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Spike Jonze

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateOct 22, 1969 (56 years old)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthRockville, Maryland, USA
Career Span1975 – Present (52 yrs)
Known Credits132 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 2.9

Spike Jonze

Also known as:Adam SpiegelAdam H. SpiegelAdam Horwitz Spiege
Total Works

132

126 movies • 6 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#3

TMDB star index

Biography

Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman, which include the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., and for his work as director of the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are. He was also a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass. He is currently the creative director of VBS.tv. He is also part owner of skateboard company Girl Skateboards with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll. He also co-founded Directors Label with filmmakers Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jonze, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Wolf of Wall Street
8.0
as Dwayne (uncredited)
Her
7.8
Her
2013•movie
as Alien Child (voice)
Lost in Translation
7.4
Role: Thanks
The Game
7.6
The Game
1997•movie
as Airbag EMT Beltran

Photos & Headshots5

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 132 titles featuring Spike Jonze

The Wolf of Wall Street
8.0

as Dwayne (uncredited)

Her
7.8
Her
2013•movie

as Alien Child (voice)

Lost in Translation
7.4

Role: Thanks

The Game
7.6
The Game
1997•movie

as Airbag EMT Beltran

Moneyball
7.3
Moneyball
2011•movie

as Alán (uncredited)

Being John Malkovich
7.4

Role: Director

Sing 2
7.8
Sing 2
2021•movie

as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.7

Role: Thanks

Babylon
7.3
Babylon
2022•movie

as Otto (uncredited)

The Virgin Suicides
7.1

Role: Thanks

Adaptation.
7.3
Adaptation.
2002•movie

Role: Director

Three Kings
6.7
Three Kings
1999•movie

as Conrad Vig

Where the Wild Things Are
6.5

as Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)

Jackass: The Movie
6.3
Jackass: The Movie
2002•movie

as Self

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
6.2

as Gloria

Synecdoche, New York
7.5

Role: Producer

The Fall
7.6
The Fall
2008•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Jackass 3D
6.6
Jackass 3D
2010•movie

as Self

Beau Is Afraid
6.7
Beau Is Afraid
2023•movie

Role: Thanks

Jackass Number Two
6.6
Jackass Number Two
2006•movie

as Self

Babygirl
5.7
Babygirl
2024•movie

Role: Thanks

Jackass Forever
6.8
Jackass Forever
2022•movie

as Self

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
7.5

Role: Producer

Jackass 3.5
6.4
Jackass 3.5
2011•movie

as Self

Jackass 2.5
6.1
Jackass 2.5
2007•movie

as Self

Saturday Night Live
6.9
1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975•series

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Jackass 4.5
6.4
Jackass 4.5
2022•movie

as Self

Jackass
6.8
3 eps
Jackass
2000•series

as Self

Human Nature
6.0
Human Nature
2001•movie

Role: Producer

Nine Days
6.8
Nine Days
2021•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
6.0

as Gloria / Self

Jackass: Best and Last
7.3

as Self (uncredited)

Dìdi (弟弟)
7.2
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024•movie

as Dead Squirrel (voice)

Beastie Boys Story
7.5
Beastie Boys Story
2020•movie

as Self (voice)

I'm Here
7.2
I'm Here
2010•movie

Role: Screenplay

Aziz Ansari: Right Now
7.1

Role: Director

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
6.8
12 eps

as Todd's Boss

Jackass: The Lost Tapes
6.4

Role: Executive Producer

Shut Up and Play the Hits
6.9

Role: Additional Photography

Scenes from the Suburbs
6.8

Role: Director

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
7.5

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
How They Get There
1997•movie

