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- Spike Lee - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(born 1957). American film director, writer, producer, and actor Spike Lee became one of the first African American filmmakers to succeed in Hollywood and to appeal to a mainstream audience. Beginning with his first film, he established a career-long pattern where he not only wrote, produced, directed, and edited his films but also played a key supporting role.