7.1Directing

Spike Jonze

Oct 22, 1969 - Rockville, Maryland, USA

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.

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Known For Credits

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie	1999	Three Kings	Conrad Vig
Movie	2023	Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
Movie	2004	Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Movie	2022	Mark’s Brain	Self
Movie	2010	Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life	Plant
Movie	2011	Jackass: The Beginning	Self
Movie	2021	Sing 2	Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Movie	2011	To Die By Your Side	Macbeth
Movie	N/A	Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
Movie	2002	Keep Your Eyes Open	Officer Jonze
Movie	2013	Her	Alien Child (voice)
Movie	2004	Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'	Self
Movie	2009	Collaborators
Movie	2022	Jackass 4.5	Self
Movie	2013	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa	Gloria
Movie	2003	What's Up, Fatlip?	Himself
Movie	2014	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5	Gloria / Self
Movie	2003	The Work of Director Spike Jonze	Richard Coufey
Movie	2020	Beastie Boys Story	Self (voice)
Movie	1998	Amarillo By Morning	Himself
Movie	1994	Mi Vida Loca	Teenage Drug Customer
Movie	2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	Dwayne (uncredited)
Movie	1997	The Game	Airbag EMT Beltran
Movie	2010	Jackass 3D	Self
Movie	2024	Dìdi (弟弟)	Dead Squirrel (voice)
Movie	2011	A Tribute to Ryan Dunn	Self
Movie	1999	Torrance Rises	Richard Coufey
Movie	2010	The Vampire Attack	Vampire
Movie	2017	Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine	Self
Movie	2007	Jackass 2.5	Self
Movie	2006	Jackass Number Two	Self
Movie	2002	Jackass: The Movie	Self
Movie	2014	Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project	Self
Movie	1996	Pig!
Movie	2009	Where the Wild Things Are	Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
Movie	2006	The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'	Self
Movie	2012	All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set	Self
Movie	2010	Rappin' With The Rickster	Self
Movie	2018	Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats	Self
Movie	2000	Untitled Al Gore Documentary	Himself (voice)
Movie	2018	Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.	Self
Movie	2009	Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak	Himself
Movie	2018	Illegal Civilization 3	Self
Movie	2011	Moneyball	Alán (uncredited)
Movie	2010	The Birth of Big Air	Self
Movie	2022	Babylon	Otto (uncredited)
Movie	2022	Jackass Forever	Self
Movie	2011	Jackass 3.5	Self
Movie	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)
Movie	2023	Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself	Self - Director
Movie	N/A	Marc by Sofia	Himself
TV Show	2000	Jackass	Self	3
TV Show	2010	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Todd's Boss	12
TV Show	2017	Epicly Later'd	Self	1
TV Show	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	1
TV Show	2019	Desus & Mero	Self - Illustrious Guest	1

