Actor

Spike Jonze

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 118Series: 6Crew credits: 96

TMDB ID: 5953

IMDb ID: nm0005069

Known for: Directing

Born: October 22, 1969

Age: 56

Place of birth: Rockville, Maryland, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1975 - 2026

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 6.97

Wikidata: Q259913

Also known as

스파이크 존즈 • Adam Spiegel • اسپایک جونز

Other jobs

Director (42)Executive Producer (22)Producer (11)Thanks (7)Writer (7)Cinematography (3)Additional Photography (1)Creator (1)

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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.