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Spike Jonze: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Adam Spiegel
Born October 22, 1969 (age 57) • Rockville • Maryland
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2014)
Notable Works “Beastie Boys Story” • “Being John Malkovich” • “Her”
Notable Family Members spouse Sofia Coppola

Photos

Spike Jonze
John Cusack as Craig Schwartz sits on the open window frame of a car parked on an industrial roadside in a scene from Being John Malkovich.
Chris Cooper, wearing a blue cap and gray shirt, stands waist-deep in swampy water with a cigarette in his mouth in a scene from the film Adaptation.
Author Maurice Sendak, director Spike Jonze, and actor Max Records stand together on the red carpet at the Where the Wild Things Are premiere in New York City.
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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
Mel Brooks
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Ben Affleck wearing a dark suit, blue shirt, and navy tie, posing for a photo at the premiere of the film AIR with a blurred event backdrop behind him.
Ben Affleck
American actor, writer, and director
Jordan Peele wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blue background.
Jordan Peele
American comedian, writer, director, and producer
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
American director, producer, and actor
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
American director
George Clooney wearing a black suit and shirt, smiling outdoors with palm trees and a bright sky in the background at the Cannes Film Festival.
George Clooney
American actor and director
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
American filmmaker and actor
Warren Beatty wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and light tie, posing at an event with a dark background, 2006.
Warren Beatty
American actor, director, and producer
Moore, Michael
Michael Moore
American filmmaker and author
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John Houseman
American actor and producer
Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
American director, writer, and actor
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
American actor, director, and writer
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
British actor and director
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
American director, critic, and actor
Mike White
Mike White
American screenwriter, producer, and actor
Louis C.K.
Louis C.K.
American comedian and writer

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