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Spike Jonze
Directing Being John Malkovich and Her, turning unusual premises into intimate films.
Video Days · Being John Malkovich
- Born
- 22 October 1969
- Birthplace
- New York City, United States
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Spike Jonze
American filmmaker whose work spans skateboard videos, music videos, commercials and feature films.
Early life
BMX culture
Grew up in Maryland and became involved in BMX riding and photography as a teenager.
Magazine work
Began photographing riders and skateboarders for youth-culture publications.
Career
- 1980s–1990s
Photography and videos
Moved from magazine work to skate films and inventive music videos.
- 1999–2000s
Feature directing
Entered feature filmmaking and developed television and commercial projects.
- 2010s onward
Writing and collaborations
Directed from his own screenplays and continued performance and documentary collaborations.
Selected work
Video Days
An influential skateboarding video made for Blind Skateboards.
Being John Malkovich
A surreal comedy about entering another person’s consciousness.
Her
A romantic drama about a man’s relationship with an artificial-intelligence system.
Beyond work
Skateboarding business
Co-founded Girl Skateboards with professional skaters.
Creative partnerships
Worked repeatedly with writer Charlie Kaufman and musicians including the Beastie Boys.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: aphrodite-in-nyc. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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