Shelton Jackson Lee
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Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an influential American filmmaker, producer, and actor renowned for his provocative, socially conscious films exploring race, politics, and urban life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shelton Jackson Lee canonical | 3 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African-American filmmaker
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actor ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spike Lee ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Honorary Academy Award ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Honorary Award
Peabody Award ⓘ Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-03-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Morehouse College
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NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ
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New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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| employer |
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
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surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | Lee ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics in the United States
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race relations in the United States ⓘ urban life in the United States ⓘ |
| founded | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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drama film ⓘ social commentary film ⓘ |
| givenName | Shelton ⓘ |
| name | Shelton Jackson Lee self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The 25th Hour
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surface form:
25th Hour
BlacKkKlansman ⓘ Chi-Raq ⓘ Clockers ⓘ Crooklyn ⓘ Da 5 Bloods ⓘ Do the Right Thing ⓘ He Got Game ⓘ Inside Man ⓘ Jungle Fever ⓘ Malcolm X ⓘ Mo’ Better Blues ⓘ School Daze ⓘ She’s Gotta Have It ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ professor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| positionHeld | artistic director of the graduate film program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Tonya Lewis Lee ⓘ |
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