The New Normal
  • The Kid Mero and Desus Nice in Desus & Mero (2016)
    Desus & Mero
  • Desus and Mero Miami Special (2016)
    Desus and Mero Miami Special
  • Margaret Qualley in Kenzo World (2016)
    Kenzo World
  • Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville, and Jackson Nicoll in Bad Grandpa .5 (2014)
    Bad Grandpa .5
  • Making a Scene (2013)
    Making a Scene
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)
    Her
  • Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  • To Die by Your Side (2011)
    To Die by Your Side
  • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ehren McGhehey, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and Preston Lacy in Jackass 3.5 (2011)
    Jackass 3.5
  • Justin Arnold in Scenes from the Suburbs (2011)
    Scenes from the Suburbs
  • Jackass 3D (2010)
    Jackass 3D
  • I'm Here (2010)
    I'm Here

Director

  • Beastie Boys Story (2020)
    Beastie Boys Story
  • Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019)
    Aziz Ansari: Right Now
  • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • MedMen: The New Normal (2019)
    MedMen: The New Normal
  • Squarespace: Dream It (2019)
    Squarespace: Dream It
  • Welcome Home (2018)
    Welcome Home
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  • Margaret Qualley in Kenzo World (2016)
    Kenzo World
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: a Short Film by Spike Jonze (2016)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: a Short Film by Spike Jonze
  • Kanye West Feat. Paul McCartney: Only One (2015)
    Kanye West Feat. Paul McCartney: Only One
  • Lady Gaga: Dope, Live Version (2013)
    Lady Gaga: Dope, Live Version
  • Arcade Fire: Afterlife, Live Version (2013)
    Arcade Fire: Afterlife, Live Version
  • Choose You (2013)
    Choose You
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)
    Her
  • Pretty Sweet (2012)
    Pretty Sweet
  • Jay-Z and Ye in Jay-Z & Kanye West: Otis (2011)
    Jay-Z & Kanye West: Otis

Videos14

Spike Jonze | Career Retrospective
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Spike Jonze | Career Retrospective
Say Something Awful
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Say Something Awful
Massive Theater Piece
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Massive Theater Piece
Massive Theater Piece
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Massive Theater Piece
In and Around Synecdoche, NY  Incredibly Complicated
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In and Around Synecdoche, NY Incredibly Complicated
I Follow You
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I Follow You
Everybody Here
Clip 0:45
Everybody Here
Actors Playing Actors
Clip 1:19
Actors Playing Actors
Where The Wild Things Are
Interview 0:36
Where The Wild Things Are
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:21
Official Trailer
Three Kings
Trailer 0:27
Three Kings
Keep your Eyes Open
Trailer 2:01
Keep your Eyes Open

Personal details

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    • October 22, 1969
    • Rockville, Maryland, USA
    • Sofia CoppolaJune 26, 1999 - December 9, 2003 (divorced)
    • Arthur H. Spiegel III
    • Sam Spiegel(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed / appears in (as "Richard Coufey") Fatboy Slim video "Praise You"
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    • 7 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Told Nicolas Cage to ignore all of his acting instincts, for his role in Adaptation. (2002). Cage later received a Oscar Nomination for his acting in that movie.
  • Quotes
    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.
    • [Off-beat] His films/music videos are off-beat in their visual storytelling, particularly their mix of live-action, animation, and puppetry.

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