On March 20, 1957 Spike Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia and as a young kid his family moved to Brooklyn New York (the setting for some of his movies). In 1978 Spike graduated from college with a major in fine arts and television. In 1983 Spike released his first movie that he directed called Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads. It wasn't until 1986 that he released his first feature film called She's Gotta Have It and it accumulated over 7 million dollars in the U.S. box office. Some other Spike Lee films include famous sports stars some being Dwight Gooden, Roger Clemons, Reggie Jackson, Willy Mays, and Jackie Robinson (all of which played some years as a member of a team in New York). Some of my favorite movies are Spike Lee Joints including Summer of Sam (about the Son of Sam Killer) also The Original Kings of Comedy and also his latest film released in 2008 Miracle at St. Anna. Spike Lee is married since 1993 to Tonya Lewis and has one daughter Satchel who was born in 1994. Spike has been a life long New York Knicks fan and has held season tickets since 1985 (the year that Patrick Ewing was drafted) also Spike appeared in one of the ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries and he tells the story of his interactions with then Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller. Spike was said to have triggered Reggie Miller to make shot after shot on route to a 93-86 Knicks loss during the playoffs the next day a New York newspaper read "Thanks a lot Spike" and another read "Spiked". In 2004 Spike sparked racial tension calling Larry Bird the most overated player in NBA history because he was white. Spike has been critized by the black community for "Acting white" and "Ignorance towards Blacks".
Link to Spike Lee Interview: Interview
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