Spike Jonze

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October 22, 1969

Adam Spiegel

Sofia Coppola (June 26, 1999 - December 9, 2003) (divorced)

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Writer

2011 Scenes from the Suburbs (short) (writer)

2010 I'm Here (short) (writer)

2009 Where the Wild Things Are (screenplay)

2009 We Were Once a Fairytale (short) (writer)

2006 Jackass Number Two (documentary) (television series "Jackass")

2005 Jackass Presents: Murderball (TV movie) (writer)

2004 Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (video documentary) (treatment / segment "El Scorcho")

2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary) (concepts)

2002 The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (TV special documentary short) (creator)

2000-2002 Jackass (TV series)

1997 How They Get There (short) (writer)

1994 Beastie Boys: Sabotage (video short)

Director

2012 Pretty Sweet (documentary)

2011 Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (short)

2011 Mourir auprès de toi (short)

2011 Scenes from the Suburbs (short)

2010 The Vampire Attack (video short)

2010 I'm Here (short)

2009 Where the Wild Things Are

2009 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (TV documentary short)

2009 We Were Once a Fairytale (short)

2007 Fully Flared (video documentary)

2005 The Medúlla Videos (video short) (video "Triumph of a Heart")

2004 Corporate Ghost (video)

2004 Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (video documentary) (videos "Undone - The Sweater Song", "Buddy Holly", "Island in the Sun [2nd Version]")

2004 Hot Chocolate (video documentary)

2003 Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (video documentary) ("Wonderboy" video as Spike Jones)

2003 The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (video documentary) (video "Electrolite")

2003 The Work of Director Spike Jonze (video documentary short)

2003 What's Up, Fatlip? (video documentary short)

2003 The Chemical Brothers: Singles 93-03 (video)

2003 Yeah Right! (video)

2002 Adaptation.

2002 Björk: Volumen Plus (video short) (video "It's in Our Hands")

2002 Pavement: Slow Century (video documentary) (video "Shady Lane")

2002 Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde (video documentary) (videos "Drop" and "What's Up, Fatlip?")

2000 Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (video documentary) (videos "Sabotage", "Sure Shot", "Ricky's Theme", "Ciao L.A.")

1999 Clip Cult Vol. 1: Exploding Cinema (video "Praise You")

1999 Being John Malkovich

1999 Björk: Volumen (video) (video "It's Oh So Quiet")

1999 An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube (video documentary short)

1999 D.A.F.T. (video) (segment "Da Funk")

1999 Torrance Rises (short) (as Richard Coufey)

1998 Amarillo by Morning (documentary short)

1997 How They Get There (short)

1997 Mouse (video documentary short)

1995 R.E.M. Parallel (video) (video "Crush with Eyeliner")

1994 Beastie Boys: Sabotage (video short)

1994 Ciao L.A. (video short)

1991 Video Days (video short)

Producer

2012 Pretty Sweet (documentary) (executive producer)

2011 Ryan Dunn Tribute Special (TV documentary) (executive producer)

2011 Unbeleafable (short) (executive producer)

2011 Jackass 3.5 (video documentary) (producer)

2011 The Girl and Chocolate Film (documentary) (executive producer)

2010 Jackass 3D (documentary) (producer)

2010 The Lazarus Effect (documentary short) (executive producer)

2010 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (video short) (producer)

2008 Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel (video) (executive producer)

2008 Synecdoche, New York (producer)

2007 Jackass 2.5 (video documentary) (producer)

2007 Fully Flared (video documentary) (executive producer)

2007 Heavy Metal in Baghdad (documentary) (executive producer)

2006 The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (video documentary short) (executive producer)

2006 Jackass Number Two (documentary) (producer)

2005 Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special (TV documentary) (executive producer)

2005 Super Champion Funzone (video documentary) (executive producer)

2003 Yeah Right! (video) (executive producer)

2002 Harsh Euro Barge (video documentary) (executive producer)

2002 Beware of the Flare (video documentary) (executive producer)

2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary) (producer)

2002 The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (TV special documentary short) (executive producer)

2000-2002 Jackass (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes)

2001 Human Nature (producer)

1997 Mouse (video documentary short) (executive producer)

Actor

2010-2012 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (TV series) (uncredited)

2011 Moneyball (uncredited)

2011 Mourir auprès de toi (short)

2010 The Vice Guide to Everything (TV series)

2010 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (TV series) (uncredited)

2010 The Vampire Attack (video short)

2010 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (video short)(voice)

2009 Comedy Showcase (TV series) (uncredited)

2009 Where the Wild Things Are (voice)

2004 Corporate Ghost (video)

2004 Sonic Youth Video Dose (TV movie)

1999 Three Kings

1999 Being John Malkovich (uncredited)

1999 Torrance Rises (short)

1997 The Game

1996 Pig! (short)

1993 Mi vida loca

Cinematographer

2010 The Vice Guide to Everything (TV series)

2004 Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (video)

1998 Free Tibet (documentary)

1996 Bed, Bath and Beyond (short)

Appearances

2010 Lakai Limited Footwear: 2010 Video Compilation (documentary short)

2010 Jackass 3D (documentary)

2010 30 for 30 (TV series)

2009 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)

2009 Collaborators (documentary short)

2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2009 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (TV documentary short)

