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Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze

Director · Born October 22, 1969 · Rockville, Maryland, USA

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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.

Directed 48

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2017

    Changers: A Dance Story

    Director

  3. 2013
  4. Choose You

    Director

  5. 2012

    Pretty Sweet

    Director

  6. 2011

    To Die By Your Side

    Director

  7. Scenes from the Suburbs

    Director

  8. 2010

    The Vampire Attack

    Director

  9. I'm Here

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak

    Director

  3. We Were Once a Fairytale

    Director

  4. 2008

    The Final Flare

    Director

  5. 2007

    Fully Flared

    Director

  6. 2006

    Krooked: Kronichles

    Director

  7. 2005

    Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits

    Director

  8. The Medúlla Videos

    Director

  9. 2004

    Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

    Director

  10. Hot Chocolate

    Director

  11. 2003

    R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

    Director

  12. The Work of Director Spike Jonze

    Director

  13. What's Up, Fatlip?

    Director

  14. Yeah Right!

    Director

  15. 2002
  16. Björk: Volumen Plus

    Director

  17. Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003

    Director

  18. Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde

    Director

  19. 2000

    Beastie Boys: Video Anthology

    Director

  20. Untitled Al Gore Documentary

    Director

  21. An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Chocolate Tour

    Director

  2. D.A.F.T.

    Director

  3. Clip Cult

    Director

  4. Torrance Rises

    Director

  5. 1998

    Björk: Volumen

    Director

  6. Amarillo By Morning

    Director

  7. 1997

    Big City Nights

    Director

  8. Mouse

    Director

  9. 1995

    Chocolate - Las Nueve Vidas De Paco

    Director

  10. 1994

    Beastie Boys: Sabotage

    Director

  11. Ciao L.A.

    Director

  12. 1993

    Goldfish

    Director

  13. 1991

    Video Days

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Rubbish Heap

    Director

Produced 48

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. 2025

    Splinter

    Executive Producer

  3. 2023

    Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life

    Executive Producer

  4. 2022

    You Resemble Me

    Executive Producer

  5. 2021

    Bunny Hop

    Executive Producer

  6. 2020

    Girl - Nervous Circus

    Executive Producer

2010s

  1. 2018

    Doll

    Executive Producer

  2. 2017

    Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

    Executive Producer

  3. The Third Industrial Revolution

    Executive Producer

  4. 2014

    Wet Dream: A Skateboard Tale

    Executive Producer

  5. 2013
  6. 2012

    Pretty Sweet

    Executive Producer

  7. 2011

    A Tribute to Ryan Dunn

    Executive Producer

  8. Unbeleafable

    Executive Producer

  9. 2010
  10. Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

    Producer

  11. The Lazarus Effect

    Executive Producer

2000s

  1. 2009

    Jackass: The Lost Tapes

    Executive Producer

  2. 2008
  3. Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel

    Producer

  4. 2007
  5. Fully Flared

    Executive Producer

  6. Heavy Metal in Baghdad

    Executive Producer

  7. 2006

    The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'

    Executive Producer

  8. 2003

    Jackass Backyard BBQ

    Executive Producer

  9. Yeah Right!

    Executive Producer

  10. 2002

    Harsh Euro Barge

    Executive Producer

  11. Lakai - Beware of the Flare

    Executive Producer

  12. The Making of Jackass: The Movie

    Executive Producer

  13. Jackass: Too Hot For MTV

    Producer

  14. Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special

    Executive Producer

  15. 2001
  16. 2000

1990s

  1. 1997

    Mouse

    Executive Producer

Acted in 22

2010s

  1. 2014
  2. 2013
  3. 2011
  4. To Die By Your Side

    Macbeth

  5. 2010

    The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

    Todd's Boss · 12 episodes

  6. Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

    Plant

  7. The Vampire Attack

    Vampire

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2004

    Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

    Movie

  3. 2003

    The Work of Director Spike Jonze

    Richard Coufey

  4. 2002

    Keep Your Eyes Open

    Officer Jonze

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. Torrance Rises

    Richard Coufey

  3. 1997
  4. 1996

    Pig!

    Movie

  5. 1994

    Mi Vida Loca

    Teenage Drug Customer

No release date

  1. Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters

    Movie

Wrote 21

2010s

  1. 2014
  2. 2013
  3. 2011

    To Die By Your Side

    Writer

  4. Scenes from the Suburbs

    Writer

  5. 2010
  6. I'm Here

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. We Were Once a Fairytale

    Writer

  3. 2007
  4. 2006
  5. 2005

    Jackass Presents: Murderball

    Writer

  6. 2003

    The Work of Director Spike Jonze

    Writer

  7. 2002
  8. 2000

1990s

  1. 1994

    Beastie Boys: Sabotage

    Writer

Other crew 6

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2004

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow

    Cinematography

  3. Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

    Treatment

  4. 2003

    Jackass Backyard BBQ

    Creator

  5. 2002

    The Making of Jackass: The Movie

    Creator

1990s

  1. 1998

    Free Tibet

    Cinematography

Camera 2

2000s

  1. 2009

    Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak

    Camera Operator

Created 1

2000s

  1. 2000
Appearances36

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. 2025

    Vice Is Broke

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2023

    Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life

    Self

  4. 2022
  5. Mark’s Brain

    Self

  6. 2020

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2018

    Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats

    Self

  3. Illegal Civilization 3

    Self

  4. 2017
  5. 2014

    Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

    Self

  6. 2012

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    Self

  7. 2011

    A Tribute to Ryan Dunn

    Self

  8. Jackass: The Beginning

    Self

  9. 2010
  10. Rappin' With The Rickster

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak

    Himself

  2. 2007

    The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'

    Self

  3. Epicly Later'd

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 2006

    The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'

    Self (uncredited)

  5. 2005

    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    Self (archive footage)

  6. 2003

    What's Up, Fatlip?

    Himself

  7. 2002
  8. 2000

    Untitled Al Gore Documentary

    Himself (voice)

1990s

  1. 1998

    Amarillo By Morning

    Himself

Thanked in the credits8