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Spike Jonze

Jonze holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in October 2004
Born Adam Spiegel
October 22, 1969 (1969-10-22) (age 38)
Rockville, Maryland
Spouse(s) Sofia Coppola (1999-2003)

Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel October 22, 1969) is an American director of music videos and commercials, and an Academy Award-nominated director and producer in film and television, most notably the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., both written by Charlie Kaufman. The 1 Second Film is a Non-profit collaborative art project being created by thousands of people around the world including several celebrities Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States. Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Being John Malkovich is a 1999 Film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Adaptation is a 2002 Comedy-drama Satire film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. Charles Stuart Kaufman (born September 20, 1958) is an American Playwright, Film producer, theater and Film director He is also credited as a co-creator of MTV's Jackass. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Jackass is an American Television series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002 featuring people performing various dangerous crude ridiculous

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Biography

Early life

Jonze was born Adam Spiegel in Rockville, Maryland, and raised in Bethesda, Maryland. Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States. Bethesda is an Unincorporated area in southern Montgomery County Maryland, just Northwest of Washington D His father, Arthur Spiegel III, was a distant relation of the Spiegel catalog family and founded APM Management Consultants. Spiegel is one of the USA's leading direct marketing or catalog companies His mother, Sandy Granzow, is a publicist, writer (Our Dream: A World Free of Poverty, Oxford University Press and the World Bank), communications consultant in developing countries, and artist (MFA candidate, School of Visual Arts, 2007). The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e In the United States, a Master of Fine Arts ( MFA) is a Graduate degree typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the Bachelor's degree The School of Visual Arts ( SVA) is an Art school in Manhattan New York City and is one of the nation's leading independent Colleges of art and [1] His brother Sam (aka Squeak E. Clean) is a producer and DJ. Sam Spiegel, also known as Squeak E Clean, is an American producer/ DJ /composer from New York (originally from Bethesda Maryland) A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Jonze attended Walt Whitman High School. Walt Whitman High School is a public secondary institution serving roughly the western part of Bethesda --an unincorporated suburban area of Washington DC

Jonze fronted Club Homeboy, an international BMX club, with Mark "Lew" Lewman and Andy Jenkins, both co-editors of Freestylin' Magazine in the mid- to late 1980s. The three also created the youth culture magazine Homeboy and Dirt, described as "Sassy Magazine for boys". Sassy Magazine is a defunct cult fave Teen magazine. It was founded in March 1988 by an Australian Feminist, Sandra Yates Jonze was interviewed in "Joe Kid on a Stingray," the 2006 documentary on the history of BMX. BMX ( Bicycle Motocross) is a form of Cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20 inch wheels

Career

In 2006, he was nominated by the Directors Guild of America for "Outstanding Achievement in Commercials in 2005. Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States " He was nominated for a body of work that included "Hello Tomorrow" for Adidas, "Penguin" for Miller Beer, and "Pardon Our Dust" for The Gap. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American style Beermaker and is based in Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States. The Gap Incorporated ( is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco California, and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher He was a producer and co-creator of MTV television series Jackass and Jackass: The Movie, also directing some of the segments. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Jackass is an American Television series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002 featuring people performing various dangerous crude ridiculous Jackass The Movie, is an American film directed by Jeff Tremaine and was released on October 25, 2002 with the tagline "Do not attempt Jonze has acted in some videos and films; his most prominent role was in Three Kings as the sweet, dimwitted, casually racist Conrad, in which he was directed by friend David O. Russell. Three Kings is a 1999 action - comedy - drama War film written and directed by David O David Owen Russell (born 20 August 1958) is an American Film director and Screenwriter.

Jonze was also a co-founder and editor of Dirt magazine along with Mark Lewman and Andy Jenkins, as well as an editor for Grand Royal Magazine and senior photographer for Transworld Skateboarding. Sassy Magazine is a defunct cult fave Teen magazine. It was founded in March 1988 by an Australian Feminist, Sandra Yates Grand Royal was the Los Angeles, California based Record label set up in 1992 by The Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol TRANSWORLD SKATEboarding is a Skateboarding Magazine, Website, and production company owned by Bonnier Corporation In the past, Jonze shot skateboard videos, most notably Blind skateboard company's Video Days in 1991. Blind is a Skateboarding company founded by Mark Gonzales, in 1989 under Steve Rocco's World Industries empire Video Days was a Skateboarding video by Blind Skateboards released in 1991 He also co-directed the Girl Skateboards film Yeah Right! and the Chocolate Skateboards video Hot Chocolate. In the closing credits montage of Yeah Right! Spike is shown doing a nollie heelflip in loafers. He is also co-owner of Girl Skateboards. Girl Skateboards is a Torrance California based skateboarding company that was started in August 1993 by Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, Megan Baltimore

