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Spike Jonze

Born October 22, 1969 · Rockville, Maryland, USA (age 56)

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 Th…

Known For

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street · 2013

The Wolf of Wall Street

MovieCrimeDrama

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

Babygirl

Babygirl · 2024

MovieRomanceThriller

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

Sing 2

MovieAnimationComedy

Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

Babylon

Babylon · 2022

MovieDramaComedy

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

Jackass: Best and Last

Jackass: Best and Last · 2026

Jackass: Best and Last

MovieActionComedy

The fifth and final installment to Jackass franchise where the crew go on one last insane crusade.

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation · 2003

Lost in Translation

MovieDramaComedy

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Her

MovieRomanceScience Fiction

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

Moneyball

Moneyball · 2011

The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

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The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street · 2013

The Wolf of Wall Street

MovieCrimeDrama

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

Dwayne (uncredited)

Babygirl

Babygirl · 2024

MovieRomanceThriller

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

Thanks

Sing 2

MovieAnimationComedy

Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Babylon

Babylon · 2022

MovieDramaComedy

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

Otto (uncredited)

Jackass: Best and Last

Jackass: Best and Last · 2026

Jackass: Best and Last

MovieActionComedy

The fifth and final installment to Jackass franchise where the crew go on one last insane crusade.

Producer

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation · 2003

Lost in Translation

MovieDramaComedy

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Thanks

Her

MovieRomanceScience Fiction

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

Director

Moneyball

Moneyball · 2011

The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Alán (uncredited)

The Game

The Game · 1997

MovieDramaThriller

In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

Airbag EMT Beltran

Jackass: The Movie

Jackass: The Movie · 2002

Jackass: The Movie

MovieActionComedy

Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.

Producer

Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story · 2020

Beastie Boys Story

MovieMusicDocumentary

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

Director

The Fall

The Fall · 2006

MovieAdventureFantasy

In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

Executive Producer

Jackass Forever

Jackass Forever · 2022

Jackass Forever

MovieActionComedy

The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one more round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.

Writer

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · 2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

MovieAdventureComedy

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Thanks

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides · 2000

The Virgin Suicides

MovieDramaRomance

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

Thanks

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid · 2023

MovieComedyAdventure

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.

Thanks

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York · 2008

Synecdoche, New York

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Producer

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich · 1999

Being John Malkovich

MovieComedyDrama

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

Director

Jackass Number Two

Jackass Number Two · 2006

Jackass Number Two

MovieActionComedy

Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.

Producer

Jackass 3D

Jackass 3D · 2010

MovieComedyDocumentary

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."

Writer

Adaptation.

Adaptation. · 2002

MovieComedyCrime

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.

Director

Jackass 4.5

Jackass 4.5 · 2022

MovieComedyAction

Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.

Producer

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa · 2013

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

Story

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project · 2014

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

MovieDocumentary

The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live · 1975

Saturday Night Live

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Desus & Mero

Desus & Mero · 2019

The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.

Self - Illustrious Guest

Jackass

Jackass · 2000

Join sadomasochistic superheroes Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, and the rest of the Jackass crew as they terrorize your TV screens and everyone that gets in their way (especially themselves) with their own sick and twisted interpretation of physical entertainment. Their brand of pranks, goofball antics, and unabashed brutal comedy are sure to bring new meaning to the phrase "Don't Try This At Home!"

Producer

Nirvanna the Band the Show

Nirvanna the Band the Show · 2017

Nirvanna the Band the Show

Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world.

Executive Producer

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret · 2010

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Comedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has no experience with British culture, knows nothing about sales, and has only one employee, Dave. Each episode begins with a scene of Margaret appearing in dire circumstances.

Todd's Boss

Epicly Later'd

Epicly Later'd · 2017

SeriesDocumentary

Filmmaker Patrick O'Dell explores the careers and lives of some of the most influential people in skateboarding–and in the culture at large.

Self