Spike Jonze

He was born Adam Speigel on October 22 1969 in Rockville, Maryland. He is a American director, producer, screenwriter and actor he ha s done work which includes film, television, music videos and commercials. He is best known for the work he did with Charlie Kaufman in the 1999 film Being John Malkovich which he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director, 2002 film Adaptation and co writer/director of the film Where the Wild Things Are. He also has an upcoming film this year called Her which was written and directed by him which has not been released yet. He has also done short films and music videos which include 2 music videos for Kanye West 2 for Bjork and 5 for Beastie Boys along with many more music videos.

Poster for Being John Malkovich