Spike Jonze

Directing · Born 1969-10-22 in Rockville, Maryland, USA

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,…

Filmography

• Three Kings as Conrad Vig
• Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
• Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
• Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life as Plant
• Jackass: The Beginning as Self
• Sing 2 as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
• To Die By Your Side as Macbeth
• Her as Alien Child (voice)
• Keep Your Eyes Open as Officer Jonze
• Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' as Self