Biography
Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman, which include the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., and for his work as director of the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are. He was also a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass. He is currently the creative director of VBS.tv. He is also part owner of skateboard company Girl Skateboards with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll. He also co-founded Directors Label with filmmakers Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jonze, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2014
- Indiana Film Journalists Association Award — Best Director · 2009
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Writers Guild of America Award
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2014 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2000 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Bunny Hop
Epicly Later'd
Pretty Sweet
Yeah Right!
The Wolf of Wall Street
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Nirvanna the Band the Show
Sing 2
Her
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A
The Fall
The Game
Beastie Boys Story
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Synecdoche, New York
Babylon
Fully Flared
Lost in Translation
Being John Malkovich
Moneyball
Adaptation.
Dìdi
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
The Virgin Suicides
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Saturday Night Live
Pavements
Jackass Forever
Nine Days
SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Beau Is Afraid
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jackass
Jackass 3D
Jackass Number Two
Three Kings
Where the Wild Things Are
Jackass 4.5
Jackass 3.5
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Birth of Big Air
Jackass 2.5
Marc by Sofia
Human Nature
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Vice Is Broke
Babygirl