| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actor: |
 3 A.M. Filmmaker |
2001 |
|
| Summer of Sam John Jeffries |
1999 |
$22M |
| Girl 6 Jimmy |
1996 |
$12M |
| Clockers Chucky |
1995 |
$25M |
| Crooklyn Snuffy |
1994 |
$14M |
| Malcolm X Shorty |
1992 |
$34M |
| Jungle Fever Cyrus |
1991 |
$14M |
| Mo' Better Blues Giant |
1990 |
|
| Do the Right Thing Mookie |
1989 |
$6.5M |
| School Daze Half-Pint |
1988 |
$6.5M |
| She's Gotta Have It Mars Blackmon |
1986 |
|
| "Saturday Night Live" Mars Blackmon (1 episode, 1986) |
|
|
| "Ghostwriter" Special Agent Pete (1 episode, 1992) |
|
|
| "Great Performances" |
|
|
| Producer: |
| Untitled Spike Lee New Orleans Documentary Producer |
2011 |
|
| Dream Street Producer |
2010 |
|
| You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You Producer |
2010 |
|
| Evolution of a Criminal Producer |
2010 |
|
| Passing Strange Producer |
2009 |
|
| Kobe Doin' Work Producer |
2009 |
|
| Saint John of Las Vegas Producer |
2009 |
|
| Miracle at St. Anna Producer |
2008 |
|
| Jesus Children of America Producer |
2005 |
|
| All the Invisible Children Producer |
2005 |
|
| She Hate Me Producer |
2004 |
$8M |
| Sucker Free City Producer |
2004 |
|
| Good Fences Producer |
2003 |
|
| Jim Brown: All American Producer |
2002 |
|
| Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Producer |
2002 |
|
| 25th Hour Producer |
2002 |
$15M |
| 3 A.M. Producer |
2001 |
|
| Home Invaders Producer |
2001 |
|
| Love & Basketball Producer |
2000 |
|
| The Original Kings of Comedy Producer |
2000 |
$3M |
| Bamboozled Producer |
2000 |
$10M |
| Summer of Sam Producer |
1999 |
$22M |
| He Got Game Producer |
1998 |
$25M |
| 4 Little Girls Producer |
1997 |
|
| Girl 6 Producer |
1996 |
$12M |
| Get on the Bus Producer |
1996 |
$2.4M |
| New Jersey Drive Producer |
1995 |
$5M |
| Tales from the Hood Producer |
1995 |
$6M |
| Clockers Producer |
1995 |
$25M |
| Crooklyn Producer |
1994 |
$14M |
| Drop Squad Producer |
1994 |
$2M |
| Malcolm X Producer |
1992 |
$34M |
| Jungle Fever Producer |
1991 |
$14M |
| Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer Producer |
1991 |
|
| Mo' Better Blues Producer |
1990 |
|
| Do the Right Thing Producer |
1989 |
$6.5M |
| School Daze Producer |
1988 |
$6.5M |
| She's Gotta Have It Producer |
1986 |
|
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads Producer |
1983 |
|
| The Best Man Producer |
|
|
| "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" Producer |
|
|
| Writer: |
| Selling Time |
2011 |
|
| She Hate Me |
2004 |
$8M |
| Bamboozled |
2000 |
$10M |
| Summer of Sam |
1999 |
$22M |
| He Got Game |
1998 |
$25M |
| Clockers |
1995 |
$25M |
| Crooklyn |
1994 |
$14M |
| Malcolm X |
1992 |
$34M |
| Jungle Fever |
1991 |
$14M |
| Mo' Better Blues |
1990 |
|
| Do the Right Thing |
1989 |
$6.5M |
| School Daze |
1988 |
$6.5M |
| She's Gotta Have It |
1986 |
|
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads |
1983 |
|
| Director: |
| Untitled Spike Lee New Orleans Documentary Director |
2011 |
|
| Passing Strange Director |
2009 |
|
| Kobe Doin' Work Director |
2009 |
|
| Miracle at St. Anna Director |
2008 |
|
| M.O.N.Y. Director |
2007 |
|
| Lovers & Haters Director |
2007 |
|
| Inside Man Director |
2006 |
$45M |
| Jesus Children of America Director |
2005 |
|
| All the Invisible Children Director |
2005 |
|
| She Hate Me Director |
2004 |
$8M |
| Sucker Free City Director |
2004 |
|
| Jim Brown: All American Director |
2002 |
|
| Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Director |
2002 |
|
| 25th Hour Director |
2002 |
$15M |
| The Making of 'Bamboozled' Director |
2001 |
|
| A Huey P. Newton Story Director |
2001 |
|
| The Concert for New York City Director |
2001 |
|
| Come Rain or Come Shine Director |
2001 |
|
| And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 Director |
2000 |
|
| The Original Kings of Comedy Director |
2000 |
$3M |
| Bamboozled Director |
2000 |
$10M |
| Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo Director |
1999 |
|
| Summer of Sam Director |
1999 |
$22M |
| He Got Game Director |
1998 |
$25M |
| Freak Director |
1998 |
|
| Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II Director |
1997 |
|
| 4 Little Girls Director |
1997 |
|
| Girl 6 Director |
1996 |
$12M |
