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lee at the 2009 tribeca film festival 40 acres and a mule filmworks 1977 -- present brooklyn , new york , u.s. atlanta , georgia , u.s. satchel b. 1997 -rrb- lee -lrb- b. 1994 -rrb- , jackson -lrb- list of awards and nominations received by spike lee american spike lee 20 march 1957 tonya lewis -lrb- 1993 -- present -rrb- new york city spike lee at the 2009 tribeca film festival.jpg spike lee
 shelton jackson lee actor , director , producer , screenwriter morehouse of the arts -rrb- college , new york university -lrb- tisch school
spike lee

shelton jackson `` spike '' lee -lrb- born march 20 , 1957 -rrb- is an american film director , producer , writer , and actor .
his production company , 40 acres and a mule filmworks , has produced over 35 films since 1983 .
lee 's movies have examined race relations , colorism in the black community , the role of media in contemporary life , urban crime and poverty , and other political issues .
lee has received two academy award nominations and won numerous other awards , including an emmy award , the 2013 gish prize and an academy honorary award in 2015 .