Jonze has many alter egos, which have included Richard Koufey (alternately spelled Coufey or Couffe), the leader of the Torrance Community Dance Group, an urban troupe that performs in public spaces. The Koufey persona appeared when Jonze, in character, filmed himself dancing to Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" as it played on a boombox in a public area. Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician " Praise You " is a 1999 song by dance/electronic musician Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook from his second studio album You've Come Spike showed the video to Slim, who loved it. Jonze then assembled a group of dancers to perform to Slim's "Praise You," which was taped outside a Westwood, California movie theater. " Praise You " is a 1999 song by dance/electronic musician Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook from his second studio album You've Come Westwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. The resulting clip was a huge success, and 'Koufey' and his troupe were invited to New York City to perform the song for the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The City of New York The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The video received awards for Best Direction, Breakthrough, and Best Choreography, which Jonze accepted, still in character. Jonze made a mockumentary about the experience called Torrance Rises. Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work

He also has a speaking part along with Dave Eggers in a Beck song entitled The Horrible Fanfare / Landslide / Exoskeleton from his 2006 album, The Information. Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American Writer, editor, and publisher. Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason The Information is an album by Beck, released in October 2006 He appears in the "Exoskeleton" bit.

Currently, Jonze is directing Where the Wild Things Are, which is now in its post-production stages. Where the Wild Things Are is a film adaptation of a Maurice Sendak picture book of the same name

Personal life

Jonze was an avid BMX freestyle rider in his youth. As part of the famous Rockville BMX crew he was known for making fast friends with touring BMX teams that came to town, befriending riders and often touring with them for short periods afterwards. He eventually landed a sponsored ride with Haro Bikes and received limited fame as a BMX personality appearing in many BMX publications such as Freestylin'. Haro Bicycle Corporation, as it is now known was founded in 1978 by Bob Haro. He was featured in an early-1990s "Spike-Needs-A-Girlfriend" contest in Christina Kelly's 'What Now' column in Sassy Magazine. Sassy Magazine is a defunct cult fave Teen magazine. It was founded in March 1988 by an Australian Feminist, Sandra Yates His requirements for a girlfriend were: "short hair, clear skin, and good teeth. "

In June 26, 1999, Jonze married director Sofia Coppola, whom he had known for nearly ten years. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award On December 5, 2003, the couple filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. " The character of John, a career-driven photographer (Giovanni Ribisi) in Coppola's Lost In Translation (2003), was rumored to be based on Jonze, though Coppola has vehemently denied this. Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American Actor. Jonze has since dated Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O, and most recently actress Drew Barrymore. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York City -based Alternative rock band Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) better known by her stage name Karen O, is the Vocalist for the New York art Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer.

Filmography

Recent documentaries

From the May 2005 coverage of "Dave Eggers and friends"[2] held at Stanford University: Two short documentaries were presented, one of which was filmed and directed by Spike Jonze. Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American Writer, editor, and publisher. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in

The first video, directed by Jonze, was a 10-15 minute documentary on Al Gore, filmed shortly before the 2000 election. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Eggers insisted that if the video, which portrayed a day in the life of Al Gore and his family, had aired during the Democratic National Convention as it was supposed to, there would have been different results in the 2000 presidential election. The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. As of January 2006, Untitled Al Gore Documentary[3][4] has been finally made available to the public.

The second video was another politically themed documentary, by Jonze's friend and director David O. Russell. David Owen Russell (born 20 August 1958) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. The video's subject matter was the occurrence of soldiers in Iraq raiding houses and stealing money or goods they found inside. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The soldiers, who were arrested, wanted to give a full confession and Jonze was given the opportunity to create a short film about the subject.

Jonze will appear in the "making of" documentary that accompanies the credits of The 1 Second Film of which his is also a producer. The 1 Second Film is a Non-profit collaborative art project being created by thousands of people around the world including several celebrities

Music videos

Video

Film

Television

Skate videos

References

  1. ^ Spike Jonze Biography (1969-)
  2. ^ Paly Voice: "Dave Eggers and friends" blends humor, politics, and literature into an excellent performance
  3. ^ http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=46915
  4. ^ highlights

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External links

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