Spike Jonze

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.

Directed

1. Her (2013) — Director
2. Being John Malkovich (1999) — Director
3. Adaptation. (2002) — Director
4. Where the Wild Things Are (2009) — Director
5. I'm Here (2010) — Director
6. Beastie Boys Story (2020) — Director
7. Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019) — Director
8. Beastie Boys: Sabotage (1994) — Director
9. Scenes from the Suburbs (2011) — Director
10. How They Get There (1997) — Director
11. The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) — Director
12. Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) — Director
13. To Die By Your Side (2011) — Director
14. We Were Once a Fairytale (2009) — Director
15. Pretty Sweet (2012) — Director
16. Björk: Volumen (1998) — Director
17. Yeah Right! (2003) — Director
18. What's Up, Fatlip? (2003) — Director
19. D.A.F.T. (1999) — Director
20. Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) — Director
21. Choose You (2013) — Director
22. Mouse (1997) — Director
23. The Vampire Attack (2010) — Director
24. Torrance Rises (1999) — Director
25. Fully Flared (2007) — Director
26. Video Days (1991) — Director
27. Björk: Volumen Plus (2002) — Director
28. Amarillo By Morning (1998) — Director
29. Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004) — Director
30. Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003 (2002) — Director
31. Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits (2005) — Director
32. Ciao L.A. (1994) — Director
33. An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube (2000) — Director
34. The Medúlla Videos (2005) — Director
35. R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (2003) — Director
36. Untitled Al Gore Documentary (2000) — Director
37. Clip Cult (1999) — Director
38. The Final Flare (2008) — Director
39. Hot Chocolate (2004) — Director
40. Mark Paints (2003) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — Dwayne (uncredited)
2. Her (2013) — Alien Child (voice)
3. The Game (1997) — Airbag EMT Beltran
4. Moneyball (2011) — Alán (uncredited)
5. Sing 2 (2021) — Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
6. Babylon (2022) — Otto (uncredited)
7. Three Kings (1999) — Conrad Vig
8. Where the Wild Things Are (2009) — Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
9. Jackass: The Movie (2002) — Self
10. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) — Gloria
11. Jackass 3D (2010) — Self
12. Jackass Number Two (2006) — Self
13. Jackass Forever (2022) — Self
14. Jackass 3.5 (2011) — Self
15. Jackass 2.5 (2007) — Self
16. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
17. Jackass 4.5 (2022) — Self
18. Jackass (2000) — Self
19. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014) — Gloria / Self
20. Dìdi (弟弟) (2024) — Dead Squirrel (voice)
21. Beastie Boys Story (2020) — Self (voice)
22. The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2010) — Todd's Boss
23. Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018) — Self (archive footage)
24. Mi Vida Loca (1994) — Teenage Drug Customer
25. Jackass: Best and Last (2026) — Self
26. The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) — Richard Coufey
27. To Die By Your Side (2011) — Macbeth
28. Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine (2017) — Self - photographer / filmmaker
29. The Birth of Big Air (2010) — Self
30. What's Up, Fatlip? (2003) — Himself
31. Desus & Mero (2019) — Self - Illustrious Guest
32. Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) — Himself
33. Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' (2004) — Self
34. A Tribute to Ryan Dunn (2011) — Self
35. Torrance Rises (1999) — Richard Coufey
36. The Vampire Attack (2010) — Vampire
37. Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself (2023) — Self - Director
38. Vice Is Broke (2025) — Self (archive footage)
39. Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (2004)
40. Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010) — Plant