Spike Lee - Age, Bio, Birthday, Family, Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-06-07

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1957</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Spike Lee is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On March 20, 1957, Spike Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1978</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Graduates from Morehouse College</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lee graduates from Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1986</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases 1st Feature Film</div><div class='timeline-text'>Releases his first feature film, "She's Gotta Have It", which becomes a critical and commercial success.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1989</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives Academy Award Nomination</div><div class='timeline-text'>Receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for the film "Do The Right Thing".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2001</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Establishes 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks</div><div class='timeline-text'>Establishes production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, which has produced over 35 films.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2015</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives Honorary Oscar</div><div class='timeline-text'>Receives an Honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2018</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases Controversial Film “BlacKkKlansman”</div><div class='timeline-text'>Releases the critically acclaimed film "BlacKkKlansman" which is based on true events.</div></div></div>

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