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Spike Jonze: Biography

Spike Jonze

Birth Name: Adam Spiegel
Birth Place: Rockville, MD
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/22/1969, Libra
Profession: Director; producer; actor; screenwriter

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Spike Jonze Fast Facts:

Was given his nickname when he was a teenager by his coworkers at a BMX store.
Cofounded Dirt magazine, a publication aimed at a teenage-boy audience, with high-school friends Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman.
Started his directing career with music videos, making videos for Sonic Youth, the Beastie Boys and Weezer.
Co-owner of the Girl Skateboard Company.
Cocreated the MTV series Jackass.
Won several awards, including an MTV Movie Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award, for his 1999 film directorial debut Being John Malkovich.
Directed a short documentary for presidential candidate Al Gore for the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
Had a speaking part in the 2006 Beck song "The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton."

Spike Jonze Relationships:
Arthur Spiegel III - Father
Sandy Granzow - Mother
Sofia Coppola - Ex-wife
Sam - Brother
Spike Jonze Awards:
2003 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1999 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
2001 Grammy: Best Short Form Music Video - Winner

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