2007 Jackass 2.5 (video documentary)

2006 The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (video documentary short)

2006 Vice Guide to Travel (video documentary)

2006 Jackass Number Two (documentary)

2005 I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance (video documentary short) (voice)

2004 Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' (video documentary short)

2004 Jackass: Volume Two (video)

2003 Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (video documentary) (segment "The Making of Wonderboy")

2003 The Work of Director Spike Jonze (video documentary short) (segment "Praise You")

2003 What's Up, Fatlip? (video documentary short) (voice)

2002 Adaptation. (uncredited)

2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary)

2002 The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (TV special documentary short) (uncredited)

2002 Keep Your Eyes Open (documentary)

2000-2002 Jackass (TV series)

2001 MTV Video Music Awards 2001 (TV special)

2000 2000 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)

2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2000 David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal (video documentary short)

2000 An Interview with Director Spike Jonze (video documentary short)

2000 Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (video documentary short)

1999 Mirrorball (TV series documentary)

1998 Amarillo by Morning (documentary short) (voice)

Academy Awards

2000 Nominated Oscar Best Director for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2010 Nominated Saturn Award Best Writing for: Where the Wild Things Are (2009). Shared with: Dave Eggers

Berlin International Film Festival

2011 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear Best Short Film for: Scenes from the Suburbs (2011)

2003 Won Silver Berlin Bear Jury Grand Prix for: Adaptation (2002)

2003 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: Adaptation. (2002)

Bodil Awards

2001 Nominated Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2000 Won Critics Choice Award Breakthrough Artist for: Being John Malkovich (1999) and Three Kings (1999)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director for: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

2009 Nominated CFCA Award Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Where the Wild Things Are (2009). Shared with: Dave Eggers

2000 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Chlotrudis Awards

2000 Won Chlotrudis Award Best Director for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

César Awards, France

2000 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Being John Malkovich (1999) USA

Deauville Film Festival

1999 Won Critics Award for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

1999 Won Grand Special Prize for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Directors Guild of America

2006 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials For Adidas: "Hello Tomorrow", Miller Beer: "Penguin" and Gap: "Pardon Our Dust"

2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Being John Malkovich (1999).

Empire Awards UK

2001 Nominated Empire Award Best Debut for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2000 Won FFCC Award Newcomer of the Year for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Golden Globes

2003 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: Adaptation (2002)

Gotham Awards

2008 Nominated Best Film for: Synecdoche, New York (2008). Shared with: Charlie Kaufman (director/producer) Anthony Bregman & Sidney Kimmel (producers)

Independent Spirit Awards

2009 Won Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature for: Synecdoche, New York (2008). Shared with: Charlie Kaufman (director/producer) Anthony Bregman & Sidney Kimmel (producers)

2000 Won Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature - Over $500,000 for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

2000 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2000 Won Sierra Award Best Newcomer for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

2000 Nominated Sierra Award Best Director for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2001 Won ALFS Award Director of the Year for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

MTV Movie Awards

2000 Won MTV Movie Award Best New Filmmaker for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Munich Film Festival

2002 Won High Hopes Award for: Human Nature (2001)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1999 Won NYFCC Award Best First Film for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2010 Nominated OFCS Award Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Where the Wild Things Are (2009). Shared with: Dave Eggers

2003 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director for: Adaptation (2002)

2000 Won OFCS Award Best Debut for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

2000 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Robert Festival

2001 Nominated Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Venice Film Festival

1999 Won FIPRESCI Prize Parallel Sections for: Being John Malkovich (1999). For an ingeniously written absurdist satire on the fascination of fame directed with great flair.

1999 Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention for: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Won WAFCA Award Best Director for: Adaptation (2002)

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As a feature film director you got to be a guarding dog of the whole production. You got to be able to hold 100 script pages in the head at the same time. If you miss a detail it's wasted.

My memory is that nothing is explained to you, you've got to try to figure it out, pick up clues from the people around you, try to figure it out from their reactions. And the things that are out of control are scary-- I mean they still are, to me. But I think even more so at that age, when you really have no sense of control of your life.

You take that leap and you don't know exactly how it's going to turn out, but you know what it is that you're aiming for. You know your goal.

I try to figure out the idea of the film we are making and let they style be dictated by that.

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His father, Arthur Spiegel III founded APM Management Consultants and his mother, Sandy Granzow, is a writer, communications consultant in developing countries, and an artist. His parents divorced when he was still young.

When he was in junior high and high school, Spiegel hung out at Bethesda Community Store, where the former owner Mike Henderson gave him his nickname "Spike Jonze" in reference to American musician and bandleader, Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones.

Started as a magazine editor and contributor before moving into film.

He 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, where Jonze worked as a photographer. They also created the youth culture magazines 'Homeboy' and 'Dirt'.

His first success in TV came with producing the Beastie Boys' video "Sabotage."

He was part of the Detour-Moleskine project in New York in 2007, which invites authors to compile and illustrate Moleskine notebooks with experienced knowledge, to provide an intimate insight into the artists' creative process.

He is co-owner of the Girl skateboard company.

Jonze was an avid BMX freestyle rider in his youth.

Turned down offers to direct “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” (2005), “Human Nature” (2001) and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008).

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