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Spike Lee

American film director, film producer, writer, and actor

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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and professor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with She's Gotta Have It . He has since written and directed such films as Do the Right Thing , Mo' Better Blues , Jungle Fever , Malcolm X , Crooklyn , Clockers , 25th Hour , Inside Man , Chi-Raq , BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods . Lee also acted in ten of his films.

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