Crew

Media
Movie	2001	Human Nature	Producer	Production
Movie	1999	Being John Malkovich	Director	Directing
Movie	2002	Adaptation.	Director	Directing
Movie	2008	Synecdoche, New York	Producer	Production
Movie	2003	Girl - Yeah Right!	Director	Directing
Movie	2006	Jackass Number Two	Producer	Production
Movie	2002	Jackass: The Movie	Producer	Production
Movie	2010	I'm Here	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	2010	I'm Here	Director	Directing
Movie	2007	Lakai - Fully Flared	Director	Directing
Movie	2022	Jackass 4.5	Producer	Production
Movie	2022	Jackass 4.5	Writer	Writing
Movie	2010	Jackass 3D	Writer	Writing
Movie	2009	Where the Wild Things Are	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	2009	Where the Wild Things Are	Director	Directing
Movie	2010	The Birth of Big Air	Producer	Production
Movie	2003	Girl - Yeah Right!	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2011	Scenes from the Suburbs	Director	Directing
Movie	2008	The Final Flare	Director	Directing
Movie	2009	Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak	Director	Directing
Movie	1991	Video Days	Director	Directing
Movie	2009	We Were Once a Fairytale	Director	Directing
Movie	2011	To Die By Your Side	Director	Directing
Movie	2013	Her	Director	Directing
Movie	2013	Her	Writer	Writing
Movie	2013	Her	Producer	Production
Movie	2004	Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'	Camera Operator	Camera
Movie	2012	Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet	Director	Directing
Movie	2007	Jackass 2.5	Writer	Writing
Movie	2013	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa	Story	Writing
Movie	2013	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa	Producer	Production
Movie	2013	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	2022	You Resemble Me	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2013	Choose You	Director	Directing
Movie	2006	Jackass Number Two	Writer	Writing
Movie	2011	Jackass 3.5	Writer	Writing
Movie	1997	How They Get There	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	What's Up, Fatlip?	Director	Directing
Movie	2008	Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel	Producer	Production
Movie	1993	Goldfish	Director	Directing
Movie	2010	Jackass 3D	Producer	Production
Movie	2003	The Work of Director Spike Jonze	Director	Directing
Movie	2000	Beastie Boys: Video Anthology	Director	Directing
Movie	2002	Jackass: The Movie	Writer	Writing
Movie	1998	Amarillo By Morning	Director	Directing
Movie	1998	Björk: Volumen	Director	Directing
Movie	2013	Making a Scene	Writer	Writing
Movie	2005	The Medúlla Videos	Director	Directing
Movie	2021	Bunny Hop	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2003	Lost in Translation	Thanks	Crew
Movie	2021	Ghosts	Writer	Writing
Movie	2002	Jackass: Too Hot For MTV	Producer	Production
Movie	1996	Bed, Bath and Beyond	Cinematography	Crew
Movie	2022	Jackass Forever	Writer	Writing
Movie	2005	Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)	Director	Directing
Movie	1997	Mouse	Director	Directing
Movie	2000	Untitled Al Gore Documentary	Director	Directing
Movie	1999	D.A.F.T.	Director	Directing
Movie	2009	Jackass: The Lost Tapes	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2002	Björk: Volumen Plus	Director	Directing
Movie	2011	Scenes from the Suburbs	Writer	Writing
Movie	2011	A Tribute to Ryan Dunn	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2006	The Fall	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1999	Clip Cult	Director	Directing
Movie	2010	The Vampire Attack	Director	Directing
Movie	1999	Torrance Rises	Director	Directing
Movie	2023	Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1994	Ciao L.A.	Director	Directing
Movie	2017	The Third Industrial Revolution	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2007	Jackass 2.5	Producer	Production
Movie	2005	Super Champion Funzone	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2014	Wet Dream: A Skateboard Tale	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2007	Lakai - Fully Flared	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1997	Mouse	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2004	Chocolate - Hot Chocolate	Director	Directing
Movie	2002	Harsh Euro Barge	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2002	The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2002	The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'	Creator	Crew
Movie	2002	Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2006	The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2010	Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life	Producer	Production
Movie	2002	Lakai - Beware of the Flare	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2007	Heavy Metal in Baghdad	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2010	The Lazarus Effect	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2011	Jackass 3.5	Producer	Production
Movie	2012	Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2014	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5	Producer	Production
Movie	2011	Unbeleafable	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1997	How They Get There	Writer	Writing
Movie	2014	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	2003	The Work of Director Spike Jonze	Writer	Writing
Movie	2004	Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002	Treatment	Crew
Movie	2004	Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002	Director	Directing
Movie	2005	Jackass Presents: Murderball	Writer	Writing
Movie	2012	Shut Up and Play the Hits	Additional Photography	Camera
Movie	2009	Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak	Camera Operator	Camera
Movie	2009	Family Portrait	Camera Operator	Camera
Movie	2009	We Were Once a Fairytale	Writer	Writing
Movie	2004	Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow	Cinematography	Crew
Movie	2012	Shut Up and Play the Hits	Camera Operator	Camera
Movie	2006	The Fall	Presenter	Crew
Movie	2000	An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube	Director	Directing
Movie	2002	Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003	Director	Directing
Movie	2005	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Thanks	Crew
Movie	2017	Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond	Producer	Production
Movie	2023	Beau Is Afraid	Thanks	Crew
Movie	2000	The Virgin Suicides	Thanks	Crew
Movie	1994	Beastie Boys: Sabotage	Director	Directing
Movie	1994	Beastie Boys: Sabotage	Writer	Writing
Movie	2018	Doll	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1989	World Industries - Rubbish Heap	Director	Directing
Movie	1995	Chocolate - Las Nueve Vidas De Paco	Director	Directing
Movie	1999	Chocolate - The Chocolate Tour	Director	Directing
Movie	2019	Aziz Ansari: Right Now	Director	Directing
Movie	2011	To Die By Your Side	Writer	Writing
Movie	2020	Beastie Boys Story	Director	Directing
Movie	2020	Beastie Boys Story	Producer	Production
Movie	2020	Beastie Boys Story	Writer	Writing
Movie	2020	Girl - Nervous Circus	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2017	Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock	Thanks	Crew
Movie	2021	Nine Days	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2003	Jackass Backyard BBQ	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	2003	Jackass Backyard BBQ	Creator	Crew
Movie	2022	Jackass Forever	Producer	Production
Movie	2022	Jackass Forever	Second Unit First Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	2024	Babygirl	Thanks	Crew
Movie	1998	Free Tibet	Cinematography	Crew
Movie	2017	Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	N/A	Mark Paints	Director	Directing
Movie	N/A	The Oasis Video That Never Happened	Director	Directing
Movie	2025	Pavements	Thanks	Crew
Movie	2016	Kenzo World	Director	Directing
Movie	2016	Kenzo World	Writer	Writing
Movie	2010	Maurice at the World's Fair	Director	Directing
Movie	N/A	The Creature Within	Director	Directing
Movie	N/A	Melbourne Years	Director	Directing
Movie	2024	All My Love	Director	Directing
Movie	2025	Splinter	Executive Producer	Production
TV Show	2000	Jackass	Writer	Writing
TV Show	2000	Jackass	Producer	Production
TV Show	2017	Nirvanna the Band the Show	Executive Producer	Production
TV Show	2000	Jackass	Creator	Creator