Role: Director

Beastie Boys: Sabotage
7.5

Role: Director

Mi Vida Loca
6.6
Mi Vida Loca
1994•movie

as Teenage Drug Customer

Nirvanna the Band the Show
7.9

Role: Executive Producer

The Work of Director Spike Jonze
8.1

as Richard Coufey

To Die By Your Side
6.7

as Macbeth

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
7.3

Role: Director

Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
6.8

Role: Thanks

Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special
5.9

Role: Executive Producer

Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
7.2

as Self - photographer / filmmaker

Heavy Metal in Baghdad
7.3

Role: Executive Producer

Pavements
6.9
Pavements
2025•movie

Role: Thanks

The Birth of Big Air
6.3

as Self

We Were Once a Fairytale
6.6

Role: Director

What's Up, Fatlip?
8.3
What's Up, Fatlip?
2003•movie

as Himself

Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel
7.6

Role: Producer

Pretty Sweet
8.5
Pretty Sweet
2012•movie

Role: Director

Björk: Volumen
8.4
Björk: Volumen
1998•movie

Role: Director

D.A.F.T.
6.5
D.A.F.T.
1999•movie

Role: Director

Desus & Mero
5.1
1 eps
Desus & Mero
2019•series

as Self - Illustrious Guest

Yeah Right!
8.1
Yeah Right!
2003•movie

Role: Director

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
8.7

as Self

Torrance Rises
8.0
Torrance Rises
1999•movie

as Richard Coufey

Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak
8.0

as Himself

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
7.5

as Self - Director

Vice Is Broke
5.3
Vice Is Broke
2025•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Mouse
7.9
Mouse
1997•movie

Role: Director

The Vampire Attack
4.1
The Vampire Attack
2010•movie

as Vampire

Choose You
5.4
Choose You
2013•movie

Role: Director

You Resemble Me
6.4
You Resemble Me
2022•movie

Role: Executive Producer

The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
7.0

Role: Executive Producer

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
6.2
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
7.1

as Plant

Amarillo By Morning
6.2

as Himself

Fully Flared
7.5
Fully Flared
2007•movie

Role: Director

Video Days
8.0
Video Days
1991•movie

Role: Director

Björk: Volumen Plus
6.2

Role: Director

Jackass Backyard BBQ
6.3

Role: Executive Producer

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
8.6

Role: Treatment

Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
7.6

Role: Director

The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
8.0

as Self (uncredited)

Marc by Sofia
6.0
Marc by Sofia
2026•movie

as Self

Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
4.6

Role: Director

The Third Industrial Revolution
6.0

Role: Executive Producer

The Lazarus Effect
3.9
The Lazarus Effect
2010•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Jackass Presents: Murderball
6.5

Role: Writer

Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
5.0

as Self

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
7.0

as Self

Pig!
5.8
Pig!
1996•movie
The Medúlla Videos
9.0

Role: Director

Ciao L.A.
6.3
Ciao L.A.
1994•movie

Role: Director

An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
4.7

Role: Director

Jackass: The Beginning
7.0

as Self

Keep Your Eyes Open
4.5

as Officer Jonze

Untitled Al Gore Documentary
6.5

as Himself (voice)

Illegal Civilization 3
5.0

as Self

Epicly Later'd
9.0
1 eps
Epicly Later'd
2007•series

as Self

Bunny Hop
9.5
Bunny Hop
2021•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.0

Role: Cinematography

R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
5.0

Role: Director

Clip Cult
7.5
Clip Cult
1999•movie

Role: Director

Wet Dream: A Skateboard Tale
6.0

Role: Executive Producer

Hot Chocolate
10.0
Hot Chocolate
2004•movie

Role: Director

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow
7.0

Role: Cinematography

Rappin' With The Rickster
2.0

as Self

The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
7.0

as Self - Executive Producer

The Final Flare
10.0
The Final Flare
2008•movie

Role: Director

Free Tibet
8.0
Free Tibet
1998•movie

Role: Cinematography

Splinter
7.0
Splinter
2025•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde
7.0

Role: Director

Mark’s Brain
Mark’s Brain
2022•movie

as Self

Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

as Self

Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats

as Self

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'

as Self

Goldfish
Goldfish
1993•movie

Role: Director

Ghosts
Ghosts
2021•movie

Role: Writer

Jackass: Too Hot For MTV

Role: Producer

Harsh Euro Barge
Harsh Euro Barge
2002•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Lakai - Beware of the Flare

Role: Executive Producer

Unbeleafable
Unbeleafable
2011•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Doll
Doll
2018•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Rubbish Heap
Rubbish Heap
1989•movie

Role: Director

Chocolate - Las Nueve Vidas De Paco

Role: Director

The Chocolate Tour
The Chocolate Tour
1999•movie

Role: Director

Girl - Nervous Circus

Role: Executive Producer

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

Role: Executive Producer

Changers: A Dance Story

Role: Director

Big City Nights
Big City Nights
1997•movie

Role: Director

Krooked: Kronichles

Role: Director