| Get on the Bus Director |
1996 |
$2.4M |
| Clockers Director |
1995 |
$25M |
| Lumière et compagnie Director |
1995 |
|
| Crooklyn Director |
1994 |
$14M |
| Malcolm X Director |
1992 |
$34M |
| Jungle Fever Director |
1991 |
$14M |
| Mo' Better Blues Director |
1990 |
|
| Do the Right Thing Director |
1989 |
$6.5M |
| School Daze Director |
1988 |
$6.5M |
| She's Gotta Have It Director |
1986 |
|
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads Director |
1983 |
|
| Sarah Director |
1981 |
|
| The Answer Director |
1980 |
|
| Last Hustle in Brooklyn Director |
1977 |
|
| "Great Performances" Director |
|
|
| "Miracle's Boys" Director |
|
|
| "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" Director |
|
|
| "Shark" Director |
|
|
| Self: |
| Hollywood Renegade Himself |
2010 |
|
| Bring Your 'A' Game Interviewee |
2009 |
|
| PoliWood Himself |
2009 |
|
| I Believe in Miracles Himself |
2009 |
|
| With All Due Respect Himself |
2009 |
|
| Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies Himself |
2008 |
|
| 40 x 15 Himself |
2008 |
|
| Pixote, in memorian Himself |
2007 |
|
| Ali's 65 Himself |
2007 |
|
| The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Himself - Presenter |
2007 |
|
| The 100 Best Black Movies (Ever) Himself |
2007 |
|
| Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Himself |
2007 |
|
| That's the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90 |
2007 |
|
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition Himself |
2007 |
|
| Lights! Action! Music! Himself |
2007 |
|
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder Himself |
2006 |
|
| Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man Himself |
2006 |
|
| The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' Himself |
2006 |
|
| Legends Ball Himself |
2006 |
|
| 2006 MTV Movie Awards Himself |
2006 |
|
| "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" Himself (unknown episodes) |
2006 |
|
| The 2006 Black Movie Awards Himself |
2006 |
|
| By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Himself |
2005 |
|
| College Daze Himself |
2005 |
|
| Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' Himself |
2005 |
|
| Making a Mark Himself |
2005 |
|
| How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)... Himself |
2005 |
|
| Through the Fire Himself |
2005 |
|
| Street Fight Himself |
2005 |
|
| There Is No Direction Himself |
2005 |
|
| 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Himself |
2005 |
|
| "Film School" Himself |
2004 |
|
| Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' Himself |
2004 |
|
| No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Th... Himself |
2004 |
|
| Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Himself |
2004 |
|
| The Difference Himself |
2004 |
|
| 2003 Trumpet Awards Himself |
2003 |
|
| 34th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
2003 |
|
| Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker... Himself |
2003 |
|
| The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' Himself |
2002 |
|
| "Independent View" Himself |
2002 |
|
| It's Black Entertainment Himself |
2002 |
|
| New York at the Movies Himself |
2002 |
|
| A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology Himself (segment "Scenario") |
2002 |
|
| The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards Himself - Presenter |
2001 |
|
| The Making of 'Bamboozled' |
2001 |
|
| 2000 Essence Awards Himself |
2000 |
|
| Michael Jordan to the Max Himself |
2000 |
|
| Famous Himself |
2000 |
|
| Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes Himself |
1999 |
|
| "I'll Make Me a World" Himself |
1999 |
|
| The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money Himself |
1998 |
|
| 10th Anniversary Essence Awards Himself |
1997 |
|
| 4 Little Girls Interviewer |
1997 |
|
| When We Were Kings Himself |
1996 |
|
| World AIDS Day Special Himself |
1995 |
|
| Lumière et compagnie Himself (segment "Sarah Moon") |
1995 |
|
| A Century of Cinema Himself |
1994 |
|
| Hoop Dreams Himself (Film director) |
1994 |
|
| The Essence Awards Himself |
1994 |
|
| Drop Squad Himself |
1994 |
$2M |
| Rock the Vote Himself |
1993 |
|
| Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band Himself |
1993 |
|
| The Last Party Himself |
