Spike Jonze
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 22, 1969 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Rockville, Maryland, USA
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Marc by SofiaSelf | |
| 2026 | Jackass: Best and LastSelf | |
| 2025 | Vice Is BrokeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟)Dead Squirrel (voice) | |
| 2023 | Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life | |
| 2023 | Michel Gondry: Do It YourselfSelf - Director | |
| 2022 | Mark’s BrainSelf | |
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5Self | |
| 2022 | BabylonOtto (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Jackass ForeverSelf | |
| 2021 | Sing 2Jerry (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys StorySelf (voice) | |
| 2019 | Desus & MeroSelf - Illustrious Guest | |
| 2018 | Camitz - en annan tid, en annan platsSelf | |
| 2018 | Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.Self | |
| 2018 | Illegal Civilization 3Self | |
| 2017 | Dumb: The Story of Big Brother MagazineSelf | |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'dSelf | |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5Gloria / Self | |
| 2014 | Her: The Untitled Rick Howard ProjectSelf | |
| 2013 | HerAlien Child (voice) | |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad GrandpaGloria | |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall StreetDwayne (uncredited) | |
| 2012 | All Noncombatants Please Clear the SetSelf | |
| 2011 | Jackass: The BeginningSelf | |
| 2011 | To Die By Your SideMacbeth | |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Ryan DunnSelf | |
| 2011 | MoneyballAlán (uncredited) | |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5Self | |
| 2010 | Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to LifePlant | |
| 2010 | Jackass 3DSelf | |
| 2010 | The Vampire AttackVampire | |
| 2010 | Rappin' With The RicksterSelf | |
| 2010 | The Birth of Big AirSelf | |
| 2010 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretTodd's Boss | |
| 2009 | CollaboratorsSelf | |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things AreBob (voice) / Terry (voice) | |
| 2009 | Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice SendakHimself | |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5Self | |
| 2006 | Jackass Number TwoSelf | |
| 2006 | The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'Self | |
| 2005 | 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'Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost | |
| 2004 | Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'Self | |
| 2003 | What's Up, Fatlip?Himself | |
| 2003 | The Work of Director Spike JonzeRichard Coufey | |
| 2002 | Keep Your Eyes OpenOfficer Jonze | |
| 2002 | Jackass: The MovieSelf | |
| 2000 | Untitled Al Gore DocumentaryHimself (voice) | |
| 2000 | JackassSelf | |
| 1999 | Three KingsConrad Vig | |
| 1999 | Torrance RisesRichard Coufey | |
| 1998 | Amarillo By MorningHimself | |
| 1997 | The GameAirbag EMT Beltran | |
| 1996 | Pig! | |
| 1994 | Mi Vida LocaTeenage Drug Customer | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| - | Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters | |
| - | Weezer: Security Threat |
| 2026 | Jackass: Best and LastProducer | |
| 2025 | SplinterExecutive Producer | |
| 2023 | Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a LifeExecutive Producer | |
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5Producer | |
| 2022 | You Resemble MeExecutive Producer | |
| 2022 | Jackass ForeverProducer | |
| 2021 | Bunny HopExecutive Producer | |
| 2021 | Nine DaysExecutive Producer | |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys StoryProducer | |
| 2020 | Girl - Nervous CircusExecutive Producer | |
| 2018 | DollExecutive Producer | |
| 2017 | The Third Industrial RevolutionExecutive Producer | |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondProducer | |
| 2017 | Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony KorineExecutive Producer | |
| 2017 | Nirvanna the Band the ShowExecutive Producer | |
| 2014 | Wet Dream: A Skateboard TaleExecutive Producer | |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5Producer | |
| 2013 | HerProducer | |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad GrandpaProducer | |
| 2012 | Pretty SweetExecutive Producer | |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Ryan DunnExecutive Producer | |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5Producer | |
| 2011 | UnbeleafableExecutive Producer | |
| 2010 | The Birth of Big AirProducer | |
| 2010 | Jackass 3DProducer | |
| 2010 | Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to LifeProducer | |
| 2010 | The Lazarus EffectExecutive Producer | |
| 2009 | Jackass: The Lost TapesExecutive Producer | |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New YorkProducer | |
| 2008 | Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel KnievelProducer | |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5Producer | |
