Director Study

Name: Spike Jonze (Born, Adam Spiegel)

DoB: October 22nd 1969

Spike was born in Rockville, Maryland and also grew up in Maryland, Pennsylvania with his Mother, Father and Brother. He attended 'The Field School' in Washington D.C and later on attended the 'Walt Whitman High School'.

Jonze was once married to Sophia Ford Coppola, making him son-in-law to Francis Ford Coppola, however they got divorced in 2003 after a 4 year marriage.

His nickname of Spike Jonze was given to him by a friend, Mike Henderson, whilst he was working at his local convienience store during his high school years.

Short summary of his career: Jonze has done numerous things during his career in the world of media and film including becoming the Exectutive Producer for MTV's popular show 'Jackass', he co-owns the renowned American skateboard company, 'Girl Skateboards', has acted in David O' Russel's film, 'Three Kings', has directed and co-directed a handful of skateboarding videos, made an appearance in the 2006 BMX documentary, 'Joe Kid On A Stingray', was senior photographer for 'Transworld Skateboarding Magazine' as well as obviously his music video career that spans from artists such as Notorious B.I.G to Daft Punk and has bagged him various nominations and even some award wins.

Jonze has also taken on various roles in his career in the film industry including roles as a writer, director, producer and an actor as well as a cinematographer and numerous other miscellaneous jobs working in media. Spike is probably best known for his career in directing and producing music videos for huge artists such as 'The Beastie Boys' and 'Daft Punk'.