1993 |
|
| Seven Songs for Malcolm X |
1993 |
|
| Our Hollywood Education Himself |
1992 |
|
| Oliver Stone: Inside Out Himself |
1992 |
|
| Adieu, Babylone! Himself - Cineaste |
1992 |
|
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards |
1992 |
|
| A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan Himself |
1991 |
|
| MTV's 10th Anniversary Special Himself |
1991 |
|
| Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood Himself |
1990 |
|
| 22nd NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1990 |
|
| The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards Himself |
1990 |
|
| American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy i... Himself |
1990 |
|
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
1990 |
|
| Lonely in America Himself |
1990 |
|
| Decade Himself |
1989 |
|
| 21st NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1989 |
|
| First Works Himself |
1989 |
|
| Making 'Do the Right Thing' Himself |
1989 |
|
| The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards Himself |
1988 |
|
| 20th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1988 |
|
| "The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross" Himself (1 episode, 1988) |
|
|
| "Great Performances" Himself (1 episode, 1990) |
|
|
| "Saturday Night Live" Himself (1 episode, 1991) |
|
|
| "Ebony/Jet Showcase" Himself (4 episodes, 1988-1992) |
|
|
| "The Arsenio Hall Show" Himself (1 episode, 1992) |
|
|
| "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Himself (1 episode, 1993) |
|
|
| "American Cinema" Himself (1 episode) |
|
|
| "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Himself (1 episode, 1998) |
|
|
| "Magacine" Himself (1 episode, 1999) |
|
|
| "The Chris Rock Show" Himself (1 episode, 1999) |
|
|
| "The Directors" Himself (1 episode, 2000) |
|
|
| "Arena" Himself (1 episode, 2000) |
|
|
| "Inside the Actors Studio" Himself (1 episode, 2000) |
|
|
| "Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson" Himself (1 episode, 2002) |
|
|
| "The Charlie Rose Show" Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2003) |
|
|
| "Breakfast" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
|
| "ESPN SportsCentury" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "The View" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "The Daily Show" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Film '72" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Comme au cinéma" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Movies That Shook the World" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "CenterStage" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "That's What I'm Talking About" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "HARDtalk Extra" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Corazón de..." Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "TV One on One" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Chappelle's Show" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Tavis Smiley" Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2006) |
|
|
| "This Week" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Real Time with Bill Maher" Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006) |
|
|
| "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Stars on Stars" Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007) |
|
|
| "Showbiz Tonight" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
|
|
| "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
|
|
| "Entertainment Tonight" Himself (3 episodes, 2008) |
|
|
| "Late Show with David Letterman" Himself - Visits the NBA Finals (1 episode, 2009) |
|
|
| "Newsnight" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
|
|
| "The Brian McKnight Show" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
|
|
| "Who Do You Think You Are?" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
|
|
| In development: |
| Now the Hell Will Start |
|
|
| L.A. Riots |
|
|
| Untitled James Brown Biopic |
|
|
| Time Traveler |
|
|
| Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson |
|
|
| Miss: Better Living Through Crime |
|
|
| Time Traveler |
|
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| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