| 2007 | Fully FlaredExecutive Producer | |
| 2007 | Heavy Metal in BaghdadExecutive Producer | |
| 2006 | Jackass Number TwoProducer | |
| 2006 | The FallExecutive Producer | |
| 2006 | The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'Executive Producer | |
| 2005 | Super Champion FunzoneExecutive Producer | |
| 2003 | Yeah Right!Executive Producer | |
| 2003 | Jackass Backyard BBQExecutive Producer | |
| 2002 | Jackass: The MovieProducer | |
| 2002 | Jackass: Too Hot For MTVProducer | |
| 2002 | The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'Executive Producer | |
| 2002 | Harsh Euro BargeExecutive Producer | |
| 2002 | Lakai - Beware of the FlareExecutive Producer | |
| 2002 | Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 SpecialExecutive Producer | |
| 2001 | Human NatureProducer | |
| 2000 | JackassProducer | |
| 1997 | MouseExecutive Producer |
| 2026 | Shape of DreamsDirector | |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys StoryDirector | |
| 2019 | Aziz Ansari: Right NowDirector | |
| 2017 | Changers: A Dance StoryDirector | |
| 2013 | HerDirector | |
| 2013 | Choose YouDirector | |
| 2012 | Pretty SweetDirector | |
| 2011 | Scenes from the SuburbsDirector | |
| 2011 | To Die By Your SideDirector | |
| 2010 | I'm HereDirector | |
| 2010 | The Vampire AttackDirector | |
| 2010 | Maurice at the World's FairDirector | |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things AreDirector | |
| 2009 | Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice SendakDirector | |
| 2009 | We Were Once a FairytaleDirector | |
| 2009 | The Creature WithinDirector | |
| 2009 | Melbourne YearsDirector | |
| 2008 | The Final FlareDirector | |
| 2007 | Fully FlaredDirector | |
| 2005 | The Medúlla VideosDirector | |
| 2005 | Beastie Boys Solid Gold HitsDirector | |
| 2004 | Hot ChocolateDirector | |
| 2004 | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002Director | |
| 2003 | Yeah Right!Director | |
| 2003 | What's Up, Fatlip?Director | |
| 2003 | The Work of Director Spike JonzeDirector | |
| 2003 | R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)Director | |
| 2003 | Mark PaintsDirector | |
| 2003 | The Oasis Video That Never HappenedDirector | |
| 2002 | Adaptation.Director | |
| 2002 | Björk: Volumen PlusDirector | |
| 2002 | Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003Director | |
| 2002 | Cydeways: The Best of The PharcydeDirector | |
| 2000 | Beastie Boys: Video AnthologyDirector | |
| 2000 | Untitled Al Gore DocumentaryDirector | |
| 2000 | An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice CubeDirector | |
| 1999 | Being John MalkovichDirector | |
| 1999 | D.A.F.T.Director | |
| 1999 | Clip CultDirector | |
| 1999 | Torrance RisesDirector | |
| 1999 | The Chocolate TourDirector | |
| 1998 | Amarillo By MorningDirector | |
| 1998 | Björk: VolumenDirector | |
| 1998 | Sun FizzDirector | |
| 1997 | How They Get ThereDirector | |
| 1997 | MouseDirector | |
| 1995 | Chocolate - Las Nueve Vidas De PacoDirector | |
| 1994 | Ciao L.A.Director | |
| 1994 | Beastie Boys: SabotageDirector | |
| 1993 | GoldfishDirector | |
| 1991 | Video DaysDirector | |
| 1989 | Rubbish HeapDirector |
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5Writer | |
| 2022 | Jackass ForeverWriter | |
| 2021 | GhostsWriter | |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys StoryWriter | |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5Screenplay | |
| 2013 | HerWriter | |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad GrandpaScreenplay | |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad GrandpaStory | |
| 2013 | HerLyricist | |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5Writer | |
| 2011 | Scenes from the SuburbsWriter | |
| 2011 | To Die By Your SideWriter | |
| 2010 | I'm HereScreenplay | |
| 2010 | Jackass 3DWriter | |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things AreScreenplay | |
| 2009 | We Were Once a FairytaleWriter | |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5Writer | |
| 2006 | Jackass Number TwoWriter | |
| 2005 | Jackass Presents: MurderballWriter | |
| 2003 | The Work of Director Spike JonzeWriter | |
| 2002 | Jackass: The MovieWriter | |
| 2000 | JackassWriter | |
| 1997 | How They Get ThereWriter | |
| 1994 | Beastie Boys: SabotageWriter |
| 2025 | PavementsThanks | |
| 2024 | BabygirlThanks | |
| 2023 | Beau Is AfraidThanks | |
| 2017 | Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of RockThanks | |
| 2006 | The FallPresenter | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThanks | |
| 2004 | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002Treatment | |
| 2004 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to SwallowCinematography | |
| 2003 | Lost in TranslationThanks | |
| 2003 | Jackass Backyard BBQCreator | |
| 2002 | The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'Creator | |
| 2000 | The Virgin SuicidesThanks | |
| 1998 | Free TibetCinematography | |
| 1996 | Bed, Bath and BeyondCinematography |