Shelton Jackson Lee

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Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an influential American filmmaker, producer, and actor renowned for his provocative, socially conscious films exploring race, politics, and urban life.

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instanceOf African-American filmmaker
actor
film director
film producer
human
screenwriter
university teacher
alsoKnownAs Spike Lee
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Honorary Award
Peabody Award
Primetime Emmy Award
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1957-03-20
educatedAt Morehouse College
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
employer New York University Tisch School of the Arts
ethnicGroup African Americans
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Lee
fieldOfWork politics in the United States
race relations in the United States
urban life in the United States
founded 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
genre comedy-drama film
drama film
social commentary film
givenName Shelton
name Shelton Jackson Lee
notableWork 25th Hour
linked to: The 25th Hour

BlacKkKlansman
Chi-Raq
Clockers
Crooklyn
Da 5 Bloods
Do the Right Thing
He Got Game
Inside Man
Jungle Fever
Malcolm X
Mo’ Better Blues
School Daze
She’s Gotta Have It
occupation actor
film director
film producer
professor
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
linked to: Atlanta
positionHeld artistic director of the graduate film program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Tonya Lewis Lee

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Spike Lee birthName Shelton Jackson Lee
Shelton Jackson Lee birthName Shelton Jackson Lee
subject linked to: Shelton
Shelton Jackson Lee name Shelton Jackson Lee